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Customary International Law: An Instrument Choice Perspective, Laurence R. Helfer, Ingrid B. Wuerth Jan 2016

Customary International Law: An Instrument Choice Perspective, Laurence R. Helfer, Ingrid B. Wuerth

Faculty Scholarship

Contemporary international lawmaking is characterized by a rapid growth of “soft law” instruments. Interdisciplinary studies have followed suit, purporting to frame the key question states face as a choice between soft and “hard” law. But this literature focuses on only one form of hard law—treaties—and cooperation through formal institutions. Customary international law (CIL) is barely mentioned. Other scholars dismiss CIL as increasingly irrelevant or even obsolete. Entirely missing from these debates is any consideration of whether and when states might prefer custom over treaties or soft law.


Competing For Refugees: A Market-Based Solution To A Humanitarian Crisis, Joseph Blocher, Mitu Gulati Jan 2016

Competing For Refugees: A Market-Based Solution To A Humanitarian Crisis, Joseph Blocher, Mitu Gulati

Faculty Scholarship

The current refugee crisis demands novel legal solutions, and new ways of summoning the political will to implement them. As a matter of national incentives, the goal must be to design mechanisms that discourage countries of origin from creating refugees, and encourage host countries to welcome them. One way to achieve this would be to recognize that persecuted refugee groups have a financial claim against their countries of origin, and that this claim can be traded to host nations in exchange for acceptance. Modifications to the international apparatus would be necessary, but the basic legal elements of this proposal already …


The Evolution Of Codification: A Principal-Agent Theory Of The International Law Commission's Influence, Laurence R. Helfer, Timothy Meyer Jan 2016

The Evolution Of Codification: A Principal-Agent Theory Of The International Law Commission's Influence, Laurence R. Helfer, Timothy Meyer

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Backlash Against International Courts In West, East And Southern Africa: Causes And Consequences, Karen J. Alter, James T. Gathii, Laurence R. Helfer Jan 2016

Backlash Against International Courts In West, East And Southern Africa: Causes And Consequences, Karen J. Alter, James T. Gathii, Laurence R. Helfer

Faculty Scholarship

This paper discusses three credible attempts by African governments to restrict the jurisdiction of three similarly-situated sub-regional courts in response to politically controversial rulings. In West Africa, when the ECOWAS Court upheld allegations of torture by opposition journalists in the Gambia, that country’s political leaders sought to restrict the Court’s power to review human rights complaints. The other member states ultimately defeated the Gambia’s proposal. In East Africa, Kenya failed in its efforts to eliminate the EACJ and to remove some of its judges after a decision challenging an election to a sub-regional legislature. However, the member states agreed to …


Making Ends Meet: Using A Market-Based Approach To Incentivize Foreign Vessels To Comply With The Air Emission Standards Of Marpol Annex Vi, Xiaoxin Shi Dec 2015

Making Ends Meet: Using A Market-Based Approach To Incentivize Foreign Vessels To Comply With The Air Emission Standards Of Marpol Annex Vi, Xiaoxin Shi

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


One More Brick In The Wall: The Impact Of Personal Jurisdiction Of Ex Juris Defendants On The Relationship Between The United States And Canada, Matthew Johnson Dec 2015

One More Brick In The Wall: The Impact Of Personal Jurisdiction Of Ex Juris Defendants On The Relationship Between The United States And Canada, Matthew Johnson

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


The Protection Of Intellectual Property Licenses In Insolvency: Lessons From The Nortel Case, Anthony Duggan, Norman Siebrasse Dec 2015

The Protection Of Intellectual Property Licenses In Insolvency: Lessons From The Nortel Case, Anthony Duggan, Norman Siebrasse

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


Judicial Implementation Of South Africa’S New Business Rescue Model: A Preliminary Assessment, Patrick C. Osode Dec 2015

Judicial Implementation Of South Africa’S New Business Rescue Model: A Preliminary Assessment, Patrick C. Osode

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


High-Tech Companies And The Decision To “Go Public”: Are Backdoor Listings (Still) An Alternative To “Front-Door” Initial Public Offerings?, Erik P.M. Vermeulen Dec 2015

High-Tech Companies And The Decision To “Go Public”: Are Backdoor Listings (Still) An Alternative To “Front-Door” Initial Public Offerings?, Erik P.M. Vermeulen

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


Commercial Law And The Public Interest, Jay Lawrence Westbrook Dec 2015

Commercial Law And The Public Interest, Jay Lawrence Westbrook

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


The Colombian Simplified Corporation: An Empirical Analysis Of A Success Story In Corporate Law Reform, Francisco Reyes Dec 2015

The Colombian Simplified Corporation: An Empirical Analysis Of A Success Story In Corporate Law Reform, Francisco Reyes

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


The Natural Person, Legal Entity Or Juridical Person And Juridical Personality, Elvia Arcelia Quintana Adriano Dec 2015

The Natural Person, Legal Entity Or Juridical Person And Juridical Personality, Elvia Arcelia Quintana Adriano

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


Justifications For Ucc Article 9’S Treatment Of Deposit Accounts: A Comparative Note, Catherine Walsh Dec 2015

Justifications For Ucc Article 9’S Treatment Of Deposit Accounts: A Comparative Note, Catherine Walsh

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Party Autonomy In The Enforcement Of Secured Creditor’S Rights: International Developments, Anna Veneziano Dec 2015

The Role Of Party Autonomy In The Enforcement Of Secured Creditor’S Rights: International Developments, Anna Veneziano

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


Party Autonomy And Consumer Arbitration In Conflict: A “Trojan Horse” In The Access To Justice In The E.U. Adr-Directive 2013/11?, Norbert Reich Dec 2015

Party Autonomy And Consumer Arbitration In Conflict: A “Trojan Horse” In The Access To Justice In The E.U. Adr-Directive 2013/11?, Norbert Reich

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

Arbitration clauses in consumer contracts have been subject to controversy in many jurisdictions; recent U.S. and Canadian Supreme Court case law have been used as examples. European Union (E.U.) law, which originally excluded arbitration in general from the Brussels/Rome regimes, has recently taken a mixed, and to some extent limited, approach by including Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) entities “imposing” a solution in its recent ADR Directive 2013/11. There seems to be an indirect encouragement to develop consumer arbitration schemes in E.U. Member States as a second route to justice. It is too early to evaluate this new and somewhat clandestine …


Lessons And Best Practices For Designers Of Fast Track, Low Value, High Volume Global E-Commerce Odr Systems, Louis F. Del Duca, Colin Rule, Brian Cressman Dec 2015

Lessons And Best Practices For Designers Of Fast Track, Low Value, High Volume Global E-Commerce Odr Systems, Louis F. Del Duca, Colin Rule, Brian Cressman

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

The momentum behind development of global online fast track low value high volume dispute resolution (hereafter ODR) continues to accelerate. Consumer and business groups around the world are promoting fair, proportionate, effective, online, fast track redress for low value high volume cross border e-commerce disputes. As a result, there will continue to be increasing demand for a variety of effective ODR systems design and procedural rules. Best practices developed by entities like eBay and lessons learned from the work of UNCITRAL Working Group III can be helpful in developing framework models for fast track low value high volume e-commerce ODR …


The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly In Distribution Contracts: Limitation Of Party Autonomy In Arbitration?, Pilar Perales Viscasillas Dec 2015

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly In Distribution Contracts: Limitation Of Party Autonomy In Arbitration?, Pilar Perales Viscasillas

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


Limits On Party Autonomy In International Commercial Arbitration, Giuditta Cordero-Moss Dec 2015

Limits On Party Autonomy In International Commercial Arbitration, Giuditta Cordero-Moss

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


An Institutional Approach To The Creation Of Innovation Ecosystems And The Role Of Law, Toshiyuki Kono, Kazuaki Kagami Dec 2015

An Institutional Approach To The Creation Of Innovation Ecosystems And The Role Of Law, Toshiyuki Kono, Kazuaki Kagami

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


The Hague Principles, The Cisg, And The “Battle Of Forms”, Peter Winship Dec 2015

The Hague Principles, The Cisg, And The “Battle Of Forms”, Peter Winship

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


From Paper To Electronic Order: The Digitalization Of The Check In The Usa*, Benjamin Geva Dec 2015

From Paper To Electronic Order: The Digitalization Of The Check In The Usa*, Benjamin Geva

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


Aziz Case And Unfair Contract Terms In Mortgage Loan Agreements: Lessons To Be Learned In Spain, Immaculada Barral-Viñals Dec 2015

Aziz Case And Unfair Contract Terms In Mortgage Loan Agreements: Lessons To Be Learned In Spain, Immaculada Barral-Viñals

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


Should Clauses Prohibiting Assignment Be Overridden By Statute?, Louise Gullifer Dec 2015

Should Clauses Prohibiting Assignment Be Overridden By Statute?, Louise Gullifer

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


International B2b Contracts - Freedom Unchained?, Ingeborg Schwenzer, Claudio Marti Whitebread Dec 2015

International B2b Contracts - Freedom Unchained?, Ingeborg Schwenzer, Claudio Marti Whitebread

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


On The Intellectual History Of Freedom Of Contract And Regulation, Hans-W. Micklitz Dec 2015

On The Intellectual History Of Freedom Of Contract And Regulation, Hans-W. Micklitz

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


Foreword, Mary Hiscock, Hans-W. Micklitz Dec 2015

Foreword, Mary Hiscock, Hans-W. Micklitz

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


Seventeenth Biennial Meeting Of The International Academy Of Commercial And Consumer Law Dec 2015

Seventeenth Biennial Meeting Of The International Academy Of Commercial And Consumer Law

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.


Implications For The Future Of Global Data Security And Privacy: The Territorial Application Of The Stored Communications Act And The Microsoft Case, Russell Hsiao Dec 2015

Implications For The Future Of Global Data Security And Privacy: The Territorial Application Of The Stored Communications Act And The Microsoft Case, Russell Hsiao

Catholic University Journal of Law and Technology

No abstract provided.


The Political Theory Of Treaties In The Restatements Of Foreign Relations Law, John T. Parry Dec 2015

The Political Theory Of Treaties In The Restatements Of Foreign Relations Law, John T. Parry

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Clean Bill Of Lading In Contract Of Carriage And Documentary Credit: When Clean May Not Be Clean, Časlav Pejović Dec 2015

Clean Bill Of Lading In Contract Of Carriage And Documentary Credit: When Clean May Not Be Clean, Časlav Pejović

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.