The Millennium Challenge Account: Influencing Governance in Developing Countries Through Performance
The United States actively impacts the legal and political environments of developing countries through the Millennium Challenge Account...
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Jul 11, 2012
The Emperor Is Still Naked: Why the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa Leaves Women Exposed t
The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa entered into force in 2005. Met with...
Jul 11, 2012
Replacing Slingshots with Swords: Implications of the Antigua-Gambling 22.6 Panel Report for Develop
In December 2007, the WTO awarded Antigua the right to suspend TRIPS obligations at a value of $21 million. This decision represents the...
Jul 11, 2012
Honesty Is the Best Policy: A Case for the Limitation of Deceptive Police Interrogation Practices in
In the United States, police officers regularly employ deceptive interrogation tactics to extract confession evidence from suspects....
Jul 10, 2012
“Shelter Chic”: Can the U.S. Government Make it Work?
This Note discusses government donations of seized counterfeit goods to charitable institutions and the implications of these practices. ...
Jul 10, 2012
NAFTA Cross-Border Trucking: Mexico Retaliates After Congress Stops Mexican Trucks at the Border
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) entitles Mexican tractor-trailers to enter the U.S. to deliver cargo from Mexico. In...
Jul 10, 2012
Establishing an Aggressive Legal Framework for the Future of Wind Energy in Europe
Europe is the world’s frontrunner in wind energy, and European governments are committed to aiding renewable energy entrepreneurs and...
Jul 10, 2012
Say What You Mean: Improved Drafting Resources as a Means for Increasing the Consistency of Interpre
Following the demise of international recognition of the Hull Rule as the standard governing foreign direct investment, countries...
Jul 6, 2012
Cultivating Farmers’ Rights: Reconciling Food Security, Indigenous Agriculture, and TRIPS
This Note discusses strategies for cultivating Farmers’ Rights internationally. The rise of international treaties awarding intellectual...
Jul 6, 2012
A Chance for Redemption: Revising the “Persecutor Bar” and “Material Support Bar” in the Case of Chi
Armed groups in conflicts around the world frequently exploit child soldiers. Despite the unique experience of child soldiers, who are...
Jul 6, 2012
Greater Mutual Fund Transparency in India: Enhanced Disclosure Protection for India’s Mutual Fund Un
India has been one of the darlings among emerging market economies over the past decade. It has experienced dizzying economic growth...
Jul 6, 2012
Private Certification Versus Public Certification in the International Environmental Arena: The Mari
In recent decades, the world’s various fisheries have seen a number of problems, primarily depletion of fish stocks due to overfishing. ...
Jul 6, 2012
The Conflict Between the Alien Tort Statute Litigation and Foreign Amnesty Laws
Since the landmark case Filártiga v. Peña-Irala, foreign individuals have increasingly utilized the Alien Tort Statute to raise claims of...
Jul 6, 2012
The Use of Mortgage-Backed Securities in International Comparative Perspective: Lessons and Insights
The secondary mortgage market in the United States has helped millions of people purchase homes over the past half century. Following...
Jul 6, 2012
Standardizing the Principles of International Election Observation
On October 27, 2005, thirty-two international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) signed the...
Jul 6, 2012
Missed Opportunity: Congress’s Attempted Response to the World’s Demand for the Violence Against Wom
The Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Morrison struck down, as a violation of the Commerce Clause, § 13,981 of the Violence Against...
Jul 5, 2012
Al-Bihani, Not So Charming
In June 2008, the Supreme Court extended the Suspension Clause to foreign detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Since then, courts have...
Jul 5, 2012
The United States Guestworker Program: The Need for Reform
Although often marginalized, guestworkers are an integral part of the United States economy. In 2006 alone, the U.S. government...
Jul 5, 2012
Forgive Me, Founding Fathers for I Have Sinned: A Reconciliation of Foreign Affairs Preemption After
The Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution grants the federal government the authority to make the law of the land and, in turn,...
Jul 5, 2012
A Model Copyright Exemption to Serve the Visually Impaired: An Alternative to the Treaty Proposals B
Copyright law presents visually impaired persons with serious barriers to access of the written word. A recent international effort...
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