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Policy Considerations In Determining The Habitual Residence Of A Child And The Relevance Of Context, Rhona Schuz

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

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Will Retrocession To A Communist Sovereign Have A Detrimental Effect On The Emphasis And Enforcement Of Laws Protecting Hong Kong's Environment?: The Czech Experience As Contraposition, J. Cameron Thurber

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

The Introduction Of Jury Trials And Adversarial Elements Into The Former Soviet Union And Other Inquisitorial Countries, James W. Diehm

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

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The Evolution Of Codification In The Civil Law Legal Systems: Towards Decodification And Recodification, Maria Luisa Murillo

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

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Private Or Public Approaches To Insuring The Uninsured: Lessons From International Experience With Private Insurance, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost

Scholarly Articles

In the recent past a broad consensus has emerged in the United States that the best way to expand coverage of the uninsured is to use tax subsidies to encourage the purchase of private health insurance policies. Many advocates of this approach also call for replacing employment-related group policies with individual policies, and for minimizing regulation of private insurance. Those who advocate these policies, however, have rarely considered the experience that other nations have had with private health insurance.

In fact most other countries have private insurance markets, and in many countries private insurance plays a significant role in financing …

Uniform Rules Of Engagement: The New Tax Regime For Foreign Sales, Harold S. Peckron

UC Law SF International Law Review

The World Trade Organization (WTO) administers, enforces, and decides international trade disputes by establishing uniform rules of trade engagement designed to minimize trade wars. Countries that fail to abide by the WTO rules can be taken to the WTO courts and face eventual sanctioned retaliation. Without such rules, global economic competition can be as fierce as the most devastating battle and, as history has shown, can be the catalyst for war.

This Article examines the United States' alleged disregard of the WTO uniform trade rules through the use of foreign sales corporations, and how this tax regime almost ignited an …

Accountability Of Multinational Corporations: The Barriers Presented By Concepts Of The Corporate Juridical Entity, Phillip I. Blumberg

UC Law SF International Law Review

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Categories Of Corporate Complicity In Human Rights Abuses, Andrew Clapham, Scott Jerbi

UC Law SF International Law Review

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Two Observations On Holocaust Claims, William W. Bratton

UC Law SF International Law Review

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U.S. Jurisdiction Over Conflicts Arising Outside Of The United States: Some Hegemonic Implications, Ugo Mattei, Jeffrey Lena

UC Law SF International Law Review

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A New Approach To Corporate Responsibility: The Voluntary Principles On Security And Human Rights, Bennett Freeman, Maria B. Pica, Christopher N. Camponovo

UC Law SF International Law Review

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Securing Transnational Corporate Accountability Through National Courts: Implications And Policy Options, Halina Ward

UC Law SF International Law Review

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Indigenous Rights And Multinational Corporations At International Law, Patrick Macklem

UC Law SF International Law Review

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Text Of Remarks On Panel: Indigenous Peoples, Environmental Torts And Cultural Genocide, Richard Herz

UC Law SF International Law Review

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Enabling American High-Tech Companies To Protect Their Secrets Abroad: A Comparative Analysis Of Irish And American Trade Secret Regulation, Kelly Irene Phair

UC Law SF International Law Review

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A Paper Tiger--An Examination Of The International Religious Freedom Act's Impact On Christianity In China, Betty L. Wong

UC Law SF International Law Review

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International Tribunals And Their Ability To Provide Adequate Justice: Lessons From The Yugoslav Tribunal, Ivana Nizich

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In 1994 and 1996, respectively, the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR) were created by the United Nations Security Council to hold accountable those responsible for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and other violations of international laws and norms.

The United Kingdom's Human Rights Act Of 1998: Willthe Parliament Relinquish Its Soverignty To Ensure Human Rights Protection In Domestic Courts?, Christina M. Kitterman

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The United Kingdom has come into the new millennium with an unprecedented written set of human rights for its citizens.

Human Rights And Development In The 21st Century: The Complex Path To Peace And Democracy: Themes From The 2000 Goodwin Seminar, Douglas Lee Donoho

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

As the twenty-first century begins, the international human rights system faces a profound anomaly.

Freedom Of Expression In The Inter-American System For The Protection Of Human Rights, Claudio Grossman

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Freedom of expression is one of democracy's fundamental values. Its importance takes on special connotations in nations where the separation of powers is fragile

Panama En El Nuevo Milenio: Politica, Comercio Y Desarrollo, Dominador Kaiser Bazan

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Es un placer y un privilegio dirigirme a la Facultad de Derecho, Shepard Broad Law Center, y estudiantes de Nova Southeastern University, gracias a la invitaci6n de la Asociaci6n de Estudiantes de Derecho, la Asociaci6n de Estudiantes de Derecho Internacional, La Asociaci6n de Estudiantes Hispanoamericanos y el ILSA Jomal de Derecho Internacional y Comparativo de esta distinguida universidad.

Derechos Humanos Y Desarrollo En El Siglo Veintiuno: El Camino Complejo Hacia La Paz Y La Democracia: Temas De Los Seminarios Goodwin 2000, Douglas Lee Donoho

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Mientras que el Siglo Veintiuno comienza, el sistema intemacional de los derechos humanos hace frente a una anomalia profunda.

Pressure From Abroad Against Use Of Capital Punishment In The United States, John Quigley

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Foreign pressure on the United States on the capital punishment issue continues to build.

Historical And Comparative Contexts For The Evolution Of Conflict Of Laws In Nigeria, Remigius N. Nwabueze

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Knowledge of the history of conflict of laws in Nigeria, the ideas behind its development, and the numerous problems that beset the application of its principles, is in itself the history of the socio-economic structure of the society, between feudalism and capitalism.

Message As Medium In Sierra Leone, Diane Marie Amann

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This virtual haiku of war comes from a fellow named Josep Sonah, whom a Boston Globe report described as a nineteen-year-old veteran of the Sierra Leone civil war

The International Financial Institutions And The United Nations: The Theory And Practice Of International Financial Assistance To Emerging And Transition Economies And States In Crisis, Karen Hudes

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Reconstruction of countries emerging from conflict is at the heart of development.

2000 Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition, Anne Cascanett, Curtis Carpenter, Raymond Tamayo, Katya Novtochina

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Pursuant to Article 40(1) of the Statute of the Court, the Republic of Erebus and the Kingdom of Merapi, by a special agreement dated 1 November 2000, have agreed to submit their present dispute concerning maritime boundary delimitation and the seabed mining facility to the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice under Article 36(1) of the Statute of the Court.

2000 Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition, Clemens Bruckmann, Solveig Kaspar, Martin Reichard, Maria-Theresia Roehsler

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Merapi and Erebus have agreed to submit the Case Concerning The Seabed Mining Facility to the ICJ pursuant to Art.36(1) of the Statute of the ICJ.

Economic And Social Actors In The World Trade Organization, Steve Charnovitz

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international organization composed of Members that are states or customs territories

The Telebanking Contract In Swiss Law, Cedric J. Magnin

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Telebanking is a means of communicating with one's bank with the aid of a computer connected to the Internet at any hour, day or night, anywhere in the world.