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Sanctions against perpetrators of terrorism.
Since the title for this panel is "Presidential Uses of Force and Other Sanction Strategies," I will begin with "other sanction strategies"--that is, other than use of force. I would rather not be . . .

International legal responses to terrorism.
I. INTRODUCTION On average, from 1993 to 1998, eleven Americans died as victims of international terrorists each year,(1) but the effect of terrorism--the quintessential "propaganda of the . . .

FOREWARD.
It is a great pleasure to have the opportunity to introduce three prominent scholars in the areas of international law and constitutional powers of the President and Congress, especially with . . .

Environmental Management on North America's Borders.(Review)
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ON NORTH AMERICA'S BORDERS. Edited by Richard Kiy and John D. Wirth, Texas A&M University Press, 1998. Pp. 1-305. $27.95. On October 22, 1998, the Texas Natural Resource . . .

Human Rights: Group Defamation, Freedom of Expression and the Law of Nations: What International and Domestic Laws Can Teach the
HUMAN RIGHTS: GROUP DEFAMATION, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND THE LAW OF NATIONS: WHAT INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC LAWS CAN TEACH THE UNITED STATES. By Thomas David Jones. Boston: Martinus Nijhoff, . . .

The right to privacy is coming to the United Kingdom: balancing the individual's right to privacy from the press and the media's
I. INTRODUCTION On January 25, 1990, Gorden Kaye, a well-known English actor, was in an automobile accident in which he sustained substantial head injuries.(1) While recovering from brain surgery . . .

Where the United States goes the world will follow - won't it?
I. INTRODUCTION To compete in the rapidly emerging global economy, business and commerce must have strong encryption schemes, available on an international basis, to protect the confidentiality . . .

Fallen tiger: the story of Thailand's currency devaluation in 1997.
I. INTRODUCTION According to the Chinese calendar, 1998 was the year of the Tiger.(1) However, the prospects of a successful 1998 remained in doubt for the "Tiger" economies of Southeast Asia(2) . . .

What's the connection? Vietnam, the rule of law, human rights and antitrust.
I. INTRODUCTION Foreign attempts to support advancing the rule of law(1) in Vietnam have taken many forms. In addition to focusing almost exclusively on economic law, existing legal assistance . . .

Democracy, judicial reform, the rule of law and environmental justice in Mexico.
I. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND THE RULE OF LAW IN MEXICO The long and difficult negotiations leading up to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) finally concluded in 1992,(2) but only . . .

Recent developments in admiralty law in the United States Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit, and the Eleventh Circuit.(U.S. 5th a
I. INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court decided two maritime cases during the 1997-1998 term. In the case of California v. Deep Sea Research, Inc.,(1) the Court clarified, and slightly narrowed, the . . .

Send me your money: controlling international terrorism by restricting fundraising in the United States.
I. INTRODUCTION Policy relating to international terrorism has long been a hotly debated issue in the United States.(1) While virtually everyone would agree that terrorism is bad, few agree . . .

Connecting currents: toward the integration of North American electricity markets.
I. INTRODUCTION As recently as 1991, closed markets and governmentally owned or regulated monopolies characterized the electricity industries of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.(1) In the . . .

PIC, POPs and the MAI apocalypse: our environmental future as a function of investors' rights and chemical management initiative
I. INTRODUCTION An increase in the environmentally destructive capabilities of humankind can be quite vividly linked with the development of the corporate form. Recently, however, these legal . . .

The European systems of central banks: quo vadis?
I. INTRODUCTION After years of unsuccessful attempts to achieve monetary integration within the area of the European Union (Elf),(1) the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), as set forth under the . . .

Who patrols the money? The regulation of off-exchange foreign currency options: Dunn v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
I. INTRODUCTION Money drives the world, and investing money provides the opportunity to increase one's financial position on the road. As hybrid forms of financial investing instruments are . . .

Between a rock and a hard place: the legal and moral juxtaposition of Switzerland's bank secrecy laws as illustrated by the reve
I. INTRODUCTION Switzerland's image of neutrality during World War II, a country surrounded by warring nations and yet heroically maintaining its own peaceful neutrality,(1) has served the Swiss . . .

Border violence against illegal immigrants and the need to change the Border Patrol's current complaint review process.
I. INTRODUCTION The United States of America is considered to be the land of opportunity,(1) which is why every year more than one million people cross the Mexico-U.S. border illegally.(2) These . . .

International criminal courts: some dissident views on the continuation of war by penal means.
I cannot imagine a position where I should strive for an increase of man-inflicted pain on earth. Nor can I see any good reason to believe that the recent level of pain-infliction is just the right . . .

The misplaced reliance on free and fair elections in nation building: the role of constitutional democracy and the rule of law.
In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this; you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it . . .

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