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Showing 1 to 20 of 106 for “"International Law and Relations"”.
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A critical overview of international law with regard to the problem of terrorism in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
… 11, 2001 have dramatically shaken world order and altered our perception of terrorism as being a serious threat to the national security of any State. These events are unprecedented in modern history, first, by their sheer magnitude and destructiveness, and also because of the suicidal …
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International Commercial Online Dispute Resolution: Just Procedure Through the Internet
… to as ""Online Dispute Resolution"" or ""ODR."" International Commercial Online Dispute Resolution (ICODR) claims to provide a fair and efficient mechanism for dispute resolution, promising easy access, convenience, low expense, fast resolution, without the costs associated with a personal …
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Law Market Forces Underlying International Jurisdictional Competition: The Case of Taiwan's Regulatory Evolution on Outward Investment in Mainland China, 1997--2008
"This dissertation seeks to explore how basic law market demand and supply forces (or underlying exit and voice rights), interplaying under international jurisdictional competition among global legal centers, shape regulations laid down by such a democratically-constrained onshore jurisdiction as …
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The International Criminal Court: A Commentary of the Rome Statute
… this dissertation is an insider's observation and a legislative history of the Rome Statute. However, the views appearing in this dissertation are not those of the Korean Government, but solely those of the author as an international law researcher and a participant in the Rome Conference.
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Filipino Women's Migration to Japan's Sex Industry: A Case of Transnational Gender Subjection
By pointing out the complex picture of international sex traffic, this study raises questions not only about the contemporary discourse of international sex traffic, but also about the analytical framework of sex work. It recommends further investigation should be done on international sex traffic …
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"The World Bank's Risk Management Approach to Poverty as a Form of Neoliberal Governmentality? The Case of ""The Social Risk Mitigation Project"" in Turkey"
… the unintended consequences of the project and answer the question of why these unintended consequences matter. I argue that outcomes that might appear as side effects of an intervention to alleviate poverty might, according to another perspective, be considered as unintended but …
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No Easy Row for the Russian Hoe: Ideology and Pragmatism in Nigerian -Soviet Relations, 1960--1991
… issue of the interplay between ideology and pragmatism in the interaction between the Third World and superpowers. It explores the dynamics of the relations between Nigeria and the USSR from the time of Nigerian independence in 1960 up to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The …
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Eisenhower and the Internal Focus: The Persistence of Traditional Thought in American National Security Formulation
… tempers the once-common view of Eisenhower as an internationalist. It also expands our understanding of the pre-World War Two isolationists. Finally, it displays unexpected continuities between American national security thinking before World War Two and in the early Cold War.
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Nationalism, Imperialism and Sino-American Relations: V. K. Wellington Koo and China's Quest for International Autonomy and Power, 1912-1949
… as a true friend in the Hobbesian world of international politics. A believer in the notion that a ""special relationship"" existed between China and America, Koo time and again looked to America for assistance in eliminating the unequal treaty system and fending off Japanese and Russian …
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The Voice of America and the Republican Cold War, 1945 to 1953
… used the anti-communist consensus to define and promote domestic aims that were in place before the containment strategy was articulated.
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Between the Peasants and the Leviathan: The Expropriation and Spontaneous Seizure of American-Owned Agricultural Property in Mexico, 1934-1941
… in ensuring that the bilateral conflict over land was settled peacefully by employing the diplomatic ""weapons of the weak."" Mexican officials avoided precipitating hard-line U.S. policies during the agrarian dispute by frequently promising to compensate American landowners and halt the …
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Dreams of Empire: The Japanese Agricultural Colonization of Manchuria (1931--1945) in History and Memory
… explores the constellation of public events and private concerns that came together in the early 1930s to revive a seemingly moribund dream of Japanese agrarian nationalism, newly focused on Manchuria as a ""New Paradise"" (Shintenchi) for the nation's indigent farming community. More …
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Negotiating With Imperialism: Japan and the Unequal Treaty Regime, 1858--1872
… 1 traces the background to Japan's treaty relations, particularly in comparison with the Chinese experience, and discusses the making of the 1858 treaty. Chapter 2 treats the first half-decade after the signing of the treaties, 1858 to 1862; this period was the high tide of diplomatic …
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Essays on Welfare Effects of European Union Common Agricultural Policy Changes
… while increasing for cotton, corn, sugar beet and livestock producers. The picture is somewhat different for the AGENDA 2000 reform, which lowered income transfers to all groups examined. A policy that could partially offset this result, at least for cotton, corn and sugar beet producers, would …
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Domestic Politics and Conflict Among Rivals: Domestic Incentives for Conflict or Cooperation
… the foreign policy preferences of the executive and the government in the legislature interact over the electoral cycle to affect democratic leaders' foreign policy choices and the foreign policy choices of their rivals. When the foreign policy that satisfies the legislature is not the same …
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Choices to Save the Suffering: What Prompts Humanitarian Military Intervention
… traditional views of state sovereignty and non-intervention. What prompts states to risk lives and resources by intervening in civil conflicts? This dissertation addresses why military interventions occur in some complex humanitarian emergencies but not in others. It develops a model, …
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The Depth of Cooperation and Institutional Strength: Assessing the Design of Regional Trade Agreements
This study expands our understanding of the different ways that states engage in international co-operation. What can account for variations in the extent of international cooperation? What can explain differences in the strength of the international institutions that govern cooperation? To answer …
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The Protection Racket: Patrons, Clients, and the Political -Economy of Security Provision Markets
The provision of security by actors in the international system of sovereign states has generally been thought about in two ways, both fundamentally flawed. The first, advocated by realists, suggests that anarchy, uncertainty, power, and exploitation of the weak by the strong are the motivating …
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