Recently added articles from Texas International Law Journal:
Legal Integration of NAFTA Through Supranational Adjudication
Jul 01, 2008; Westbrook, Jay Lawrence ... The coexistence of a global economic system with a political system based on national sovereignty generates a sort of Bolero1 of steadily rising intellectual and political tension. One important element of that tension concerns the likelihood that growing economic integration leads to the ...
The Choice-of-Law Rules of the European Community Regulation on the Law Applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations: Simple and Predictable, Consequences-Based, or Neither?*
Jul 01, 2008; Weintraub, Russell J ... I. DRAFTING CHOICE-OF-LAW RULES The European Community Regulation on the Law Applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations ("Rome II") will take effect on January 11, 2009.1 This regulation is part of a widespread effort to draft new choice-of-law rules. For example, in 2007 a new ...
The Convergence of Renewed Nationalization, Rising Commodities, and "Americanization" in International Arbitration and the Need for More Rigorous Legal and Procedural Defenses
Jul 01, 2008; Jacobs, Kevin T; Paulson, Matthew G ... I. INTRODUCTION By the end of the 20th century, international arbitration had emerged as the preeminent mechanism to resolve international commercial disputes, particularly disputes between foreign investors and sovereign nations. Indeed, in the 1990s, globalization grew exponentially ...
Food Safety Regulation in the European Union: Toward an Unavoidable Centralization of Regulatory Powers
Jul 01, 2008; Leibovitch, Emilie H ... ABSTRACT As the threat of foodborne illnesses is becoming increasingly obvious, the future of the European Union (EU) is becoming clearer. The study of food safety regulation in the EU sheds light on the future of the European regulatory system as a whole. Looking at the evolution of the ...
No Direction Home: Nationalism and Statelessness in the Baltics
Jul 01, 2008; Lottmann, Annelies ... I. INTRODUCTION Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, collectively known as the Baltic states, were among the first republics to gain independence from the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. With independence came a resurgence of interest in Baltic culture-a renewed dedication to Baltic ...
SGS v. Philippines and the Role of ICSID Tribunals in Investor-State Contract Disputes
Jul 01, 2008; Wendlandt, Matthew ... I. INTRODUCTION Few areas of international law have undergone more change in the last halfcentury than the relationship between investors and the foreign countries in which they invest. Bilateral investment treaties (BITs), which govern the relationship between investors of one state and ...
Questioning Civilian Immunity
Jul 01, 2008; Fellmeth, Aaron Xavier ... The soldier, be he friend or foe, is charged with the protection of the weak and unarmed. It is the very essence and reason of his being. When he violates this sacred trust, he not only profanes his entire cult but threatens the very fabric of international society.1 I ....