Houston Journal of International Law articles from March 2003

Houston Journal of International Law archives from March 2003

Realism intrudes: law, politics, and war. .
March 22, 2003... [R]ationality is rule-observance, consistency, like treatment of like cases. Unless an authority, an organisation,... is rational in this sense, we feel rather helpless in the face of its unpredictability, its caprice. Ernest Gellner (1)...

The wall still stands! Complying with export controls on technology transfers in the post-Cold War, post-9/11 era.
March 22, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION What a troublesome thing a wall is! I thought it was to defend me, and not I it! --Henry David Thoreau (1) Protection of capabilities and technologies readily available on the world market is, at best, unhelpful to...

The OECD tax competition initiative: a critique of its merits in the global marketplace.(Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
March 22, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION One policy-based principle within the area of international tax law is the promotion of worldwide efficiency and growth. (1) The means to accomplish this principle is to remove tax rates from the factors considered in...

The Mexican trucking dispute: a bottleneck to free trade. A tough (road) test on the NAFTA dispute settlement mechanism.
March 22, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION The harmonization of domestic concerns and international treaty obligations is out of tune at best, as the United States unacceptably delayed opening the border to Mexican trucking services. Under the North American Free...

Embryonic stem cell research: will President Bush's limitation on federal funding put the United States at a disadvantage? A comparison between U.S. and international law.
March 22, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION In an age where technological and medical advances are developing at exponential rates, the law may shape or follow advances. (1) Embryonic stem cell research is one rapidly emerging area in which the law may shape or...