Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems articles

Recent articles from Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems

Faceting the future: the need for and proposal of the adoption of a Kimberley Process-styled legitimacy certification system for the global gemstone market.
March 22, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION 354 II. THE KIMBERLEY PROCESS CERTIFICATION SCHEME FOR ROUGH 355 DIAMONDS A. Background 355 1. The Diamond Market ...

Laissez-faire international investor-state dispute resolution mechanism: the inadequacy of adopting U.S. legal standards for the KORUS FTA.(Free Trade Agreement, 2003, United States-South Korea)
March 22, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION 500 II. The Korea-United States FRee Trade Agreement 501 A. Overview of the KORUS FTA 501 B. Economic Analysis of the Agreement 502 1. The Goals of the Agreement ...

Ecological integrity and biological integrity: the right to life and the right to health in law.(Symposium: Climate Change and Human Rights)
January 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION 3 II. NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE RIGHT TO HEALTH 9 AND STATE RESPONSIBILITY A. The WTO and the Conflict Between Trade, Health, and 13 Human Rights B. The Protection of Ecology and...

Reflections on a problem of climate justice: climate change and the rights of states in a minimalist international legal order. (Symposium: Climate Change and Human Rights)
January 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION 45 II. MITIGATION WINNERS, MITIGATION LOSERS, AND THE JUST 50 DISTRIBUTION OF GAINS FROM INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION III. VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS AND SIDE-PAYMENTS AS A SOLUTION TO 53 THE JUSTICE PROBLEM ...

Energy policy, intellectual property, and technology transfer to address climate change.(Symposium: Climate Change and Human Rights)
January 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION 69 II. TRANSITIONING TO A SOUND ENERGY POLICY 71 A. The Insurance Industry and Energy Policy 73 B. Local, State, National, and International Energy 74 Policy III. ENVIRONMENTALLY...