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Regulating China's Ecommerce: Harmonizations Of Laws, Pinghui Xiao Law School, Guangzhou University, China

Regulating China's Ecommerce: Harmonizations Of Laws, Pinghui Xiao

Journal of Food Law & Policy

Internet commercialization began in China in 1995. Since then, China has seen a digitalization movement, which has become a joint undertaking between industry and government in the age of ubiquitous Internet in China. China’s Premier Li Keqiang announced ‘Internet Plus’ as the national strategy in his Government Work Report presented during the Two Sessions of the year of 2015. Following Premier Li’s vision for the ‘Internet Plus’ Strategy, China is now determined “to integrate mobile Internet, cloud computing, big data, and the Internet of Things with modern manufacturing, to encourage the healthy development of e-commerce, industrial networks, and Internet banking, …

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Mega Merger, Mega Problems: A Critique Of The European Community's Commission On Competition's Review Of The Aol/Time Warner Merger, James M. Turner American University Washington College of Law

Mega Merger, Mega Problems: A Critique Of The European Community's Commission On Competition's Review Of The Aol/Time Warner Merger, James M. Turner

American University International Law Review

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Terrorists Are Always Muslim But Never White: At The Intersection Of Critical Race Theory And Propaganda, Caroline Mala Corbin University of Miami School of Law

Terrorists Are Always Muslim But Never White: At The Intersection Of Critical Race Theory And Propaganda, Caroline Mala Corbin

Fordham Law Review

When you hear the word “terrorist,” who do you picture? Chances are, it is not a white person. In the United States, two common though false narratives about terrorists who attack America abound. We see them on television, in the movies, on the news, and, currently, in the Trump administration. The first is that “terrorists are always (brown) Muslims.” The second is that “white people are never terrorists.” Different strands of critical race theory can help us understand these two narratives. One strand examines the role of unconscious cognitive biases in the production of stereotypes, such as the stereotype of …

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The Chinese Law Of Secured Transactions In Personal Property At A Crossroads: An Analysis And Suggestions, Boris Kozolchyk University of Miami Law School

The Chinese Law Of Secured Transactions In Personal Property At A Crossroads: An Analysis And Suggestions, Boris Kozolchyk

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

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A Higher Authority: Canada’S Cannabis Legalization In The Context Of International Law, Antonia Eliason, Robert Howse University of Mississippi School of Law

A Higher Authority: Canada’S Cannabis Legalization In The Context Of International Law, Antonia Eliason, Robert Howse

Michigan Journal of International Law

Part I of this Article provides an overview of some of the key terms and provisions of Canada’s Cannabis Act. Part II looks at the Cannabis Act in the context of the International Drug Conventions, examining how the various convention provisions might apply, looking first at the Single Convention and then at the 1988 Convention and how that convention fits with Canadian constitutional provisions. Part III focuses on the international human rights framework and how the Cannabis Act might be viewed as compatible with international human rights law even where incompatible with the International Drug Conventions. This Part also offers …

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Bigtechs And The Emergence Of New Systemically Important Financial Institutions: Lessons From The Chinese Experience, Christine M. Wang, Douglas W. Arner Emory University School of Law

Bigtechs And The Emergence Of New Systemically Important Financial Institutions: Lessons From The Chinese Experience, Christine M. Wang, Douglas W. Arner

Emory International Law Review

Over the past two decades, the emergence of giant technology firms (Bigtechs) has disrupted the traditional way that financial markets operate. These technology giants have leveraged network effects, massive amounts of data, and extensive customer bases to expand into the financial sector and rapidly achieve economies of scale and scope. The expansion of Bigtechs into finance has reinforced the pre-existing trends of digitalization and datafication in finance, which has evolved into a new era of the platformization. With a substantial presence in financial markets, the development of digital finance platforms has enormous potential for enhancing financial inclusion, efficiency and sustainable …

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The Smugglers' Landscape: Geography, Route Selection And The Global Heroin Trade, James Dallis Medler Old Dominion University

The Smugglers' Landscape: Geography, Route Selection And The Global Heroin Trade, James Dallis Medler

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

This study focuses on transnational smuggling, and puts forth an analytical framework from the smugglers' perspective with respect to route selection, focusing primarily on aspects of economic, political, and human geography. It is predicated on three interconnected decision-making domains that constitute the smuggler's operational landscape, namely access, risk and connectivity, which interact to drive the smugglers' perceptions of route attractiveness. The first two domains operate reciprocally, primarily at the national level of analysis, and together both shape and are shaped by the third at the transnational level to form a feedback loop. With respect to connectivity, the convention of the …

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Regulating Lolicon: Toward Japanese Compliance With Its International Legal Obligations To Ban Virtual Child Pornography, Cory L. Takeuchi University of Georgia School of Law

Regulating Lolicon: Toward Japanese Compliance With Its International Legal Obligations To Ban Virtual Child Pornography, Cory L. Takeuchi

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The Lockerbie Terrorist Attack And Libya: A Retrospective Analysis, Steve Emerson Case Western Reserve University School of Law

The Lockerbie Terrorist Attack And Libya: A Retrospective Analysis, Steve Emerson

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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The Effect Of International Adoption As An Orphan Care Method In Uganda, Amy N. Bergey Southeastern University - Lakeland

The Effect Of International Adoption As An Orphan Care Method In Uganda, Amy N. Bergey

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International adoption has been gaining popularity since the end of the twentieth century (Selman, 2002). Throughout this increase in international adoptions, the focus has drifted away from its original goal of providing homes that are in the best interest of the children (Graff, 2008). It has become more common for international adoption agencies to conduct international adoptions as a profitable business strategy, as international adoptive parents pay an average of $40,000 for a child (MGLSD, 2012; Graff, 2008). While this is not always the case, corruption is prevalent in the system and can endanger children to trafficking and illegal adoptions …

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Beyond The Legal Black Hole: Hyper-Legality, Deferral, And Detention In Northeast Syria, Grace T. Harmon 2027 The American University in Cairo AUC

Beyond The Legal Black Hole: Hyper-Legality, Deferral, And Detention In Northeast Syria, Grace T. Harmon

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This thesis examines the detention of suspected ISIS affiliates and their family members held in facilities administered by the Kurdish-led authorities in North-East Syria. Thousands of foreign nationals remain detained without trial, without repatriation, and in conditions widely criticized as inhumane. Existing scholarship and political discourse often describe these facilities as legal voids, limbo, or black holes where law has broken down or ceased to apply. This thesis challenges that characterization. Rather than existing outside the law, the facilities are governed through overlapping frameworks of international humanitarian law, international human rights law, counterterrorism security resolutions, and domestic laws. I argue …

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Reconstructing The Enforcement Of The Code Of Ethics For General Elections In Indonesia: A Prophetic Law Perspective, Fradhana Putra Disantara, Ratih Listyana Chandra, Aan Efendi, Iwan Rachmad Soetijono, Souad Ahmed Ezzerouali 2026 Universitas Jember/ Jember University

Reconstructing The Enforcement Of The Code Of Ethics For General Elections In Indonesia: A Prophetic Law Perspective, Fradhana Putra Disantara, Ratih Listyana Chandra, Aan Efendi, Iwan Rachmad Soetijono, Souad Ahmed Ezzerouali

Padjadjaran Jurnal Ilmu Hukum (Journal of Law)

This research examines the reconstruction of ethical code enforcement for election organizers in Indonesia through the perspective of prophetic law, arguing that ethical adjudication should extend beyond procedural compliance by integrating humanization, liberation, and transcendence as normative foundations of substantive justice. Employing doctrinal legal research, the study uses statutory, conceptual, case, and comparative approaches. It compares Indonesia's regulatory framework with the ethical governance systems of India and the United States to identify institutional models that strengthen integrity while respecting distinct constitutional traditions. The findings demonstrate that ethical adjudication differs fundamentally from administrative law: it governs the forum internum of election …

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National Security Law, Ogra Cadet, Geoffrey Goodale, Laurence R. Hull, Renee Latour, Barbara Linney, Jonathan Meyer, Guy C. Quinlan, Minji "MJ" Shin, Christopher Vallandingham, Bonnie C. Weinstein 2026 Southern Methodist University

National Security Law, Ogra Cadet, Geoffrey Goodale, Laurence R. Hull, Renee Latour, Barbara Linney, Jonathan Meyer, Guy C. Quinlan, Minji "Mj" Shin, Christopher Vallandingham, Bonnie C. Weinstein

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International Trade, Jordan C. Kahn, Dharmendra N. Choudhary, Joe A. Spraragen, Geoffrey A. Goodale, Kavita Mohan, Theodore P. Brackemyre, Paul Devamithran, Laura El-Sabaawi, Jake Frischknecht, Nicole Hager, Elizabeth Lee, Claire Webster 2026 Southern Methodist University

International Trade, Jordan C. Kahn, Dharmendra N. Choudhary, Joe A. Spraragen, Geoffrey A. Goodale, Kavita Mohan, Theodore P. Brackemyre, Paul Devamithran, Laura El-Sabaawi, Jake Frischknecht, Nicole Hager, Elizabeth Lee, Claire Webster

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International Animal Law, Tala DiBenedetto, Edie Bowles, Paula Cardoso, Daina Bray, Rajesh K. Reddy, Regina Paulose 2026 Southern Methodist University

International Animal Law, Tala Dibenedetto, Edie Bowles, Paula Cardoso, Daina Bray, Rajesh K. Reddy, Regina Paulose

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Export Controls And Economic Sanctions, John Boscariol, J. Patrick Briscoe, Sylvia Costelloe, John Kabealo, Oksana Migitko, Mary Mikhaeel, Timothy O'Toole, Mollie Sitkowski, Christopher Stagg, Lawrence Ward 2026 Southern Methodist University

Export Controls And Economic Sanctions, John Boscariol, J. Patrick Briscoe, Sylvia Costelloe, John Kabealo, Oksana Migitko, Mary Mikhaeel, Timothy O'Toole, Mollie Sitkowski, Christopher Stagg, Lawrence Ward

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Customs Law, Adrienne Braumiller, David J. Glynn, Geoffrey Goodale, Jennifer Horvath, Harold Jackson, George Tuttle III, Dana Watts 2026 Southern Methodist University

Customs Law, Adrienne Braumiller, David J. Glynn, Geoffrey Goodale, Jennifer Horvath, Harold Jackson, George Tuttle Iii, Dana Watts

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International Human Rights, Daniel L. Appelman, John Regis Coogan, Cyreka Jacobs, Cailen Labarge, Corinne E. Lewis, Kerry Mclean, Hind Merabet, Linda S. Murnane, Thomas A. O'Keefe, Sara Sandford, Wendy Taube, James Taylor, Constance Z. Wagner 2026 Southern Methodist University

International Human Rights, Daniel L. Appelman, John Regis Coogan, Cyreka Jacobs, Cailen Labarge, Corinne E. Lewis, Kerry Mclean, Hind Merabet, Linda S. Murnane, Thomas A. O'Keefe, Sara Sandford, Wendy Taube, James Taylor, Constance Z. Wagner

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International Family Law, Robert G. Spector, Melissa A. Kucinski 2026 Southern Methodist University

International Family Law, Robert G. Spector, Melissa A. Kucinski

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Russia/Eurasia, Kimberly D. Reed, Timur Bondaryev, Denis Karimov, Anton Rekun, Tetiana Storozhuk 2026 Southern Methodist University

Russia/Eurasia, Kimberly D. Reed, Timur Bondaryev, Denis Karimov, Anton Rekun, Tetiana Storozhuk

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Middle East, Kelly Blount, Harry Baumgarten, Nicolas Bremer, Gaurav Redhal, Seyed Mohsen Rowhani, Howard L. Stovall, Catherine van Kampen 2026 Southern Methodist University

Middle East, Kelly Blount, Harry Baumgarten, Nicolas Bremer, Gaurav Redhal, Seyed Mohsen Rowhani, Howard L. Stovall, Catherine Van Kampen

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Europe, Duncan Gorst, Luigi Pavanello, Willem den Hertog, Jonathan A. McGowan 2026 Southern Methodist University

Europe, Duncan Gorst, Luigi Pavanello, Willem Den Hertog, Jonathan A. Mcgowan

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Africa, Anne Bodley, Zachary Combs, Vanessa Suarez Galvés, Lucie Guégan, Charlotte Favaro, Sara Frazão, Laverne Lewis Gaskins, Tyler Holmes, Lincon Majogo, Myriam Mossi, Julien Naginski, Galindo Aliyo Ruhiyyah, Ricardo Alves Silva, Tania Tossa, Carneil Wilson, Chitalu Yalobi, José Diogo Sampaio 2026 Southern Methodist University

Africa, Anne Bodley, Zachary Combs, Vanessa Suarez Galvés, Lucie Guégan, Charlotte Favaro, Sara Frazão, Laverne Lewis Gaskins, Tyler Holmes, Lincon Majogo, Myriam Mossi, Julien Naginski, Galindo Aliyo Ruhiyyah, Ricardo Alves Silva, Tania Tossa, Carneil Wilson, Chitalu Yalobi, José Diogo Sampaio

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Women's Interest Network, Julie King, Christine Korper, Abiola Afolayan, Marie Elena Angulo, Michela Cocchi, Angela M. Gallerizzo, Dolly Hernandez, Margaret Kamm, Dana Katz, Kendra Muller, Sierra Paola, Vanessa Romero Rocha, Aina Serret, Sandhya Taneja, Catherine van Kampen 2026 Southern Methodist University

Women's Interest Network, Julie King, Christine Korper, Abiola Afolayan, Marie Elena Angulo, Michela Cocchi, Angela M. Gallerizzo, Dolly Hernandez, Margaret Kamm, Dana Katz, Kendra Muller, Sierra Paola, Vanessa Romero Rocha, Aina Serret, Sandhya Taneja, Catherine Van Kampen

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International Litigation, Jonathan I. Blackman, Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Theodore J. Folkman, Phillip B. Dye Jr., Matthew D. Slater, Mark McDonald, Ari MacKinnon, Igor V. Timofeyev, Joseph R. Profaizer 2026 Southern Methodist University

International Litigation, Jonathan I. Blackman, Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Theodore J. Folkman, Phillip B. Dye Jr., Matthew D. Slater, Mark Mcdonald, Ari Mackinnon, Igor V. Timofeyev, Joseph R. Profaizer

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International Criminal Law, International Courts, And Judicial Affairs, Manish N. Bhatt, Giovanni Chiarini, Katherine Maddox Davis, Beth Farmer, Timothy Franklin, Cyreka C. Jacobs, Stéphane de Navacelle, Sara L. Ochs, Alexander S. Vesselinovitch, Melissa Ginsberg, Marc Weitz, Julie Zorrilla 2026 Southern Methodist University

International Criminal Law, International Courts, And Judicial Affairs, Manish N. Bhatt, Giovanni Chiarini, Katherine Maddox Davis, Beth Farmer, Timothy Franklin, Cyreka C. Jacobs, Stéphane De Navacelle, Sara L. Ochs, Alexander S. Vesselinovitch, Melissa Ginsberg, Marc Weitz, Julie Zorrilla

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International Arbitration, Sergey Petrachkov, Dmitry Kuptsov, Saglar Ochirova, Oksana Karel, Daryna Hrebeniuk, Robert J.C. Deane, Jeffrey Rosenthal, Katie Gonzalez, Katerina Wright, Caoimhe Clarkin, Marcus Walsh, Bella Chan, Keara A. Bergin, Christopher P. DeNicola, Peter Ashford, Kate Felmingham, Aline Dias, Antonio Canales, Grëtel Cannon, Ashley Chandler, Marianne Chao, Mercedes Fernández, Gustavo A. Galindo, Melissa Stear Gorsline, Benjamin Holloway, Haifeng Huang, Elie Kleiman, Viktoriia Korynevych, Annie Leeks, Fernando F. Pastore, Maria I. Pradilla Picas, Iris Sauvagnac, Jiahui Sheng, Darya Vakulenko, José Antonio Vázquez Cobo, Sharon Yiu, Lars Markert, Christina Nitsche, Anthony Lynch, Héctor Scaianschi Márquez, Preeti Bhangnani, Eric Lenier Ives, Tom Pearson 2026 Southern Methodist University

International Arbitration, Sergey Petrachkov, Dmitry Kuptsov, Saglar Ochirova, Oksana Karel, Daryna Hrebeniuk, Robert J.C. Deane, Jeffrey Rosenthal, Katie Gonzalez, Katerina Wright, Caoimhe Clarkin, Marcus Walsh, Bella Chan, Keara A. Bergin, Christopher P. Denicola, Peter Ashford, Kate Felmingham, Aline Dias, Antonio Canales, Grëtel Cannon, Ashley Chandler, Marianne Chao, Mercedes Fernández, Gustavo A. Galindo, Melissa Stear Gorsline, Benjamin Holloway, Haifeng Huang, Elie Kleiman, Viktoriia Korynevych, Annie Leeks, Fernando F. Pastore, Maria I. Pradilla Picas, Iris Sauvagnac, Jiahui Sheng, Darya Vakulenko, José Antonio Vázquez Cobo, Sharon Yiu, Lars Markert, Christina Nitsche, Anthony Lynch, Héctor Scaianschi Márquez, Preeti Bhangnani, Eric Lenier Ives, Tom Pearson

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International Art And Cultural Heritage Law, Birgit Kurtz, Maria Goretti Tai, Lois E. Wetzel 2026 Southern Methodist University

International Art And Cultural Heritage Law, Birgit Kurtz, Maria Goretti Tai, Lois E. Wetzel

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International Tax, Giovanna Bernal, Paul D. Carman, Wiebe de Vries, Sunita Doobay, Johan Myrén, Michael Robinson, Dave Sherwin 2026 Southern Methodist University

International Tax, Giovanna Bernal, Paul D. Carman, Wiebe De Vries, Sunita Doobay, Johan Myrén, Michael Robinson, Dave Sherwin

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International Transportation Law, James Henry Bergeron, Attilio M. Costabel, Andrew M. Danas, Gregory C. Maddaleni, Rebecca Fenneman 2026 Southern Methodist University

International Transportation Law, James Henry Bergeron, Attilio M. Costabel, Andrew M. Danas, Gregory C. Maddaleni, Rebecca Fenneman

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