Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies articles from June 2004

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies archives from June 2004

A world of passions: how to think about globalization now.
June 22, 2004... Recent events have been unkind to a doctrine that defined global economics and politics during the 1990s. That doctrine, often termed "neo-liberalism" or "the Washington Consensus," was defined by the belief that free markets and international...

Partition of failed states: impediments and impulses.
June 22, 2004... INTRODUCTION Failed states, not so long ago, were discussed as a problem of foreign aid or social theory. Only prescient thinkers and policy makers identified them as a priority of national security. The atrocities of September 11, 2001,...

Toward global democracy: thoughts in response to the rising tide of nation-to-nation interdependencies.
June 22, 2004... "De cette maniere, l'Etat-Nation, qui a integre sa population par la participation democratique, gache sa conquete la plus essentielle [a cause de l'internationalisation du monde]." (1) [In this manner, the nation-state that has integrated its...

Localizing intellectual property in the globalization epoch: the integration of indigenous knowledge.
June 22, 2004... INTRODUCTION The search for appropriate modalities for the protection of indigenous or traditional knowledge (1) is a subject of contemporary international law and policy discourse. As a primary mechanism for the allocation of rights over...

For-profit education service providers in primary and secondary schooling: the drive for and consequences of global expansion.
June 22, 2004... Innovations in technology, transportation, and communication during the twentieth century have paved the way for greater global connectedness and interdependence. (1) Economic globalization (2) and democratization (3) have accompanied these...

Corporate social responsibility and sustainable development: the European Union initiative as a case study.
June 22, 2004... INTRODUCTION Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are prime drivers of the trend of globalization. As such, they can be held responsible for the success or failure of sustainable development as it relates to continued economic growth without...

From a state-centered approach to transnational openness: adapting the Hague Convention with contemporary human rights standards as codified in the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
June 22, 2004... INTRODUCTION Parental kidnapping is an increasing problem throughout the world and the social consequences of globalization have made international child abductions more frequent. In the United States alone, the Department of Justice...

Building the Northeast Asian Community.
June 22, 2004... I. INTRODUCTION: REGIONALISM, GLOBALIZATION, AND THE NEED FOR A NORTHEAST ASIAN ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION Asia is one of the most socio-politically divided regions in the world. Without regional cooperation, (1) it faces difficulty in the...