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作者:Puig, Sergio
作者单位:University of Arizona
摘要:For years, tobacco interests have played an important role in developing international law. Recently, cooperation among nations concerned with the risks and health consequences of smoking tobacco has resulted in the adoption of international treaties, regional directives, and common administrative and regulatory practices. As a result, a wave of litigation before international courts and tribunals, including the European and Andean Courts of Justice, Investor-State Tribunals, and the World Tra...
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作者:Koh, Harold Hongju
作者单位:Yale University
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作者:Sanchez, Guillermo J. Garcia
作者单位:Harvard University
摘要:The research presented here challenges the contemporary view that the international investment regime has a chilling effect on host government policies. That critique errs in assuming that the effects of the modern bilateral investment treaties on decision making within host governments have been uniform across states and economic sectors. The main argument presented here is that in developing countries that depend on the oil and gas sectors, the international investment regime rarely deters h...
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作者:Wu, Mark
作者单位:Harvard University
摘要:In the past decade, the World Trade Organization has adjudicated over forty disputes between China and other powerful economies. These cases are often trumpeted as a sign of the enduring strength of the trade regime and the efficacy of international law in managing geopolitical tensions associated with China's rise. This Article suggests that this positive assessment obfuscates dangers lurking on the horizon. It explains why the rise of China presents a major challenge to the multilateral trad...
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作者:Goldsmith, Jack
作者单位:Harvard University
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作者:Daugirdas, Kristina
作者单位:University of Michigan System; University of Michigan
摘要:For decades, controversy has dogged claims about whether and to what extent international law binds international organizations (IOs) like the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund. The question has important consequences for humanitarian law, economic rights, and environmental protection. In this Article, I aim to resolve the controversy by supplying a theory about when and how international law binds IOs. I conclude that international law binds IOs to the same degree that it bin...