A Plurilateral Investment Treaty: Marrying Trade and Investment to Re-Establish a Customary Internat
Despite some inherent risks, foreign direct investment (FDI) is for some the preferred method of investment. The rising number of...
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- Jul 3, 2017
EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements: Modern Colonialism Disguised in Violation of the WTO
The Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the European Union and the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) nation-states are the...
- Jul 3, 2017
Humanitarian Intervention at the Margins: An Examination of Recent Incidents
Scholarship on humanitarian intervention is plentiful, but actual examples of state practice and opinio juris are sparse. Thus, critics...
- Feb 9, 2017
Applying the Law of Proportionality to Cyber Conflict: Suggestions for Practitioners
This Note examines the applicability of the law of armed conflict, and particularly the concept of proportionality, to cyber attacks....
- Jan 19, 2017
Mystery Date: Advocating for a Harmonized System of Expiration Date Labeling of Food
Americans throw out roughly 25 percent of the food they bring home. Negative perceptions associated with expiration dates are a leading...
- Jan 19, 2017
Up in the Cloud: Finding Common Ground in Providing for Law Enforcement Access to Data Held by Cloud
Cloud computing is an everyday part of the modern world; a technology that is increasingly transcending international borders....
- Dec 13, 2016
Justice by Proxy: Combatting Forced Labor in the Greater Mekong Subregion by Holding U.S. Corporatio
Human trafficking in Southeast Asia is still a thriving and lucrative industry. Despite these blatant human rights violations,...
- Dec 13, 2016
Private Governance Can Increase Shipping’s Efficiency and Reduce Its Impacts
The shipping industry is a huge component of the world economy, and although it is often described as an efficient mode of transport, it...
- Aug 25, 2016
The International Reach of Criminal Copyright Infringement Laws—Can the Founders of The Pirate Bay B
Modern China is a major trading partner with and investor in Africa. This Note examines its relationships with Nigeria and South Africa...
- Aug 25, 2016
Riding a “Friendly Elephant”? How African Nations Can Make the Best of Economic Partnership with Chi
Modern China is a major trading partner with and investor in Africa. This Note examines its relationships with Nigeria and South Africa...
- Aug 8, 2016
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: The Death-Knell of Generic Pharmaceuticals?
As global commerce continues to expand, many states find international trade agreements to be a useful tool to facilitate this continued...
- Aug 8, 2016
From Nuremberg to Kenya: Compiling the Evidence for International Prosecutions Criminal
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has encountered significant difficulty in conducting investigations. Faced with...
- Jan 30, 2016
Stopping the Circling Vultures: Restructuring a Solution to Sovereign Debt Profiteering
Elisa Beneze is a third-year student at Vanderbilt University Law School. Her Note uses the sovereign debt crisis in Argentina to explore...
- Nov 30, 2015
If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them: The U.S. Solution to the Issue of Corporate Inversions
Scott DeAngelis is a J.D./Ph.D. candidate studying Law and Economics at Vanderbilt University Law School. His note addresses corporate...
- Jun 16, 2015
Agreement in Principle: A Compromise for Activist Shareholders from the UK Stewardship Code
Equity ownership in the United States and Europe is now highly concentrated in the hands of institutional investors, which gives rise to...
- Jun 16, 2015
Who Speaks for the Fish? The Tragedy of Europe’s Common Fisheries Policy
The Common Fisheries Policy, enacted in 1983 as the European Union’s primary overfishing regulation scheme, is widely regarded as a...
- Jun 16, 2015
The Future of Sharia Law in American Arbitration
A rising tide of Islamophobia in the United States has led, in recent years, to state-level efforts to prohibit the application of Sharia...
- Mar 29, 2015
Confused, Frustrated, and Exhausted: Solving the U.S. Digital First Sale Doctrine Problem Through th
Users worldwide enjoy digital goods such as music and e-books on a daily basis. They have become a major part of people’s lives, with...
- Mar 29, 2015
The Faults in “Fair” Trials: An Evaluation of Regulation 55 at the International Criminal Court
Despite its reputation as a “provision of an exceptional nature,” Regulation 55 has become one of the most contested procedural devices...
- Dec 20, 2014
Manifest Illegality and the ICC Superior Orders Defense: Schuldtheorie Mistake of Law Doctrine as an
While the Anglo-American and international legal systems adhere to the rule that “a mistake of the law excuses no one,” German...
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