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The Camisea project: developing legal frameworks for avoiding social and environmental conflicts in sensitive areas.
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE CAMISEA PROJECT III. FRAMEWORK IV. PREVENTATIVE PROVISIONS A. Legal Framework B. Previous Evaluation C. Environmental Impact Assessment Provisions . . .

Far from disaster: Ukraine's energy sector seeks investment and growth.
I. INTRODUCTION II. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS A. Trade Law B. Corporate Law C. Finance D. Energy III. GENERAL POLITICO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT IV. DOING BUSINESS IN UKRAINE A. Joint . . .

Renewable generation in Argentina: past failures and a plan for future success.
I. INTRODUCTION II. REASONS FOR ARGENTINA TO DEVELOP RENEWABLE ENERGY III. THE STRENGTHENING OF THE GENERATION SECTOR IN ARGENTINA A. The End of a State-Owned-Company Model . . .

Access to gas markets: a comparative study on access to LNG terminals in the European Union and the United States.
I. INTRODUCTION II. DEMAND FOR NATURAL GAS IN THE EU AND THE UNITED STATES III. GLOBAL LNG MARKETS A. Access to US LNG Terminals 1. U.S. Natural Gas Markets--An Overview . . .

Corn ethanol: setting straight a misguided attempt to free the United States from foreign oil.
I. INTRODUCTION TO AMERICA'S OBSESSION WITH CORN II. THE SCIENCE OF ETHANOL III. HISTORY AND OVERVIEW OF ETHANOL PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND BRAZIL A. U.S. Ethanol Program B . . .

Oil and gas exploration and production in the Gulf of Guinea: can the new gulf be green?
I. INTRODUCTION II. OFFSHORE E & P AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS III. OIL AND GAS IN THE GULF OF GUINEA IV. EXISTING LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DURING OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS . . .

Which rules? International sport and doping in the 21st century.
I. HISTORY, STRUCTURE, AND LEGAL STATUS OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT II. DOPING AND THE GRAVE DANGER TO THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT III. THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT IV. CONCLUSION I. HI . . .

Some realism about legal certainty in the globalization of the rule of law.
I. INTRODUCTION II. LEGAL CERTAINTY IS THE INTERNATIONAL BASIS OF THE RULE OF LAW III. "WE ARE ALL REALISTS NOW" IS THE AMERICAN CREDO IV. LEGAL CERTAINTY AS LEITMOTIF FOR LEGAL METHODS . . .

In defense of the international treaty arbitration system.
I. INTRODUCTION II. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ITA SYSTEM A. Foreign Investment Disputes Before the ITA System B. The Need for a Reliable System to Resolve Fo . . .

Closing the gaps in the U.S. and international quarantine systems: legal implications of the 2007 tuberculosis scare.
I. EVOLVING INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL A. The Speaker Incident B. The Development of Tuberculosis: Ancient Roots and Deadly New Strains II. CURRENT LAW . . .

The Patent Reform Act of 2007 and international patent law harmonization.
I. INTRODUCTION II. REFORMING THE UNITED STATES PATENT SYSTEM AND FITTING INTO THE INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGIME A. United States Patent System B. Patent Reform i . . .

Bringing peace to Darfur: lessons of the Darfur Peace Agreement.
I. INTRODUCTION II. UNDERSTANDING THE CONFLICT IN DARFUR A. A Brief History of Sudan B. The Darfur Region C. The Rise of Conflict D. The Formation of Rebel Groups 1. T . . .

The Journal at 30: an insider's view.
I. INTRODUCTION II. GETTING STARTED III. GAINING MOMENTUM IV. BUDGETARY AND OTHER CHALLENGES V. THE RUSSIAN PETROLEUM LEGISLATION PROJECT VI. SPONSORSHIPS VII. THE LECTURE SERIES VIII. . . .

The Federalist Society address.
APRIL 26, 2007 PROFESSOR BAKER: My name is John Baker. I teach at LSU Law School and I direct the Hemispheric Trade Program there. I'm going to give a little longer introduction in a few minutes . . .

Transitional justice: when justice strikes back - case studies of delayed justice in Argentina and South Korea.
I. ARGENTINA: 1983-2006 II. SOUTH KOREA: SETTLING AND RECONSTRUCTING THE PAST: 1945-2006 III. DELAYED JUSTICE: A MECHANISM FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IV. DUTY TO PROSECUTE V. LEG . . .

A dose of reality: revisiting pharmaceutical manufacturer liability for an HIV vaccine.
I. INTRODUCTION II. BACKGROUND: HIV AND THE MANUFACTURING CONTEXT A. The Vaccine Production Process B. Research Partnerships III. THE LIABILITY CONTEXT A. Tort Liability . . .

Policing future nontherapeutic applications of genetic enhancement through international agreement.
I. INTRODUCTION II. WHAT THE HECK IS GENE ENHANCEMENT? AND WHAT'S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT? A. Can You Get a Patent on That? B. Gene Therapy: The Beginnings C. The Lesson of Jesse Ge . . .

"This does not matter in Mexico": Mexico-U.S. competition law - conflicts and resolutions.
I. INTRODUCTION II. MEXICO'S COMPETITION LAW: BEHIND THE LANGUAGE A. Single Agency Enforcement B. Substantive Provisions C. Similar Language, Different Results D. Differences i . . .

The status of the draft Iraq oil and gas law.
I. INTRODUCTION II. IRAQ'S PETROLEUM AND GAS RESERVES A. How Much Oil and Gas Does Iraq Have? B. Challenges Confronting Iraq's Energy Infrastructure III. BACKGROUND OF IRAQ'S D . . .

Status of Russian petroleum legislation.
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE JOINT VENTURE LAW III. THE LAW ON OIL AND GAS IV. THE LAW ON PRODUCTION SHARING AGREEMENTS V. THE SUBSOIL LAW VI. CONCLUSION I. INTRODUCTION The Author's first expo . . .

OPEC: from myth to reality. (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)
I. INTRODUCTION--THE IMPORTANCE OF ENERGY SECURITY, RESOURCE DIPLOMACY, AND THE MAIN CHANGES IN NEARLY HALF A CENTURY OF OPEC'S FORMATION A. Energy Dependency, Foreign Policy, a . . .

The fair track to expanded free trade: making TAA benefits more accessible to American workers.
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE POLITICS OF U.S. TRADE LIBERALIZATION A. U.S. Trade Liberalization After Smoot-Hawley B. The Quid Pro Quo of Trade Adjustment Assistance for Fast Track A . . .

Legal policy for a twilight war.
I. How LAWYERS FOUND THEMSELVES AT THE CENTER OF THE POLICY DEBATE II. REFRAMING THE DEBATE: FROM "CAN" TO "SHOULD" III. A LEGAL POLICY PERSPECTIVE: SHOULD WE TREAT THIS AS AN ARMED CO . . .

Legal secularism in France and freedom of religion in the United States: a comparison and Iraq as a cautionary tale.
I. INTRODUCTION A. FRANCE B. UNITED STATES II. LAICITE IN FRANCE A. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND B. MODERN LEGAL CONCEPTS III. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES A. HISTO . . .

Cutting off the building blocks to methamphetamine production: a global solution to methamphetamine abuse.
I. A SLEEPING GIANT: WHERE DID METHAMPHETAMINE COME FROM? A. A History of Methamphetamine B. Methamphetamine Production C. An International Affair II. THE U.S. RESPONSE TO MET . . .

The European patent convention: a moral roadblock to biotechnological innovation in Europe.
I. FROM WHENCE THEY CAME A. In the Beginning, Logic Prevailed B. Out of Right Field: A Radical Shift in Logic C. The World Reacts: Perspectives on the Ideological Shift . . .

Cumulative index volumes 1-29 topics.
CUMULATIVE INDEX VOLUMES 1-29 TOPICS ACT OF STATE DOCTRINE The Mexican Oil Spill: Jurisdiction, Immunity, and Acts of State 2:239 Litigating Human Rights in U. . . .

No more whining about geographical indications: assessing the 2005 agreement between the United States and the European communit
I. INTRODUCTION A. The Winds of War B. The Decline of European Dominance C. Increased U.S. Presence in Europe D. The American Wine Market 1. The Development of the . . .

Taking inventors' lunch money: provide incentives for sensitive technology research under the Patriot Act.
I. INTRODUCTION II. BACKGROUND A. The Patent Act and Its Consideration of National Security-Affecting Patents B. International Agreements Affecting the Transferab . . .

Delta & Northwest file for bankruptcy: is it time to ground a major airline?
I. INTRODUCTION II. "HOUSTON, WE'VE HAD A PROBLEM." III. "COME FLY WITH ME, LET'S FLY, LET'S FLY AWAY" IV. BANKRUPTCY: IS THE BAGGAGE REALLY LOST, OR IS IT AT ANOTHER GATE? V. SH . . .

The European Union goes Comi-tose: hazards of harmonizing corporate insolvency laws in the global economy.
I. TRAUMA: THE SCANDAL A. Parmalat Becomes the Enron of Europe B. Eurofood Fight II. SLIPPING INTO THE COMI: ATTEMPTS TO HARMONIZE A. The European Union Sings a Note B. Americ . . .

Corporate governance issues: United States and the European Union.
I. INTRODUCTION II. SOME GOVERNANCE ISSUES IN THE UNITED STATES: AN OVERVIEW OF THE CORPORATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS III. THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ABROAD A. Corpora . . .

Smoke, mirrors, and the joker in the pack: on transitioning to democracy and the rule of law in post-Soviet Armenia.
I. INTRODUCTION A. Transitioning From "Them" to "Us'" B. Armenia's Transition to Democracy II. ARMENIA AFTER THE U.S.S.R. A. Geography and History of Armenia B. Post-Soviet Po . . .

The war on energy: why the United States and the international community need cohesive energy infrastructure security policy.
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE A. The Past and Present 1. Colombia's Fight to Save a Pipeline 2 . . .

Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's water: a look at the journey both Texas and the Middle East must embark upon to solve the ki
I. INTRODUCTION II. BACKGROUND A. Texas Background 1. Original Adoption 2. From Tort Doctrine to Vested Property Right 3. Defining Absolute Ownership 4. Now . . .

Cross-border unitization and joint development agreements: an international law perspective.
I. BASIC CONCEPTS A. Sources of International Law B. Sovereignty, Territory, and Boundaries II. DELIMITATION OF INTERNATIONAL MARITIME BOUNDARIES A. Delimitation of the Conti . . .

Fighting corruption in a global economy: transparency initiatives in the oil and gas industry.
I. INTRODUCTION II. GROWTH OF THE ANTICORRUPTION MOVEMENT A. OECD and Other Conventions B. Civil Society Growth III. EITI--DEVELOPMENT A. The Challenge B. History . . .

The world of international compliance: what transactional lawyers need to know to perform ethically and responsibly.
I. INTRODUCTION II. FCPA, EXPORT COMPLIANCE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES: A POCKET GUIDE A. Overview of the FCPA B. Overview of Export Controls and Trade Sanctions C. Overview of . . .

The Alien Torts Statute and the search for energy in difficult political environments.
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT III. THE LAW IV. THE CASES A. The Doe v. Unocal Corp. Case B. The Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Talisman Energy, Inc. . . .

Recent developments in foreign sovereign immunity and Texas garnishment law: a new threat facing U.S. oil and gas companies.
I. BACKGROUND II. THE CONGO CASES A. Af-Cap Inc. v. Republic of Congo B. FG Hemisphere Associates, LLC v. The Republique du Congo C. Summary of the Fifth Circuit Congo Deci . . .

Introduction.
In 2006, energy issues received the greatest amount of scrutiny from the media and the public since the 1970s. Attention focused on a variety of specific concerns, such as renewable energy, energy g . . .

To offshore or not to offshore: which nations will win a disproportionate share of the economic value generated from the globali
I. INTRODUCTION II. ECONOMICS OF OFFSHORING A. Why Are Companies Offshoring? B. Will Offshoring Improve or Hinder the Economy of a Developed Nation? C. Will Offshoring Furt . . .

Prescription drugs: India values their compulsory licensing provision--should the United States follow in India's footsteps?
I. INTRODUCTION II. RECENT PATENT LEGISLATION IN INDIA AND THE UNITED STATES A. International Agreements Leading to India's Revised Act B. India's Compulsory Licensing Prov . . .

Olympic ideal demolished: how forced evictions in China related to the 2008 Olympic Games are violating international law.
I. INTRODUCTION II. PROPERTY RIGHTS IN CHINA A. Development of "Modern" Property Law B. Major Changes Since 1978 III. CHINESE GOVERNMENT TAKING LAND IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2008 OLYM . . .

Incentivizing and protecting informants prior to mass atrocities such as genocide: an alternative to post hoc courts and tribuna
I. INTERNATIONAL RESPONSES TO GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITY A. The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International H . . .

The Iranian nuclear threat: Israel's options under international law.
I. INTRODUCTION II. IRAN'S PURSUIT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS A. A Primer on Nuclear Technology and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty B. Iran's Covert Nuclear Efforts C. Negotia . . .

The floodgates are not going to open, but will the U.S. border?
I. OVERVIEW--THE BASICS OF ASYLUM LAW II. THE FIRST LIMITING FACTOR--THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MUST RISE TO THE LEVEL OF PERSECUTION III. THE SECOND LIMITING FACTOR--PROVING NEXUS IV. THE THIRD LIMITI . . .

Looking at the constitution through world-colored glasses: the Supreme Court's use of transnational law in constitutional adjudi
I. WHY IS THE COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW INDISPENSIBLE? II. BACKGROUND A. Why is the Supreme Court Historically Allowed to Use Transnational Law in Its Decisions? B. Ho . . .

Incremental steps for achieving space security: the need for a new way of thinking to enhance the legal regime for space.
I. INTRODUCTION II. AN EXAMINATION OF THE CURRENT LEGAL REGIME FOR SPACE IS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE HOW TO IMPROVE IT A. The Origins of the Space Regime B. The Evolution of the . . .

Stealing beauty: stopping the madness of illicit art trafficking.
I. INTRODUCTION II. CONCEPTUAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS A. Risky Business: Black Market Art Trade Will Never Be Completely Eliminated B. Beauty Is in the E . . .