Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law back issues from October 1997:
The lesson of the triple twisted pine: plum blossoms on mountain peaks and the future of the rule of law in Hong Kong.(Symposium: Hong Kong's Reintegration into the People's Republic of China)
Oct 01, 1997; ...I. PROLOGUE In 1971, I visited the Craters of the Moon National Monument in southern Idaho. The area is said to resemble the surface of the moon as a result of relatively recent massive lava flows. In fact, the Monument had been used for training astronauts before they went ...
Will Hong Kong be successfully integrated into China? A human rights perspective.(Symposium: Hong Kong's Reintegration into the People's Republic of China)
Oct 01, 1997; ...I. INTRODUCTION With the return of Hong Kong to China, there is much speculation about Hong Kong's future. China, through its negotiations with the United Kingdom (hereinafter U.K.), promised that Hong Kong would enjoy a high degree of autonomy after its reversion to China ....
Reflections on the economic future of Hong Kong.(Symposium: Hong Kong's Reintegration into the People's Republic of China)
Oct 01, 1997; ... Mah jiu paau. Mouh jiu tiuh. The horses will go on running. The dancing will continue. Deng Xiaoping's Pledge, in Cantonese, to the People of Hong Kong(1) I. INTRODUCTION The reunification of Hong Kong, one of the ...
The economic implications of the reunification of Hong Kong with China.(Symposium: Hong Kong's Reintegration into the People's Republic of China)
Oct 01, 1997; ...I. INTRODUCTION On July 1, 1997, Hong Kong reunified with China, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. This reunification took place under the concept of "one country, two systems," a concept unprecedented in history. According to the Sino-British Joint Declaration ...
Roundtable discussion.(Symposium: Hong Kong's Reintegration into the People's Republic of China)(Panel Discussion)
Oct 01, 1997 ... Ms. Laurelyn Douglas:(*****) I want to welcome back our distinguished panelists and welcome you to the roundtable, which we hope will be an informal opportunity to ask questions and review some of the issues presented during the sessions yesterday. I also encourage students who might be ...
Selected bibliography: the reintegration of Hong Kong into China.(Symposium: Hong Kong's Reintegration into the People's Republic of China)(Panel Discussion)
Oct 01, 1997; ... The reintegration of Hong Kong into the People's Republic of China (hereinafter P.R.C.) on July 1, 1997, brought together two countries, one capitalist and one communist, under one rule. As evidenced by the variety of perspectives offered at the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law's ...
Bolivia and coca: law, policy, and drug control.
Oct 01, 1997; ...I. INTRODUCTION Centuries mark the history of the relationship between the Bolivian people and coca, the principal ingredient of cocaine. Ancient Indian traditions used the coca leaf in many facets of cultural life, yet it never gained the notoriety of the modern scourge of ...
South Africa's 1996 Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act: expanding choice and international human rights to black South African women.
Oct 01, 1997; ...I. INTRODUCTIONWe, the people of South Africa ... adopt this Constitution as the supreme law of the Republic so as to--Heal the divisions of the past and establish a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights ... based on the will of the ...
Deutschland ist doch ein Einwanderungsland geworden: proposals to address Germany's status as a "land of immigration."
Oct 01, 1997; ...I. INTRODUCTION Historically, Germany has been a country in search of an identity. Unlike many other nations, Germany has not had a citizen's revolution to define itself as a nation.(1) Its geographical location in the center of Europe has contributed to its repeated search ...