Patent necessity: intellectual property dilemmas in the biotech
domain & treatment equity for developing countries.
I. INTRODUCTION
The dearth of access to affordable AIDS therapies in developing
countries is increasingly blamed on the intellectual property norms of
the North and their operationalization in . . .
The United States' choice to violate international law by
allowing the juvenile death penalty.
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Overview of Analysis
The United States Supreme Court did not grant certiorari to Michael
Domingues, an individual sentenced to death for a crime he committed as
a juvenile. . . .
Redefining gender: Hernandez-Montiel v. INS.(asylum granted gay
Mexican national with female sexual identity)
I. INTRODUCTION
At the same time Mexico's president-elect, Vicente Fox, was at
the White House calling for an open border between Mexico and the United
States, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals . . .
Child labor prohibitions are universal, binding, and obligatory
law: the evolving state of customary international law concernin
Child labor (1) is the most prevalent source of child exploitation
and child abuse in the world today. (2) At least 250 million children
between the ages of five and fourteen (3) are working in . . .
Thinking outside the box: the application of COGSA's $500
per-package limitation to shipping containers.(Carriage of Goods by Se
I. INTRODUCTION
The introduction of the shipping container revolutionized the
maritime shipping industry. Compared to the earlier
"break-bulk" method of transporting goods, containerized
shipping . . .
Price-fixing at the pump. Is the OPEC oil conspiracy beyond the
reach of the Sherman Act?
I. INTRODUCTION
In both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives,
resentment has been building (1) against the relentless increases in the
price of oil (2) resulting from the . . .
The Law of Peoples.(Review)
THE LAW OF PEOPLES By John Rawls, Harvard University Press, 1999.
Pp. 199. $22.50
Since the publication in 1971 of A Theory of Justice, many scholars
have sought to apply John Rawls's theory of . . .
Access to our backyard reserves: a final resolution of the
western Gulf of Mexico's maritime boundaries.
I. INTRODUCTION
When we turn to foreign ]ands to supply our energy needs, then I can't help
but feeling that somewhere along the way we have surrendered something of
our freedom.(1)
As . . .
To patent or not to patent: the European Union's new biotech
directive.
I. INTRODUCTION
After centuries of fusing, melting, forging, and burning inorganic
materials to create useful things, we have come to a time in
mankind's development when we are splicing, . . .
A comparison of commercial arbitration: the United States and
Latin America.
I. INTRODUCTION
It has been said that the United States and Latin America have
historically taken different attitudes toward arbitration.(1) Although
there is some truth to this statement, it . . .
Genocide: the crime of the century; the jurisprudence of death at
the dawn of the new millennium.
The twentieth century was terrorized by the terrible triad of
nationalism,(1) communism(2) and totalitarianism.(3) There were
considerable costs. Substantial portions of various ethnic, racial . . .
Global distributions: the effect of export controls.(trade
regulation and electronic commerce)
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Issue Spotting
Export controls are not just for "exporters" anymore. The
Census Bureau reports that in 1998, 205,188 companies exported $554
billion in merchandise.(1) This . . .
Should the United States officially recognize the Taliban? the
international legal and political considerations.
I. INTRODUCTION
Afghanistan is an extremely poor country that has been decimated by
two decades of continued war.(1) Twelve years of civil war among rival
factions followed ten years of war with . . .
Limiting states' roles in foreign commerce: teaching
old-world dogs New-World tricks.
I. INTRODUCTION
Cities and states are taking more initiative in the domain of
foreign commerce.(1) Over forty states have buy-American laws.(2) Since
1992, twenty-five local governments have . . .
Foreign forum selection clauses in the federal courts: all in the
name of international comity.
I. INTRODUCTION
When parties engage in international trade, each side frequently
believes that the transaction will be controlled by their own domestic
laws and practices.(1) However, when . . .
The exit fiction: unconstitutional indefinite detention of
deportable aliens.
I. INTRODUCTION
In December 1999, eight inmates at a Louisiana prison took
hostages--the prison warden, two prison deputies, and five female
inmates.(1) After an initial burst of violence, the . . .
Driving while Mexican: why the Supreme Court must reexamine
United States v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873 (1975).
I. INTRODUCTION
In recent years, Congress and the Immigration and Naturalization
Service of the Department of Justice have made prosecution of illegal
aliens and immigration offenses in the . . .
The Coming Anarchy: Shattering the Dreams of the Post-Cold
War.(Review)
THE COMING ANARCHY; SHATTERING THE DREAMS OF THE POST-COLD WAR
By Robert D. Kaplan, Random House, 2000. Pp. 185. $21.95
Our pro forma geopolitical worldview that served for fifty years of
the . . .
The winners and the losers: the Agreement on Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and its effects on developing
I. INTRODUCTION
These are changing times in the global economy. With the opening of
the international market and the increased ease with which goods,
capital, and ideas flow around the world, new . . .
Might a future tuna embargo withstand a WTO challenge in light of
the recent shrimp-turtle ruling?(World Trade Organization)
I. INTRODUCTION
Since the inception of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
("GATT") and the establishment of the World Trade Organization
("WTO"), few environmental trade measures have . . .
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