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2005
Reshaping Fiduciary Duties In Mexico: A Step Towards Functionality (2005)
Assassinations And Political Trials: The Role Of The Courts In Two Case Studies (2005)
Unfinished Business : Challenging Microsoft In Taiwan (2005)
New Perspectives On Public Goods Production: Policy Implications Of Open Source Software (2005)
The Adoption Of Corporate Social Responsibilty [Responsibility] Policies By Multinational Companies (2005)
Nonprofit Organizations As Plaintiffs' Attorneys: Shareholder Litigation in Taiwan (2005)
Divorce And Annulment In San Mateo County, California 1950-1957 (2005)
How Do Art Dealers Document Sales Transactions? A Case Study In Paris (2005)
Even Heroes Need To Talk: Psycholegal Soft-Spots In Political Asylum Lawyering (2005)
Lack Of Access To Justice? Japanese Judicial Reform In Rural Areas (2005)
Who Will Control Frankenstein?: The Korean Chaebol's Corporate Governance (2005)
"The Elephant In The Room" And "The Toothless Watchdog": The Police-Prosecutorial Dynamics In The Pretrial Detention Practice Of A Chinese City (2005)
2004
A Judicial Glass Ceiling? : The Selection Of Buenos Aires Federal And State Judges (2004)
Access to HIV/AIDS Treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Patents, TRIPS, and Beyond (2004)
Business Associations: a Strategy to Reduce Uncertainties in the Informal Business Sector in Kenya (2004)
Corporate Governance In Latin America: Convergence Or Divergence? (2004)
Judicial Reform in Japan: Japan's Last Structural Reform Project in the Lost Decade (2004)
Managing Oil Revenues For Socio-Economic Development In Nigeria: The Case For Community-Based Trust Funds (2004)
Kiamas : Rethinking Access To Justice In Domestic Violence Cases In Kenya (2004)
Commercializing Motion Pictures And Sound Recordings Through The Internet : Copyright Law And Technological Change (2004)
The Bureaucratic Sectionalism Of Japan's Technical Cooperation In The Legal And Judicial Field: The Case Of Legal Assistance In Laos (2004)
Providing Access To Health Care through The Law: Social Economic Rights Lawyering In Sub-Saharan Africa And The Tale Of Two Legal Resources Centres (2004)
NAFTA Chapter 11 Dispute Settlement Mechanism And Mexico : Legitimacy, Evaluation, And The Case For Transparency (2004)
Online Proxy Voting: A New Hope For Shareholder Democracy? (2004)
An Analysis Of The Political Economy Of Japanese Fisheries : The Dynamics Of Bureaucratic Policymaking In Domestic And International Fisheries (2004)
Underestimating Institutions: A Critique Of The South African Law Commission's Recommendations For Improving Responses To Rape Complainants (2004)
Informational Regulation To Prevent Medical Mistakes : A Study Of Medical Adverse Event Reporting In The U.S. (2004)
The Multiple Realities Of Multiculturalism Unpacked: : Reconsidering Conventional Wisdom In The Management Of Ethnic Relations In Singapore. (2004)
2003
The Complex Plasticity Of Mediation : Intercultural Mediators In Catalonia (2003)
Toward A Third Japanese Revolution: The Political Economy Of Japanese Fiscal Decentralization (2003)
The Failure Of The Current Legal And Administrative Policy In The Prevention And Treatment Of Groundwater Pollution In Israel (2003)
Policy Formation In A Regulatory "Vacuum": Law And The Political Economy Of External Trade Regulation In Ghana (2003)
The Puzzle Of Mass Torts: A Comparative Study Of Asbestos Litigation (2003)
Why Do They Not Obey The Law? : A Case Study Of A Rural-Urban Migrant Enclave In China (2003)
Protection Of Personal Information In Commercial Transactions : A Korean Perspective (2003)
Do CFC Regulations Acclimatize In Latin America : A Case Study Of Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, And Brazil (2003)
EU Membership Conditionality And Democratization In Turkey : The Abolition Of The Death Penalty As A Case Study (2003)
Socorro: A Cry For Help : The Practice Of Criminal Procedure in Mexico (2003)
The Lawyer As Problem Solver : A Challenge For Mexican Law Schools (2003)
Balancing In Constitutional Law : A Suggested Analytical Framework Applied To American Constitutional Law (2003)
Congress, The Presidential Rulemaking Power And The Mexican Supreme Court : A Failed Attempt At Electricity Reform (2003)
Constructing Copyright and Literary Creativity In Kenya Cultural Politics And The Political Economy Of Transnational Intellectual Property (2003)
Singnificance [i.e. Significance] Of Monetary Damage Awards In Intellectual Property Cases : In India And International Domain (2003)
From Mouthpiece To Money Maker : Chinese Newspapers Become More Autonomous (2003)
Recurring Dream Or Incessant Nightmare? Foreign Direct Investment In China's Power Industry (2003)
Mediation In China And The United States : Toward Common Outcome (2003)
2002
Tax Compliance : A Proposal For Mexico (2002)
Securitization Of Intellectual Property (2002)
Governance In Namespaces (2002)
The Law And The Poor : An Analysis Of Legal Marginalization In A Bay Area Community (2002)
Environmental Cooperation Institution Building In Northeast Asia (2002)
Personal Bankruptcy In Israel (2002)
The Use Of Institutional Mediation By Venezuelen Business Lawyers (2002)
United We Stand, Divided We Fall: The European Community And Its Member States In The WTO Forum: Towards A Common Position On Issues Of Mixed Competence? (2002)
Legal Culture And Social Change : The Case Of Taiwanese Family Law Development (2002)
The Wolf Had Come: Are China's Intellectual Property Industries Prepared For The WTO? (2002)
Choosing The Right Dispute Resolution Mechanism: A Case Study On The Jewish Community In Mexico (2002)
Custody Decisions In Social And Cultural Contexts : The Best Interests Of The Child Standard And Judges' Custody Decisions In Taiwan (2002)
A Tale Of Two Networks: Interconnection In Early Telephony And The C omme[r]cial Internet (2002)
Hostile Takeovers in Japan: Analysis And Suggestions (2002)
Continuing Challenges Against The Boundaries: International Jurisdiction And Choice Of Law Issues Arising From International Intellectual Property Infringement (2002)
Venture Lawyers: A Comparative Study Between The United States And Chile (2002)
The Victim Of Domestic Violence And The Criminal Justice System In Kenya: A Case For Restorative Justice? (2002)
Diminishing Freedom Of Speech Within The Copyright Regimes In The U.S. And Japan: What Japan Has To Learn From The U.S. Experience (2002)
Process, Policy And Politics: Regulatory Responses And The Multidisciplinary Practice Debate In Canada (2002)
Shrimp, Sea Turtles, Mangrove Forests And The WTO: Thailand's Path Of Development In The Shrimp Industry (2002)
2001 : A space odyssey : Law, space, and society in contemporary Israel (2002)
Flexibility Mechanisms In The Kyoto Protocol And Korea's Leading Role In Participation (2002)
Silent Land Use: The Political Economy And Legal Structure Of A Government-Based System Of Land Use In Japan (2002)
The Political Economy Of Regulatory Competition: A Diachronic Institutional Theory Of Legal Change In An Era Of Globalization (2002)
Domain Name System: Can Competition Fix A Flawed System? (2002)
Crypto Policy And Online Public Forums (2002)
China's Emerging Venture Capital Industry: In Search Of Exit Strategies (2002)
Is Helen Worth It?, Or, The Efficiency Of International Antitrust (2002)
2001
Do Germ Cells Of Global Rights Culture Exist? A Case Study Of The Inner Legal Culture Of The European Court Of Human Rights (2001)
Liquidation vs. Reorganization: a Contractarian Approach to Bankruptcy Law (2001)
Consumer Models, Consumer Policy And Market Integration In The European Community: Consumer In A Strain Between Member States And Community (2001)
Self-Censorship And The Struggle For Press Freedom In Hong Kong (2001)
Intellectual Property And Technological Development In Central And Eastern Europe (2001)
Citizen participation in environmental standards in Chile (2001)
How Should Japan Reform Its Corporate Legal Structure And Practice To More Effectively Nurture Start-Ups? (2001)
Mediating International Conflicts: Can The European Union Do It Effectively? Institutional Reform And Its Impact On The Wars In The Former Yugoslavia Between 1991-2001 (2001)
Critical Eating: Genetically Engineered Foods In International Relations : Designing International Bodies On Risk Management In Evolving Science & Technology With Global Impact (2001)
Old Bottle, New Wine: The Guakao Approach And The Development Of The Beijing Taxi Industry (2001)
Administrative Litigation And Court Reform In The People's Republic Of China (2001)
Universal Service Policy In Taiwan: A Case Study Of Telecommunications In An Era Of Liberalization And Technological Convergence (2001)
The Sky Is High And The Emperor Is Far Away: Enforcement Of Intellectual Property Law In China (2001)
Lawyers, From The State To The Market (2001)
E-Commerce Taxation: A Key To Restructuring The Income Tax System (2001)
Persecution, An International Crime? (2001)
Rethinking The Current Legal Structure Of Japan's Recycling-Based Society (2001)
Economics Of Intellectual Property: A Study Of Proprietary Rights, Competition, And Technology Transfer In The Software Industry (2001)
Spanish Legal Culture: Between State And Society (2001)
"Your Power Plant Or Your Life": Investment Insurance And The Hold-Up Problem (2001)
Counsel For The Indigent Accused In The United States And The Republic Of Korea : Constitutional Reflections And Suggestions For Changes In The South Korean Criminal Justice System (2001)
Strategic Alliances In The United States Microelectronics Industry (2001)
Deregulation And Political Process: Regulatory Opportunism In Peru's Electricity Industry Reform (2001)
Opening Sources For Kenya's Development : The Discourse On Intellectual Property And Technology Transfer In Access To Software And Cyberspace (2001)
Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations And Japanese Public Finance (2001)
Four Traces Of Michelman And Sunstein's Legal Republicanism : Republican Historiography, Communitarianism, Habermasian Philosophy And Rawlsian Liberalism (2001)