By: Mervyn Martin There has been considerable interest in the creation of a global competition regime in the WTO since its conception. It is an issue that has always emerged in the forum’s agenda, and yet, more than ten years later, the international trading system has been unable to agree on a global competition … [Read more…]
Why We Are Outraged: An Economic Analysis of Internet Gambling
By: Frank Vandall While domestic casinos and lotteries take in about $84.7 billion a year; internet gambling is worth about $12 billion. By comparison, movies bring in about $23.24 billion a year.’ Fifty-two percent of the population gambles.2 Although all but two states (Utah and Hawaii) permit gambling of some sort, none license internet … [Read more…]
Law v. National Security: When Lawyers Make Terrorism Policy
By: William G. Hyland Jr. Are lawyers strangling our government’s ability to fight the first war of the twenty-first century? Does judicial adventurism and the fear of litigation undermine the War Against Terrorism? In essence, is our national security apparatus overlawyered? This article analyzes how some lawyers have produced a synthetic “litigation culture” over … [Read more…]
The EU Citizenship Acquis and the Court of Justice: Citizenship Vigilante or Merely Vigilant Treaty Guardian?
By: Paul O’Neill and Susan R. Sandler Despite instability in certain parts of the region, the Middle East has emerged as an attractive market for foreign investment.’ This comes at an opportune time for many Middle Eastern countries that are seeking to diversify away from the oil industry and state owned enterprises.2 Further, the … [Read more…]
Outsourcing of Legal Services: A Brief Survey of the Practice and the Minimal Impact of Protectionist Legislation
By: Lee A. Patterson, III Despite instability in certain parts of the region, the Middle East has emerged as an attractive market for foreign investment.’ This comes at an opportune time for many Middle Eastern countries that are seeking to diversify away from the oil industry and state owned enterprises.2 Further, the prevalence of … [Read more…]