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 . . .
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
. . .
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. . . .
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 . . .
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 . . .
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, . . .
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 . . .
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 . . .
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 . . .
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 . . .
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. . . .
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 . . .
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. . . .
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 . . .
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 . . .
The proliferation security initiative and the evolution of the
law on the use of force.
I. INTRODUCTION: THE PROLIFERATION SECURITY
INITIATIVE AND ITS OBJECTIVES
A. A New Form of Multilateralism
II. THE GRAVEST DANGER: WEAPONS OF MASS
DESTRUCTION
A. . . .
Securing harmonized effects of arbitration agreements under the
New York Convention.
I. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
A. The Role and the Interpretation of Article H of the
New York Convention
1. The Interpretive Concerns Regarding Article H
of the New York . . .
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