Houston Journal of International Law articles from March 1998

Houston Journal of International Law archives from March 1998

Conference on Investing in Russia Under the Law of Production Sharing Agreements.(Panel Discussion)
March 22, 1998... April 16, 1998 University of Houston Hilton Houston, Texas Moderated By Professor William P. Streng Vinson & Elkins Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center; Consultant, Bracewell & Patterson, Houston Panelist Jim Skelton...

The North American Development Bank: for cleanup or profit?
March 22, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION The North American Development Bank (NADBank or the Bank),(1) one of two joint U.S.-Mexico institutions, is credited with calming the fears of public interest organizations(2) that oppose the North American Free Trade...

Project finance and privatization: the Bolivian example.
March 22, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION In recent years, many countries in the Third World and the former Eastern Bloc have moved from state ownership of various industries and natural resources to private ownership.(1) This move towards privatization, with...

The future of hemispheric free trade: towards a unified hemisphere?
March 22, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION Although the push for free trade among neighboring nations has been a reality for some time, as evidenced by the implementation of bilateral treaties between nations, the concept of free trade itself has taken on global...

In re Kasinga: an expansion of the grounds for asylum for women.
March 22, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION In granting asylum to Fauziya Kasinga under Section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) recognized a segment of the Tchamba-Kunsuntu Tribe of northern Togo as a "particular...