Recent developments in admiralty law in the United States Supreme
Court, the Fifth Circuit, and the Eleventh Circuit.
I. INTRODUCTION
The 1996 term of the Supreme Court reflected the Court's
recent approach to general maritime law claims, that "admiralty
judges should look primarily to the legislature for . . .
The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child
Abduction as applied to non-signatory nations: getting to squar
I. Introduction
II. The Hague Convention in a Nutshell
A. Provisions
1. Wrongful Removal or Retention
2. Habitual Residence
3. Discretionary Exceptions
B. Limitations
1. . . .
Global Environmental Politics, 2d ed.
I Trade and Environment: A Bellwether Issue
In spite of its roots in the early years of the twentieth century,
international environmental law is still immature.(1) Its rapid . . .
Military might versus sovereign right: the kidnapping of Dr.
Humberto Alvarez-Machain and the resulting fallout.(International L
I. Introduction
On February 7, 1985, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agent (DEA) Enrique
"Kiki" Camarena was kidnapped outside the U.S. Consulate in
Guadalajara, Mexico.(2) Camarena was assigned to the . . .
The impact of international trade agreements in the legal systems
of the American continent.(International Law in the Americas:
I. Introduction
This article explores the impact of international trade law on the
legal systems of the American continent, particularly those of Latin
America. My principal argument is that . . .
Is this the global community, we must be on the bad side of town:
international policing of child pornography on the Internet.
I. INTRODUCTION
II. BACKGROUND
III. HOW AND WHY CHILD PORNOGRAPHY IS ON THE INTERNET
A. Ease Of Access, Production, and Distribution in a Global Market
1. Access
2. Production
3. . . .
Foreign direct investment in Mexico and the 1994 crisis; a legal
perspective.
I. Introduction
II. Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico
A. Introduction
B. From the 1917 Constitution to the 1989 Regulations
C. The Law to Promote Mexican Investment and to
Regulate . . .
The European controversy over genetic-engineering
patents.
I. Introduction
While the United States has strengthened its global position as a
provider of technology through industry-friendly patent policies, Europe
has settled for being a mere . . .
The impact of globalization on the reform of the state and the
law in Latin America.(International Law in the Americas: Rethinki
I. Introduction
Globalization is, without any doubt, one of the fashionable topics
today. We can observe daily its most visible manifestations and
consequences -- for example, in the . . .
Reconceptualizing sovereignty in the Americas: historical
precursors and current practices.(International Law in the Americas:
R
I. INTRODUCTION
The Americas in the 1990s are witnessing a gradual, possibly
irreversible, transformation of sovereignty on the issues of human
rights and democracy.(1) In this essay, I . . .
Wolchover and Heaton-Armstrong on Confession Evidence.
By David Wolchover and Anthony Heaton Armstrong. London, England:
Sweet and Maxwell, 1996. Pp. li, 734. 99 [pounds sterling].
The authors of Wolchover and Heaton-Armstrong on . . .
... Or I'll take my toys and go home: the Iran and Libya
Sanctions Act of 1996.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The History of the ILSA
B. The GAYT
1. History and Structure
2. The WTO
C. Economic Coercion & International Law
D. Secondary Boycott
II. U.S. OBLIGATIONS . . .
Health care for illegal aliens: why it is a necessity.
I. INTRODUCTION
The United States is presently experiencing growing restrictionist
attitudes toward immigration and illegal aliens.(1) American citizens
are becoming furious over what they . . .
NAFTA's regime for intellectual property: in the mainstream
of public international law.(International Law in the Americas:
Reth
I. INTRODUCTION
In this Decade of International Law,(1) economic integration is
undoubtedly the greatest achievement of global and regional communities.
New institutions -- particularly the . . .
International law and the protection of human rights in the
inter-American system.(International Law in the Americas: Rethinking
I. Introduction
The effectiveness of an intergovernmental human rights mechanism
can be analyzed from a number of different angles. First, using a
practical approach, one could ask how many . . .
The time is now for full privatization of PEMEX. (Mexico)
I. INTRODUCTION
II. PRIVATIZATION HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL ELSEWHERE IN LATIN AMERICA
A. Overview of Other Latin American Privatizations
B. Argentina' Successful Privatization Experience
C. Why . . .
The Environment and NAFTA: Understanding and Implementing the New
Continental Law.
I Trade and Environment: A Bellwether Issue
In spite of its roots in the early years of the twentieth century,
international environmental law is still immature.(1) Its rapid . . .
Insuring a brighter future: the emerging system of Russian
insurance law.
I. Introduction
When the Soviet Union disbanded in 1991,(1) Russia and the other
former Soviet republics replaced a seventy-year-old political structure
with an organization of several . . .
The IMF and the liberalization of capital markets. (International
Monetary Fund)(International Law in the Americas: Rethinking N
I. Introduction
What place would be more fitting than Mexico City to reflect on
the International Monetary Fund's (the Fund) role in the
liberalization of capital markets? The 1994-95 Mexican . . .
The international observation of electoral processes: the Mexican
experience in 1994.(International Law in the Americas: Rethink
I. Background
Since 1988, Mexican elections have ceased to be predictable
events. From a national perspective, the emergence of powerful
opposition groups in the 1988 federal elections did . . .
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