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Democratic Erosion And Constitution-Making Moments: The Role Of International Law, David Landau

Scholarly Publications

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Chile, The Biobio, And The Future Of The Columbia River Basin, Jerrold A. Long

Articles

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Circumcision: Immigration, Religion, History, And Constitutional Identity In Germany And The U.S., David Abraham

Articles

A four-year-old Muslim boy was brought to a local Cologne emergency room by his mother, who was concerned about minor bleeding around the site of a circumcision. A District Court there found that circumcision, notwithstanding parental consent or religious motivation, constituted a criminal bodily injury and child abuse. Ultimately, on July 19, 2012 the Bundestag resolved that "Jewish and Muslim religious life be viable in Germany," and in December a bill was passed that legislatively overrode the ruling of the District Court and recognized circumcision as a non-punishable undertaking when undertaken for religious reasons by someone professionally trained. Two years …

The Evolution Of China's Foreign Investment Policy And Law, Shan Gao

SJD Dissertations

This study explores the evolution of China's foreign investment policies and laws between 1978 - 2016. The main goal of this study is to provide an objective narrative about the past and present development of Chinese foreign investment from a legal perspective. The study includes discussions about the creation, development, and reforms of these policies and laws. In addition, this project considers problems and opportunities of Chinese foreign investment regulatory regime. The first chapter is the introduction, which offers detailed explanations for the main focus, issues, and structure of the thesis, the methodology of the study and the reason for …

Commercial Creations: The Role Of End User License Agreements In Controlling The Exploitation Of User Generated Content, 16 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 382 (2017), Neha Ahuja

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

This article considers the current licensing regime used to control the exploitation of copyright protected works within the online interactive entertainment sector—particularly virtual worlds including multiplayer online games—to further author new copyrightable works. This article aims to identify the gaps that have arisen on account of the nature of these subsequently authored works and the potential for their exploitation under the said licensing regime. Users and the proprietors of virtual worlds often end up in conflict over the monetization and commercialization of user generated content on account of contradictory yet overlapping rights created by copyright law when controlled by contract …

A Cure For Twitch: Compulsory License Promoting Video Game Live-Streaming, Yang Qiu

Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review

New technology always bring challenges to Chinese legislation. In recent years, based on technological development of network transmission, video game streaming platforms like “Twitch.tv” have made “big” money. The problem, however, is that the streaming content on those platforms involve copyrightable video games, which infringe game publishers’ copyright, if the streaming platform lacks authorization. And only a few of the streaming platforms and streamers have licenses from game publishers. Nowadays, most game publishers allow streaming to exist because they view the streaming as free advertisement for their games. By making these allowances, the game publishers stay in their fans’ good …

The Second African National Space Law: The Nigerian Nasrda Act And The Draft Regulations On Licensing And Supervision, Frans G. Von Der Dunk

Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications Law Program: Faculty Publications

The number of countries with more or less comprehensive national space legislation addressing in particular the authorization and supervision of private space activities continues to grow, and several more countries are currently in the process of adding themselves to that list. One of the more recent and most interesting ones among them is Nigeria, as the second African country after South Africa and—after Brazil—the second leading spacefaring nation from the developing world, to draft, further to a fairly recently established succinct framework law, a set of regulations addressing precisely those issues.

The paper briefly recaps the underlying international obligations, in …

Harmonizing Cultural Ip Across Borders: Fashionable Bags & Ghanaian Adinkra Symbols, J. Janewa Osei-Tutu

Articles

Global copyright and trademark laws protect symbols, names, and literary and artistic works. However, when their primary significance is cultural, because they are neither individual original works nor symbols that are used as commercial identifiers, intellectual property laws do not protect these symbols or artistic works. This is true, even if these goods are protected under national laws as part of that nation's cultural heritage. Once these cultural goods cross borders, there is no international law that will enable the country from which these goods originate to assert its rights in other countries. This Article characterizes these cultural goods as …

“Everything Is At Stake If Norway Is Sentenced. In That Case, We Have Failed”: Solitary Confinement And The “Hard” Cases In The United States And Norway, Laura L. Rovner

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

While the harms caused by solitary confinement and its overuse in American prisons have gained increased recognition over the last decade, most states and the federal government maintain that extensive solitary confinement is both necessary and appropriate for those people deemed “the worst of the worst.” As a result, many of those who have been so labeled have languished in solitary confinement for years or even decades. With limited exceptions, they are there with the blessing of the federal courts, which have generally held that even very lengthy periods of solitary confinement do not violate the Eighth Amendment’s Cruel and …

Shooting Stars And Dancing Fish: A Walk To The World We Want, Tony Oposa

Environmental Law Program Publications @ Haub Law

From the foreword by Durwood Zaelke, President, Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development, Washington, DC.

“Since the beginning of time, human knowledge and culture have been passed down through stories. Short stories, songs, prayers, poems, even paintings can stick in your mind forever. These have always been the most powerful ways we learn and remember.

Tony is not only one of the world’s greatest lawyers, he is also one of the world’s greatest storytellers.

This book, in which he generously shares his experiences, his scars, and most importantly his humanity, is Tony’s gift to generations to come.

But he does …

The Future Of Transnational Self-Regulation – Enforcement And Compliance In Professional Services, Panagiotis Delimatsis

UC Law SF International Law Review

The increased expansion of economic activity beyond national borders leads to a shift of regulatory power. Public authorities concede power, explicitly or tacitly, to private bodies, whereas the multilayered ecology of global governance inevitably increases the role of transnational institutional structures. This article examines such developments in the area of professional services. It starts by analyzing the self -regulation phenomenon in professional services and points to examples where professional associations accentuate their unique nature t o justify the importance of nonintervention in their internal affairs. Powerful professional associations have been thereby created, which, depending on the services subsector (e.g., legal, …

Schedding Light On Eu Financial Regulators: A Sociological And Physchological Perspective, Giuliano G. Castellano, Geneviève Helleringer

UC Law SF International Law Review

In the aftermath of the 2007-2009 Global Financial Crisis, financial regulation in the European Union, following an international trend, underwent a process of intensive legal reforms that led to the revision of the legal premises underpinning the EU architectural framework for financial regulation and supervision. The EU has attempted to design a better equipped supranational apparatus for the governance of financial markets and crises. This effort accompanies a more general questioning of the role of law in the financial sector. The interaction between financial entities and legal rules has been reexamined and novel theories have focused on the idea that …

Challenges And Opportunities Of The China-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement, Gonzalo Villalta Puig, Alice Tung Ho Yee

UC Law SF International Law Review

The free trade agreement between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (“GCC”) currently under negotiation is due to become China’s first comprehensive trade and investment agreement with a supranational customs union. The article explores the challenges and opportunities of the proposed China-GCC Free Trade Agreement. It proposes tailor-made recommendations according to the specific interests of both parties

Background Checks And Employment Discrimination: Distant Parallels Between U.S. And Eu Privacy Regimes, Eugene Frid

UC Law SF International Law Review

In 2012, Halstead Management Company offered Kevin A. Jones a job as a doorman in New York City. After the company requested a criminal background check on Mr. Jones, his offer was rescinded. Although Mr. Jones had no criminal record, Sterling Infosystems, the large company tasked with doing the background check, mixed up his information with the information of Kevin M. Jones, a different man with at least three criminal convictions.

Alternation Denied: Africa's Presidential 30+ Club, Tom Syring

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Africa is changing rapidly and Sub-Saharan Africa in particular represents the region with the fastest growing population in the world, abounding with young people yearning for opportunities and change.

Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

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El Convenio Fundamental No. 87 De La Organizacion Internacional Del Trabajo-Libertad Sindical En Brasil Y Los Estados Unidos, Jane K. Aparecido

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Esta pieza se trata de cómo dos países económica y socialmente distintos interpretan y tratan con los convenios de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) en sus respectivos sistemas legales. el Convenio No. 87, la cual trata sobre la libertad sindical y la protección del derecho de sindicación, servirá como la base para esta discusión y la comparación necesaria.

Public Trials And Trial Broadcasting As Combating Tools For Judicial Corruption In Afghanistan, Hijratullah Ekhtyar

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

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An Overview Of Justice In The Former Yugoslavia And Reflections For Accountability In Syria, Professor Jennifer Trahan

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This article provides an overview of justice for crimes perpetrated in the former Yugoslavia during the wars in the 1990s.