Imperfect Alternatives: Institutional Choice and the Reform of Investment Law
This Article applies the theory of comparative institutional analysis to evaluate the trade-offs associated with alternative mechanisms for resolving investment disputes. We assess the trade-offs in light of the principle of accountability under the rule
S. Puig, G. Shaffer
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Directorates of the Ministry of Agrarian Reform Iraq in 1958 - 1968
After the issuance of agrarian reform first law of 1958 events social economic accelerating out of sync with political events on the application of the agrarian reform law issued a government executive branch law number (74) in May 1959 was the ...
حيدر حميد رشيد داليا محمد شهاب
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reconciling party autonomy and the international rule of law [PDF]
This paper focuses on one particular issue which has arisen in the course of the ongoing debate on the reform of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS), namely that of the appointment of arbitrators.
Devaney, James
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An Equal Right to Inherit? Women’s Land Rights, Customary Law and Constitutional Reform in Tanzania
This article explores contemporary contestations surrounding women’s inheritance of land in Africa. Legal activism has gained momentum, both in agendas for law reform and in test case litigation, which reached the United Nations Committee on the ...
Helen Dancer
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The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant [PDF]
[Excerpt] The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant was created in the 1996 welfare reform law (the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, P.L. 104-193).
Falk, Gene
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Hukum Islam dalam Pergumulan Politik Hukum Nasional Era Reformasi
: This paper describes the existence of Islamic Law in the plurality of national law amidst the process of the tug of political struggle of national law in reform era.
M. Shohibul Itmam
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Ragam Bangunan Perundang-Undangan Hukum Keluarga di Negera-Negara Muslim Modern: Kajian Tipologis
The reality of the difference in applying Islamic law in the context of marriage law legislation in modern Muslim countries is undeniable. Tunisia and Turkey, for example, have practiced Islamic law of liberal nuance.
Miftahul Huda
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Lessons for REDD+ from Cameroon's past forestry law reform: a political economy analysis
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and enhancing forest carbon stocks (REDD+) is gaining traction in Cameroon. However, given the deep-rooted trans-sectoral drivers of forest loss, enforcing REDD+ policies will require major ...
G. P. Dkamela +4 more
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The Logic and Limits of Environmental Criminal Law in the Global Setting: Brazil and the United States--Comparisons, Contrasts, and Questions in Search of a Robust Theory [PDF]
Strict but arguably unfair and counterproductive systems of criminal environmental law and enforcement exist in both the United States and Brazll in the twenty-first century.
Blomquist, Robert F.
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SHANG YANG 商鞅 AND LEGALIST 法家 REFORM IN THE ANCIENT CHINESE STATE OF QIN 秦 [PDF]
Legalism has played a major role in the history of the Chinese legal and governmental tradition. One of the major exponents and formulators of this school of thought in ancient times was Shang Yang, an official in the state of Qin. Shang Yang oversaw a
Daniel HAITAS
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