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Paris, The City Of Arbitration?, Pierre Bellet Jan 1991

Paris, The City Of Arbitration?, Pierre Bellet

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Restoration Of Democracy And Environmental Law In Argentina, Daniel Horacio Lago Jan 1991

The Restoration Of Democracy And Environmental Law In Argentina, Daniel Horacio Lago

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


The International Court Of Justice And The Standing Of Corporate Shareholders Under International Law: Elettronica Sicula V. Raytheon (U.S. V. Italy), Alexander Palenzuela-Mauri Jan 1991

The International Court Of Justice And The Standing Of Corporate Shareholders Under International Law: Elettronica Sicula V. Raytheon (U.S. V. Italy), Alexander Palenzuela-Mauri

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Perú'S New Investment Laws: Privatization And Foreign Investment Statutes, José Daniel Amado Jan 1991

Perú'S New Investment Laws: Privatization And Foreign Investment Statutes, José Daniel Amado

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Japanese International Law 'Revolution': International Human Rights Law And Its Impact In Japan, Kenneth L. Port Jan 1991

The Japanese International Law 'Revolution': International Human Rights Law And Its Impact In Japan, Kenneth L. Port

Faculty Scholarship

Some observers have argued that because of a lack of enforcement powers, international law has relatively little impact on the conduct of nations and, in fact, may not be "law" at all. Others have inquired whether legal norms which underlie international human rights law have any influence on the domestic law of signatory nations. This article argues that international law can profoundly influence the development of the domestic laws of nations regardless of the lack of coercive enforcement powers. This point becomes clear through a consideration of Japan's experience in adopting and internalizing international law norms.


Computer Software As Articles Of Commerce In International Trade: The Surprising Study Of Singapore's Software Subsidies, 4 Software L.J. 399 (1991), Lawrence M. Friedman, Mark E. Wojcik Jan 1991

Computer Software As Articles Of Commerce In International Trade: The Surprising Study Of Singapore's Software Subsidies, 4 Software L.J. 399 (1991), Lawrence M. Friedman, Mark E. Wojcik

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Unification Of Germany And International Law, Frans G. Von Der Dunk, Peter H. Kooijmans Jan 1991

The Unification Of Germany And International Law, Frans G. Von Der Dunk, Peter H. Kooijmans

Michigan Journal of International Law

What role these rights and obligations could have played is the central theme of this article. However, in view of the enormous complexity of the problems involved, this article can do no more than provide a general overview. Sections II through VII will first sketch the outlines of the rights and obligations confronting the two German States before unification. Section VIII will compare those outlines to the actual political outcome of the unification process. The former six Sections will explore a number of different contexts in which legal rights and obligations could have been found.


Demoncratic Institutions Of Industrial Relations: A Polish Perspective, Ludwik Florek Jan 1991

Demoncratic Institutions Of Industrial Relations: A Polish Perspective, Ludwik Florek

Michigan Journal of International Law

This essay addresses three issues. The author first describes the major features of the previous Polish industrial relations system which caused it to be undemocratic. He then presents arguments justifying the need for a democracy in industrial relations in Poland. Second, the indispensable premises and elements of three basic democratic institutions of industrial relations are identified: trade union freedom, collective bargaining and the right to strike. These elements were selected for analysis on the basis of international legal instruments, in particular, conventions of the International Labor Organization ("ILO"), as well as U.S. and West European labor legislation. The author then …


The Czechoslovak Approach To The Draft Convention On Jurisdictional Immunitites Of States And Their Property, Vladimir Balaš, Monika Pauknerová Jan 1991

The Czechoslovak Approach To The Draft Convention On Jurisdictional Immunitites Of States And Their Property, Vladimir Balaš, Monika Pauknerová

Michigan Journal of International Law

This article deals with four issues: (1) The effort of the International Law Commission of the United Nations to codify jurisdictional immunity. (2) The theoretical and practical Czechoslovak approach toward the institution of jurisdictional immunity of States and the Draft Convention, and a prediction of possible change of the Czechoslovak view. (3) The changing views of East European scholars. (4) An analysis of particular provisions of the Draft Convention with respect to their acceptability by States with different socioeconomic systems and especially by Czechoslovakia.


Renegotiating Transnational Investment Agreements: Lessons For Develping Countries From The Ghana-Valco Experience, Paul Kuruk Jan 1991

Renegotiating Transnational Investment Agreements: Lessons For Develping Countries From The Ghana-Valco Experience, Paul Kuruk

Michigan Journal of International Law

This article describes the use of the renegotiation process to resolve problems that arise in the relations between participants in transnational investment. It draws conclusions from the successful renegotiation of an agreement executed in 1962 under which the Ghanaian government guaranteed bauxite and hydroelectric power supplies to support the smelting operations of the Volta Aluminium Company, Limited (Valco) in return for revenues from taxes and from payments for electricity, water, and use of the country's port facilities. The agreement between Ghana and Valco was entered into as part of the Volta River Project (VRP). This project was an investment scheme …


German Unification: Constitutional And International Implications, Albrecht Randelzhofer Jan 1991

German Unification: Constitutional And International Implications, Albrecht Randelzhofer

Michigan Journal of International Law

A discussion about the legal problems of German unification, taking into account the realms of German constitutional law, public international law, and the law of the European Communities.


Unwelcome Imports: Racism, Sexism, And Foreign Investment, William H. Lash Iii Jan 1991

Unwelcome Imports: Racism, Sexism, And Foreign Investment, William H. Lash Iii

Michigan Journal of International Law

This article will address the problems minorities and women face from Japanese foreign direct investment. This article focuses on Japanese direct investment because the rapid rise in Japan's direct investment in the United States, combined with a record of discrimination by Japanese firms in Japan and abroad, makes Japanese investment the best example of the problems addressed in this article. However, the discriminatory attitudes described here may well be held by other foreign investors, and therefore, the legislation proposed later in this article addresses a broader problem.


Comparative Constitutional Fundamentals, Richard Kay Jan 1991

Comparative Constitutional Fundamentals, Richard Kay

Faculty Articles and Papers

No abstract provided.


Prospects For The 1992 Conference On The Environment And Development: A New World Order, 25 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1 (1991), Elliot Richardson Jan 1991

Prospects For The 1992 Conference On The Environment And Development: A New World Order, 25 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1 (1991), Elliot Richardson

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Convergence Of Law In An Era Of Political Integration: The Wood Pulp Case And The Alcoa Doctrine, James J. Friedberg Jan 1991

The Convergence Of Law In An Era Of Political Integration: The Wood Pulp Case And The Alcoa Doctrine, James J. Friedberg

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

No abstract provided.


No-Fault Personal Injury Automobile Insurance: The Quebec And New York Experiences And A Proposal For California, Sonja Stenger Jan 1991

No-Fault Personal Injury Automobile Insurance: The Quebec And New York Experiences And A Proposal For California, Sonja Stenger

UC Law SF International Law Review

One of the primary purposes of the automobile liability insurance system is to provide compensation to people injured in automobile accidents. Many experts agree that the traditional liability system has failed to adequately perform this function. California has been particularly affected by the failure of the traditional liability insurance system. This Note describes how no-fault automobile insurance improves on the liability insurance system and how it solves some of the system's biggest problems. This Note also analyzes two no-fault systems, that of Quebec and that of New York, and proposes a no-fault system for California.


A Comparison Of Japanese And American Taxation Of Capital Gains, Brian Van Vleck Jan 1991

A Comparison Of Japanese And American Taxation Of Capital Gains, Brian Van Vleck

UC Law SF International Law Review

Japan has employed heavy tax preferences for capital gains as part of a spectacularly successful national policy of encouraging capital formation and economic growth. The United States, in contrast, brought an end to sixty-five years of capital gains preferences with the Tax Reform Act of 1986. A very limited cut was enacted in 1990. However, President George Bush has made further reductions in the capital gains tax a central goal of his administration. This Note analyzes the experience of both nations and examines the effects of capital gains taxation on economic efficiency, levels of national investment, the politics of income …


Environmental Protection In Post-Socialist Eastern Europe: The Polish Example, Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer, Michael Kulesza, Ewa Gmurzynska Jan 1991

Environmental Protection In Post-Socialist Eastern Europe: The Polish Example, Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer, Michael Kulesza, Ewa Gmurzynska

UC Law SF International Law Review

Political and governmental changes in Eastern Europe have brought about an information explosion concerning the extent of environmental degradation in those countries. Poland is an example of Eastern Europe's pursuit of rapid industrialization to the detriment of the environment. This Article describes the severe air and water pollution problems in Poland. The authors discuss the environmental laws which existed under the communist government and the proposed Draft Law, and recommend changes to bring Poland's environmental law more in line with the laws of Western Europe.


Some Thoughts On International Environmental Law From The Perspective Of A Domestic Practitioner, Brian E. Gray Jan 1991

Some Thoughts On International Environmental Law From The Perspective Of A Domestic Practitioner, Brian E. Gray

UC Law SF International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Nihon-Hastings Conference--Foreword, Frank T. Read Jan 1991

Nihon-Hastings Conference--Foreword, Frank T. Read

UC Law SF International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Political, Regulatory, And Legal Problems: Focusing On The Securities Banking Fence Issue, Insider Trading, And The Disclosure Systems, Ichiro Matsui Jan 1991

Political, Regulatory, And Legal Problems: Focusing On The Securities Banking Fence Issue, Insider Trading, And The Disclosure Systems, Ichiro Matsui

UC Law SF International Law Review

There have been many new developments in Japanese securities law in the last few years. The author reviews some of the most important of these developments, including the movement to allow banks to participate in the securities business and new regulations pertaining to insider trading and disclosure. The author describes the substance of these new developments and analyzes the potential and actual effects of each of them.


Book Review. Married Women's Separate Property In England, 1660-1833 By Susan Staves, Michael Grossberg Jan 1991

Book Review. Married Women's Separate Property In England, 1660-1833 By Susan Staves, Michael Grossberg

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


The Privacy Obstacle Course: Hurding Barriers To Transnational Financial Services, Joel R. Reidenberg Jan 1991

The Privacy Obstacle Course: Hurding Barriers To Transnational Financial Services, Joel R. Reidenberg

Faculty Scholarship

This article addresses the challenge to transnational financial services resulting from national regulation of information processing. National laws around the world seek to define fair information practices for the private sector and contain prohibitions on data transfers to foreign destinations that lack sufficient privacy protection. The effect of these laws for the financial services industry is significant because financial services depend on personal information. The article argues that the international attempts to harmonize information practice standards and the national efforts to regulate information processing encourage divergence of national standards for financial services. It argues that regulatory flexibility and customization is …


An International Lawyer Takes Stock, Sir Robert Y. Jennings Jan 1991

An International Lawyer Takes Stock, Sir Robert Y. Jennings

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Legal Aspects Of Cinematographic Production And Coproduction In Italy, Vincenzo Sinisi, Cameron Mccracken Jan 1991

Legal Aspects Of Cinematographic Production And Coproduction In Italy, Vincenzo Sinisi, Cameron Mccracken

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Counsel, Consul, Or Diplomat: Is There Any Practical Significance For Practitioners?, Cami Green Jan 1991

Counsel, Consul, Or Diplomat: Is There Any Practical Significance For Practitioners?, Cami Green

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


United States And European Community Antidumping Law: Similarities And Differences, Patrick F.J. Macrory, Edwin Vermulst, Paul Waer Jan 1991

United States And European Community Antidumping Law: Similarities And Differences, Patrick F.J. Macrory, Edwin Vermulst, Paul Waer

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Report On Countertrade, Christopher Kerres Jan 1991

A Report On Countertrade, Christopher Kerres

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Mexican Privatization: The Country Prepares For Full Fledge Capitalism, Barry S. Featherman Jan 1991

Mexican Privatization: The Country Prepares For Full Fledge Capitalism, Barry S. Featherman

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Human Rights, Justice And U.S. Aid: The Colombian Contradiction, Elena Manitzas Jan 1991

Human Rights, Justice And U.S. Aid: The Colombian Contradiction, Elena Manitzas

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.