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Nov 27, 2014
Soy Dominicano – The Status of Haitian Descendants Born in the Dominican Republic and Measures to Pr
In September 25, 2013, the Constitutional Tribunal of the Dominican Republic retroactively interpreted the Dominican Constitution to deny...
Nov 27, 2014
Gimme Shelter: International Political Asylum in the Information Age
On June 5, 2013, an article in the Guardian revealed highly classified information about surveillance operations being performed by the...
Nov 21, 2014
Gimme Shelter: International Political Asylum in the Information Age
The following blog post summarizes Jacob Stafford’s note, Gimme Shelter: International Political Asylum in the Information Age (47 Vand. ...
Nov 21, 2014
Soy Dominicano – The Status of Haitian Descendants Born in the Dominican Republic and Measures to Pr
The following blog post summarizes Monique Hannam’s note, Soy Dominicano – The Status of Haitian Descendants Born in the Dominican...
Nov 21, 2014
Judging Leaders Who Facilitate Crimes by a Foreign Army: International Courts Differ on a Novel Lega
The following blog post summarizes Mugambi Jouet’s article Judging Leaders Who Facilitate Crimes by a Foreign Army: International Courts...
Nov 21, 2014
Anarchy, Order, and Trade: A Structuralist Account of Why a Global Commercial Legal Order is Emergin
The following blog post summarizes Professor Bryan H. Druzin’s Anarchy, Order, and Trade: A Structuralist Account of Why a Global...
Nov 21, 2014
Multiple Nationality and Refugees
The following blog post summarizes Professor Jon Bauer’s Multiple Nationality and Refugees (47 Vand. J. Transnat’l L. 905 (2014)). Read...
Nov 10, 2014
Navigating the Minefield of Trade Secrets Protection in China
The following is excerpted from Professor Daniel C.K. Chow’s article, Navigating the Minefield of Trade Secrets Protection in China (47...
Oct 22, 2014
African Leaders Vote to Give Themselves Immunity from Violent Crimes
African Union (orthographic projection)" by Heraldry (Source: Wikimedia - Creative Commons License) In June, the African Union granted...
Sep 4, 2014
Forthcoming Article “Multiple Nationality and Refugees” Cited in Journal on Migration an
A forthcoming Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law article authored by Professor Jon Bauer, “Multiple Nationality and Refugees,” was...
Aug 26, 2014
Harold G. Maier, Founder of the Vanderbilt Journal Of Transnational Law, Passes Away at 77
Harold G. (Hal) Maier, a renowned scholar of international law and founder of the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, died August 24...
May 30, 2014
The Monetary Fifth Column: The Eurodollar Threat to Financial Stability and Economic Sovereignty
Eurodollars are dollar-denominated deposit liabilities of banks outside the United States. Even though estimates of the size of the...
May 30, 2014
The Epic Struggle for Dolphin-Safe Tuna: To Be Continued—A Case for Accommodating Nonprotectionist E
In May 2012, the World Trade Organization (WTO) struck down the United States’ dolphin-safe tuna labeling standard as a barrier to trade...
May 30, 2014
Separation Anxiety? Rethinking the Role of Morality in International Human Rights Lawmaking
The conventional accounts of international law do a poor job accounting for human rights. International legal positivists generally argue...
May 30, 2014
Function and Dysfunction in Post-Conflict Justice Networks and Communities
The field of post-conflict justice includes many well-known international criminal law and rule of law initiatives, from the...
May 30, 2014
Undocumented Migrants and the Failures of Universal Individualism
In recent years, advocates and scholars have made increasing efforts to situate undocumented migrants within the human rights framework....
May 30, 2014
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon: A Defense Perspective
This Article analyzes the absence of organs tasked with guaranteeing the rights of the defense in international criminal law. It explains...
May 16, 2014
Amnesty or Accountability: The Fate of High-Ranking Child Soldiers in Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Arm
In May 2013, Uganda surprisingly resurrected its amnesty provision for two more years after having let it lapse only a year earlier....
May 16, 2014
Business, Human Rights, and the Promise of Polycentricity
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the Issue of Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business...
May 16, 2014
Demanding Accountability Where Accountability Is Due: A Functional Necessity Approach to Diplomatic
This Note addresses the inability of domestic workers to seek redress for exploitation by diplomat employers. In examining the legal...
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