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Fast-Track Arbitration In Europe (With Special Reference To The Wipo Expedited Arbitration Rules), Jan Paulsson

UC Law SF International Law Review

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Reforming International Institutions To Improve Global Environmental Relations, Agreement, And Treaty Enforcement, Steven M. Anderson

UC Law SF International Law Review

The number of international environmental agreements has increased dramatically over the last several decades. Unfortunately, signed global accords have not always translated into ratified, fully enforced treaties. Several factors contribute to this dilemma including: the constraints of international law, recurring debates between lesser developed countries and their northern neighbors over standard setting and treaty administration, overburdened treaty implementation bodies, and-as evidenced by the U.S. example-domestic politics.

Reforming the current international environmental legal structure can help resolve enforcement difficulties. This Note examines existing international environmental organizations- with particular focus on the Global Environment Facility-and points to procedures and practices which have …

Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The taking of a bribe or gratuity, should be punished with as severe penalties as the defrauding of the State.

- William Penn'

If all statesmen shared this ideology, there would be no need for this article. However, a glance at current business journals and news agencies shows the great necessity to address global corrupt practices in today's transnational business environment.

Abuse Of Diplomatic Immunity: Is The Government Doing Enough?, Rina Goldenberg

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

"Diplomatic immunity covers many things, but failing to pay $400,000 rent is not one of them, a federal judge said as he ordered the Zaire mission to the United Nations to be evicted from its offices."' However, only a few months later, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals overruled the judge by holding that diplomatic immunity does extend to this case and that the mission cannot be evicted.

Reshaping Trademark Protection In Today's Global Village: Looking Beyond Gatt's Uruguay Round Toward Global Trademark Harmonization And Centralization, Harriet R. Freeman

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The world has become a "global village" in which the "medium is the message."' A business engaged in international trade uses its trademark' as the medium to convey its message.

Section 301 And The New Two Dispute Settlement Understanding, Susana Hernandez Puente

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (as amended) is the principal United States statute designed to address foreign unfair practices affecting United States exports of goods and services, and to achieve improved intellectual property protection as well as equitable rules for investment abroad

Lender Liability: Civil Liability Regimes For Environmental Harm, John P. Morgan

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Lenders in the 1990s are increasingly being forced to take notice of environmental risks in their lending practices in both the United States and abroad.

A Woman's Cry For Help: Why The United States Should Apply Germany's Model Of Self-Defense For The Battered Woman, Danielle R. Dubin

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Domestic violence cuts across all social, economical, and political strata. In the United States a woman is beaten every fifteen seconds in her own home. In 1988, 1075 women were murdered by their spouses

In Pursuit Of Pan Am, Peter Watson

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

It is trite to say that the world is becoming smaller, yet it is true. For all of us who travel for business or pleasure, horizons expand and widen, and as we travel from country to country, and continent to continent, the challenges for lawyers become more complex and demanding. No longer is it sufficient to understand the laws and practice competently within your own jurisdiction, be it the United States or another country.

Proposing A Treaty On The Prevention Of International Corrupt Payments: Cloning The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Is Not The Answer, Stephen Muffler

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The taking of a bribe or gratuity, should be punished with as severe penalties as the defrauding of the State.

- William Penn'

If all statesmen shared this ideology, there would be no need for this article. However, a glance at current business journals and news agencies shows the great necessity to address global corrupt practices in today's transnational business environment.

Privatization At The Crossroad Of Latvia's Economic Reform, Sandra Berzups

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Latvia regained its independence from the former Soviet Union in August 1991. Since then, it has begun the slow and arduous path of replacing the centrally-planned, socialist system with an economic structure based on free-market principles. Latvia began this transition "in a difficult environment characterized by macroeconomic imbalances inherited from four decades of central planning and disruptions caused by a sharp contraction of trade with Russia and other states of the former Soviet Union."

Developing A Global Right To Know, Gary Rischitelli

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This paper reviews "right-to-know" acts and examines the policy and methods used to implement them. It introduces two of the better known right-to-know schemes, the United States Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)' and the European Community's Seveso Directive.

Success And Failure Components Of Global Environmental Cooperation: The Making Of International Environmental Law, Gary L. Scott, Anthony D. Lott, Geoffrey M. Reynolds

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

As this quotation suggests, international environmental problems have taken center stage since the end of the cold war, capturing the attention of scholars and diplomats alike. The number of scholarly articles devoted to the environment, particularly those focusing on international environmental problems, has increased dramatically in the past few years.

Redefining Freedom Of Speech Under International Space Law: The Need For Bilateral Communications Alliances To Resolve The Debate Between The "Free Flow Of Information" And "Prior Consent" Schools Of Thought, Albert N. Delzeit, Robin M. Wahl

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has a dilemma. Imagine the Utopian States' positions a $236 million satellite system in the geosynchronous orbit to broadcast Utopian programming into Atlantis. Atlantis is outraged. Atlantis believes that Utopian programming not only destroys the cultural identity of Atlantis, but also advocates the overthrow of the Atlantian government. Despite protests by Atlantis, the Utopian States assert that international freedom of speech protects the broadcast.

The Efficacy Of International Environmental Law: A Personal Reflection, Francis D. P. Situma

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Chapter 38 of the Agenda 21' adopted by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development at Rio de Janeiro in June 1992 emphasizes the need for an enhanced and strengthened role of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in the further development of international environmental law.

Racial Hatred: A Comparative Analysis Of The Hate Crime Laws Of The United States And Germany, Charles Lewis Nier Iii

Penn State International Law Review (1982 - 2011)

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Commercial Agency Law In The European Community For The United States Principal, M. Thomas Lobasz

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

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A Synopsis And Analysis Of U.S. Laws Relating To The Economic Embargo On Cuba, Javier J. Rodriguez, Nicolás J. Gutiérrez Jr., James M. Meyer

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Significance Of Restitution In The Economic Recovery Of Cuba, Robert E. Freer Jr.

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

Sentencing And Cultural Differences: Banishment Of The American Indian Robbers, 29 J. Marshall L. Rev. 239 (1995), Stephanie J. Kim

UIC Law Review

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China's New Foreign Trade Law: Analysis And Implications For China's Gatt Bid, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 495 (1995), Bing Wang

UIC Law Review

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International Commercial Arbitration In China: History, New Developments, And Current Practice, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 539 (1995), Ge Liu, Alexander Lourie

UIC Law Review

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A Legal And Practical Overview Of Direct Investment And Joint Ventures In The "New" China, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 567 (1995), Daniel J. Brink, Xiao Lin Li

UIC Law Review

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An Overview Of China's Real Estate Law, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 593 (1995), Yao Liang Huang, Xie Zhao Hua

UIC Law Review

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China's New Vat System, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 619 (1995), Xiangyuan Jiang, Jack Huang

UIC Law Review

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Nationalism, Ethnic Strife And Human Rights, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 769 (1995), Elena Bonner

UIC Law Review

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Reinventing The Russian State: Problems Of Constitutional Implementation, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 775 (1995), Robert Sharlet

UIC Law Review

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Post-Soviet Organized Crime And The Rule Of Law, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 827 (1995), Louise Shelley

UIC Law Review

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Development Of The Democratic Institutions & (And) The Rule Of Law In The Former Soviet Union: A Round Table Discussion, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 865 (1995), Elena Bonner

UIC Law Review

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Fundamental Constitutional Rights In The New Constitutions Of Eastern And Central Europe, Rett R. Ludwikowski

Scholarly Articles

The goal of this article is to review the efforts of the drafters. This study analyzes the process of drafting the new bills of rights against the background of the Western experience. The paper consists of two parts. The first examines the genesis of American and European constitutional protection of human rights, including the socialist concept of the bill of rights. The second is an analysis of basic constitutional rights as provided in several new constitutions and constitutional drafts of the countries of former Soviet dominance.

The article also examines the actual records of these countries in human rights protection. …