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In this Note, the history and reasons for proposing the Draft Directive are briefly discussed. The existing products liability laws in France, the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom are examined. The proposed Directive is analyzed in detail, and the effects of its adoption on the existing national systems are evaluated. Finally, the Read More …
This Note argues that because a significant portion of services are traded electronically, for example, via cable and satellite, any new agreement must encompass electronically-delivered services. Part I of this Note discusses the dispute in the international community over extending the GATT to cover services. Part II examines the problems posed by modern technology related Read More …
Imagine being an eighteen-year-old girl, meeting a stranger twice, and being told that you are to get married to him. Picture that the dreams she had cultivated of care and companionship are shattered on the very first night of the marriage when she is subjected to verbal and sexual assault from the man that had Read More …
A Standard Essential Patent (“SEP”) is a patent that must be practiced by any firm wishing to commercially deploy a privatelyadopted standard, such as the standards promulgated by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (“ETSI”). The adoption of a standard by a major Standard Setting Organization (“SSO”) such as ETSI requires a declaration by a covered Read More …
This Note will give an overview of the development, operation and enforcement of FARA. It will then discuss the INAC case and the confusion it is likely to cause among voluntary groups as to their duty to register under FARA. This Note will also discuss how the INAC informative purposes standard will exacerbate current problems Read More …
In 2009, Bitcoin created a world-first decentralized alternative currency that has spawned over 1,700 imitations by private parties. In 2018, governments finally joined the race, as Venezuela issued a world-first sovereign digital currency. Major economies like Canada, China, Singapore and the United Kingdom are all developing their own versions. These new versions differ significantly from Read More …
The traditional territorially oriented concept of sovereignty is engaged in a particularly slow and problematical reconciliation with current developments in outer space. This Note will trace the concept of sovereignty as it has evolved into the space age. An examination of early debates regarding sovereignty in outer space reveals that the traditional territorial orientation is Read More …
The present contribution intends to outline a European regulatory strategy to address technological and legal challenges posed by autonomous vehicles. Starting with a recent communication of the European Commission, this Article provides a critical analysis of EU policies on the legal issues of liability related to autonomous vehicles. The ongoing discussions within national jurisdictions demonstrate Read More …
On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom voted in a public referendum to leave the European Union. The margin of victory for the Leave Campaign was slight, 51.9% to 48.1%, and the fallout from the contentious and polarizing campaign has created perhaps the greatest rupture in British politics in over a century. David Cameron, the Read More …
This article explores the idea that, at the time of publication, despite several centuries of development, there was no settled conception of international law, whether there was “international law” and if there was, what were its essential characteristics. The author starts with the assertion that international law resembles a municipal legal system, insofar as its Read More …