Dissertations & Theses
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2011
Public Enforcement of Banking Law in the US: A Comparison between Formal Actions against Foreign and Domestic Banks (2011)
Whose War On Terror? Examining The Impact Of The US Secure Flight Program On Canada (2011)
Class Actions In Chile (2011)
In The Shadow Of Soft Law: The Handling Of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Disputes By Domestic National Contact Points Under The OECD Guidelines For Multinational Enterprices (2011)
A Comparative And Empirical Study On Contractual Frustration: Israel And The United States (2011)
Lifting The Veil Of Secrecy: Judicial Review Of Administrative Detentions In The Israeli Supreme Court (2011)
Realigning International Trade Negotiation Asymmetry: Developing Country Coalition Strategy In The Wto Doha Round Agriculture Negotiations (2011)
The Shrinking Alternatives To Incarceration: A Case Of Community Service Practice In Armenia (2011)
Amicus Curiae Briefs Of Human Rights NGOs Before The European Court Of Human Rights (2011)
Right To Silence And Its Discontents: A Content Analysis Of Right To Silence Scholarly Debate In China, 1996 - 2010 (2011)
2010
Justice Cascade In Latin America And The Brazilian Case (2010)
Between Rhetoric And Results: The Judicial Role As Perceived By The Israeli Supreme Court In Regard To The Disengagement From Gaza Strip (2010)
Self-Regulation By The Mexican Stock Exchange: A Promising Path Toward Developing Mexico's Securities Market? (2010)
Alms Or Arms?: Communication Of Counter-Terrorism Financing Laws And The Consequences For Australian Muslim Organizations (2010)
Improving the Business Climate Under the Hot Sun: Do Small Business Associations Make a Difference? [A Study of Four Districts in Nyanza Province, Kenya] (2010)
Climate Change And International Consensus Building: A Content Analysis Of The UNFCCC Negotiations Toward Multilateral Environmental Agreement (2010)
Auditing Emissions Offsets: Examining The Extended Arm Of The Clean Development Mechanism (2010)
From Gender Based-Violence To Women's Violence In Haiti (2010)
From State Street To Bilski: Patent Protection In The Financial Industry (2010)
Weak Independent Directors, Strong Controlling Shareholders: Do Independent Directors Constrain Tunneling In Taiwan? (2010)
Access To Justice And Resolution Of Criminal Cases At Informal Chiefs' Courts: The EWE Of Ghana (2010)
Till The Wells Run Dry? Controlling Groundwater Depletion In California, USA And Victoria, Australia (2010)
Measuring Japan's Nursery Quality within the UNCRC Framework:International Standards for Young Children's Social Services and Their Implications for Japan (2010)
The Role Of Internet Intermediaries In The E-Book Industry: An Empirical Analysis (2010)
Captured By A Large Banking Sector In A Small Iceland: Distorted Balance Of Power, Legal Ambiguity And Ignorance Of Law (2010)
Cross-Border Enforcement Of Patents (2010)
First Contract Arbitration: Evidence From British Columbia, Canada Of The Significance Of Mediator's Non-Binding Recommendations (2010)
NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State Arbitration: From Text to Reality — An Empirical Assessment (2010)
An Empirical Study Of Residential Developer Bankruptcies In The United States 2007-2008 (2010)
2009
The Specifics Of Performance: Empirical Study Of Specific Performance Litigation In Israel (2009)
Bureaucracy And Forced Displacement In Bogota, Colombia: The Construction Of Forced Displacement Victims And Other Procedures (2009)
International Lanham Act Application – An Empirical Study Of United States Case Law From 1952 Until 2008 (2009)
A Critique Of The Community Self-Management Organization Mahalla And Its Complicity In Government Repression In Uzbekistan (2009)
When Accountability Meets Judicial Independence: A Case-study Of 2008 Civil Society Transparency Observation Of The Colombian Constitutional Court's Nominations (2009)
The Neglected Role of Non-Profit Organizations In The Intellectual-Commons Environment (2009)
Patent Misuse And Antitrust: An Empirical Study (2009)
The Tough Reality of Copyright Piracy — A Case Study Of The Music Industry In China (2009)
How Do Principals Deal With Underperforming Teachers? A Study Of How Principals From Secondary Schools In Mexico City Manage Underperforming Teachers (2009)
The Paradox Of Victim-Centrism: A Case Study Of The Civil Party Process At The Khmer Rouge Tribunal (2009)
Implementing Parallel Importation And Licensing Mechanisms To Increase Access To Medicines In Kenya (2009)
Protection Of Celebrities In Japan: Case Analysis Of Defamation And Invasion Of Privacy (2009)
The Political-Economy And The Causes Of Compliance Of Trade And Investment Agreements: NAFTA And The Sweeteners Sector (2009)
Attorneys' Perspectives Of Mediation: An Empirical Analysis Of Attorneys' Mediation Referral Practices, Barriers And Potential Agency Problems, And Their Effect On Mediation In Israel (2009)
Recalcitrant Victims And Refractory Systems: An Exploratory Study Of Attrition During The Investigation Of Rape Complaints In Post-Apartheid South Africa (2009)
The Design Of Micro Credit Contracts And Costs Of Credit: A Case Study Of Micro Enterprise Finance In Uganda (2009)
Taking It To Court Or Taking It To The Streets? How And Why Do Physicians In Taiwan Handle Disputes With The Government-Run Universal Health Plan? (2009)
2008
Beyond Legalism: The Mexican Supreme Court In The Democratic Era (2008)
Rules And Engagement: A Comparative Qualitative Evaluation Of European Union Rule-Of-Law Promotion In Romania, Turkey, Serbia And Ukraine (2008)
The Role Of Competition Law And Policy In The Economic Development Of Korea (2008)
"In The Public Interest": Threats To Self-Regulation Of The Legal Profession In Ontario, 1998-2006 (2008)
The Next Generation Of Mexican Lawyers: A Study Of Mexico's System Of Legal Education And Its Law Students (2008)
The Perceptions Of The Rule Of Law Among Immigrants From The Former Soviet Union To Israel: Does Age Matter? (2008)
2007
Unbundling Path Dependence: A Case Study Of Telecommunications Reform in Mexico, 1990-2006 (2007)
Do You Really Think War Criminals Should Be Punished? The Actions Taken by Canada, Germany, France, The UK And The US To Promote Criminal Accountability For Serious Crimes In Eastern DRC And Darfur: A Comparative Case Study (2007)
Study On Intellectual Property Protection And Licensing Policy Of Bioinformatics Databases In Taiwan (2007)
The Implementation of DR-CAFTA In Costa Rica: Exploring Patents And Test Data Protection Provisions For Pharmaceutical Products (2007)
The Double Weakness Of Girls: Discrimination And Sexual Violence In Haiti (2007)
All In The Family: The Influence Of Social Networks On Dispute Processing [A Case Study Of A Developing Economy] (2007)
(Re)institutionalizing Norms Of Access: A Study Of Technology Transfer Practices At Canadian And US Institutions Engaged In Genetics Research (2007)
Reform In The Santiago Civil Courts: Is The New Civil Procedure Code A Solution For Backlog And Delay? (2007)
The Impact Of Copyright Beyond National Borders: The Case Of Access To Educational Materials In Developing Countries (2007)
Are Korean Civil Courts Fair To Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs? (2007)
Defining "National Group" In The Genocide Convention: A Case Study Of East Timor (2007)
Legal Aid In Ghana: Challenges In Providing Counsel For The Indigent (2007)
Co-adjudication Human Rights Conflicts: The Supreme Court Of Argentina And The Inter-American System Of Human Rights (2007)
West Africa's Participation In WTO Dispute Settlement: The "Cotton 4" And The US-Upland Cotton Dispute (2007)
Unbundling Path Dependence: A Case Study Of Telecommunications Reform in Mexico, 1990-2006 (2007)
Comparing The US And French Models Of Criminal Pre-trial Investigation: Party-Prosecutor v. Neutral Juge D'Instruction (2007)
Legal Framework For The Development Of Venture Capital In China: Policy Recommendations For The Establishment Of A Growth Enterprise Market ("GEM") (2007)
2006
Banking System In Islamic Countries : Saudi Arabia And Egypt (2006)
The Legal Culture Of The European Court Of Human Rights (2006)
Democratic Deliberation Of Trade Legislation In Ghana : Institutions, Interests And Accountability (2006)
Media Bias In The Coverage Of The Electoral Process In Guinea (2006)
To Concur, Or Not To Concur : That Is The Question, Theoretical And Practical Questions Regarding The Judicial Independence Of Judges Appointed Temporarily To The Israeli Supreme Court (2006)
To Concur, Or Not To Concur : That Is The Question, Theoretical And Practical Questions Regarding The Judicial Independence Of Judges Appointed Temporarily To The Israeli Supreme Court (2006)
Progressive Corporate Law As A New Frontier In Workers' Cause Lawyering : The Case Of Israel (2006)
Crying Out For Justice: Ambigious Property Rights And The Land Seizure Problems In China (2006)
Judicial Activism In Administrative Litigation? : 2004 Administrative Litigation Reform And Its Impact (2006)
Not Enough Or Too Much? : Citizen Redress From multinational Energy Projects In Turkey : The Case Study Of The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline Project (2006)
Toward Better-Balanced Copyright Regulations In The Digital And Network Era : Law, Technology, And The Market In The U.S. And Japan (2006)
Criminal Investigation and Prosecution In Mexico City : a Case Study Of Miguel Hidalgo County And Its Ministerio Público (2006)
Revealing Realities Beyond The Formal Law: Untold Stories Of Israeli Single Mothers Living On Welfare (2006)
Some Facts Behind The Myths: An Empirical Analysis Of Termination Cases In Mexico (2006)
Legal Landscape In A "Legislative Hurricane:": The Czech Legislative Process From Association To Accession (2006)
How Courts Look At International Human Rights Law : Comparing Canada, Germany And The US (2006)
Legal Risk And Investment In India : A Case Study Of The Dabhol Power Project (2006)
2005
An Attempt To Mediate Immigrant Integration Intercultural Mediators In Catalonia (2005)
Paying For Nature Conservation With Tax Dollars?: An Evaluation Of The Role Of Fiscal Policy Reform In Promoting Biodiversity Conservation In Canada Through Legal, Economic, Ecological, Fiscal And Political Lenses (2005)
Governance Of Brazilian Pension Funds (2005)
Geographical Indications: A Discussion On The TRIPS Regulation Before The Ministrial Conference Of Hong Kong (2005)
Women's Experience In Court : The Implementation Of Feminist Law Reforms In Civil Proceedings Concerning Domestic Violence (2005)
Reshaping Fiduciary Duties In Mexico: A Step Towards Functionality (2005)
Assassinations And Political Trials: The Role Of The Courts In Two Case Studies (2005)
Unfinished Business : Challenging Microsoft In Taiwan (2005)
New Perspectives On Public Goods Production: Policy Implications Of Open Source Software (2005)
The Adoption Of Corporate Social Responsibilty [Responsibility] Policies By Multinational Companies (2005)