BALANCING BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION OBJECTIVE WITH ETHNIC MINORITY AUTONOMY

Each society as it exists through time has a particular philosophy of history. This point, where “ . . . historical and political theory meet” is “a set of ideas about what happens, what can be known and what [is] done” in a society.1 This philosophy of history is intimately intertwined with the foundational myths Read More …

AVIATION – ARTICLE 22 OF THE WARSAW CONVENTION –SUPREME COURT ADOPTS A PURPOSE APPROACH TO ENFORCE AN ANACHRONISTIC CONVENTION SYSTEM

This section discusses the recent Supreme Court decision in Trans World Airlines v. Franklin Mint Corp. which includes an approach to Article 22 of the War saw Convention which addresses issues in aviation. James K. Noble III

ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL AWARDS UNDER THE NEW YORK CONVENTION

This Note will analyze the court of appeals decision in Cooper v. Ateliers de la Motobecane, S.A.,and examine the usefulness and suitability of permitting attachments pending arbitration proceedings. Peter J. Fitzpatrick

ASSESSING THE SCOPE OF THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIAL ENTITLEMENT

What is the scope of the Palestinian entitlement to the territory of the West Bank, currently occupied by Israel? The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and its derivative, a Palestinian right to statehood, have been widely acknowledged. But does the right to self-determination determine the borders of the Palestinian state, giving rise to Read More …

ARGENTINA’S SYSTEM OF FOREIGN INVESTMENTS

The purpose of this article is to provide the practitioner with an understanding of Argentina’s foreign investment norms, supply some general information related to this area and, whenever possible, explain how the authorities have applied the law to specific cases. A discussion of the Anglo-Argentine South Atlantic confrontation and its effect on foreign investment is Read More …

APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF THE EEC AND THE UNITED KINGDOM TO PART-TIME WOMEN WORKERS

This Note focuses on the laws of the European Economic Community (EEC) and the United Kingdom as they affect part-time workers in the United Kingdom. Part I provides a general background to the equal pay laws of the EEC and the United Kingdom. Part II traces the legislative history of these laws and analyzes whether Read More …

APPLICATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS: MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP. V. SOLER CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH, INC.

This Note examines the arbitrability of antitrust claims raised by a United States party against a foreign party and attempts to reconcile a domestic public policy against the arbitrability of antitrust claims with the mandate of the Convention. It focuses on the case law relating to this policy, as well as the Convention, and applies Read More …

ANTITRUST AND TRADE POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

This review states that this volume presents the contributions of four specialists in the field and goes on to state how the volume is divided almost equally between the analysis of United States law and decisions and of the application of anti-trust principles within the European Community. David G. Gill

ANTI-TERRORISM: THE WEST GERMAN APPROACH

Focuses on the West German gorvernment’s political response to terrorism specifically surveying the changes deemed to be necessary in the areas of law enforcement, substantive criminal law and criminal procedure. Also, it considers the reaction to these measures and compares the view of the West German government with that of various critics. Kevin G. Horbatiuk