Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems articles from March 2009

Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems archives from March 2009

Accessorial liability of transnational corporations pursuant to the Alien Tort Statute: the South African apartheid litigation and the lessons of Central Bank.
March 22, 2009... "As companies typically are not accused of directly committing major human rights violations, the recognition of accessorial liability dramatically heightens potential corporate exposure." (1) To allow expanded liability, without...

Igloo as icon: a human rights approach to climate change for the Inuit?
March 22, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION 296 II. CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE NORTH: A VIOLATION OF THE RIGHT TO 299 HOUSING? A. The Right to Housing as an International Human Right 299 B....

Proposals for better executive pay-setting frameworks: a comparative study of the United States and Japan.
March 22, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION 318 II. BASIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN 319 A. The Position of Executives 319 B. Components of...

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...

Alternative visions of the family: the European constitutional perception of family law, comparison with American jurisprudence.
March 22, 2009... I INTRODUCTION 420 II. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN APPROACHES 424 TO FAMILY LAW A. Child Custody Decisions: Delay Denies Justice 424 B. Right to...

Living History Interview with Congressman.(James A. Leach)(Interview)
March 22, 2009... One of the unique features of Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems (TLCP) is the publication of a "Living History Interview" with a person of international accomplishment and renown. The Living History Interview complements the symposium...

Related contacts for specific personal jurisdiction over foreign defendants: adopting a two-part test.
March 22, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION: A NEW TEST FOR RELATED CONTACTS 478 A. Lower Court Application of the Supreme Court's Test for 479 Minimum Forum Contacts Has Been Confused and the Test Should Be Modified B. A Single...

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 ...