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Houston Journal of International Law articles from March 1999
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Houston Journal of International Law archives from March 1999
Recent developments in admiralty law in the United States Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit, and the Eleventh Circuit.(U.S. 5th and 11th Circuit Courts of Appeal)
March 22, 1999... I. INTRODUCTION
The Supreme Court decided two maritime cases during the 1997-1998 term. In the case of California v. Deep Sea Research, Inc.,(1) the Court clarified, and slightly narrowed, the states' Eleventh Amendment immunity from suits...
Democracy, judicial reform, the rule of law and environmental justice in Mexico.
March 22, 1999... I. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND THE RULE OF LAW IN MEXICO
The long and difficult negotiations leading up to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) finally concluded in 1992,(2) but only after the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the...
What's the connection? Vietnam, the rule of law, human rights and antitrust.
March 22, 1999... I. INTRODUCTION
Foreign attempts to support advancing the rule of law(1) in Vietnam have taken many forms. In addition to focusing almost exclusively on economic law, existing legal assistance projects tend to concentrate on obvious...
Fallen tiger: the story of Thailand's currency devaluation in 1997.
March 22, 1999... I. INTRODUCTION
According to the Chinese calendar, 1998 was the year of the Tiger.(1) However, the prospects of a successful 1998 remained in doubt for the "Tiger" economies of Southeast Asia(2) in light of the economic turmoil unleashed...
Where the United States goes the world will follow - won't it?
March 22, 1999... I. INTRODUCTION
To compete in the rapidly emerging global economy, business and commerce must have strong encryption schemes, available on an international basis, to protect the confidentiality and integrity of business transactions and...
The right to privacy is coming to the United Kingdom: balancing the individual's right to privacy from the press and the media's right to freedom of expression.
March 22, 1999... I. INTRODUCTION
On January 25, 1990, Gorden Kaye, a well-known English actor, was in an automobile accident in which he sustained substantial head injuries.(1) While recovering from brain surgery in the hospital, journalists gained...
Human Rights: Group Defamation, Freedom of Expression and the Law of Nations: What International and Domestic Laws Can Teach the United States.(Review)
March 22, 1999... HUMAN RIGHTS: GROUP DEFAMATION, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND THE LAW OF NATIONS: WHAT INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC LAWS CAN TEACH THE UNITED STATES. By Thomas David Jones. Boston: Martinus Nijhoff, 1998. $115.00.
The field of international and...
Environmental Management on North America's Borders.(Review)
March 22, 1999... ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ON NORTH AMERICA'S BORDERS. Edited by Richard Kiy and John D. Wirth, Texas A&M University Press, 1998. Pp. 1-305. $27.95.
On October 22, 1998, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) voted...