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Publications from 2024

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Fair Use v. Free Use: A Comparative Study of American and Russian Copyright Exemptions, Eduard Bershitskiy

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Comparative Analysis of Prosecutor-Led Diversion Programs: Insights to Japan’s Suspension of Prosecution for Recidivism Prevention, Mio Hagino

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The End of Consent: Data and the Corporate-Consumer Relationship, Faisal Hijjawi

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ESG as a Test Case for the Convergence Thesis in Corporate Law: Notes from India, Rudresh Mandal

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A Legal Herstory of WWII ‘Comfort Women’ — Chapters: Past, Present, and Beyond, Linny Kit Tong Ng

Publications from 2022

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The Role of Investor-State Tribunals in Determining the Scope and Content of the Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard – Legitimate Expectations and Proportionality, Simon Bianchi

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Changes and Convergence of Bankruptcy Law: Recent Experience in Brazil, Joao Guilherme Thiesi da Silva

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Cooperation Without Convergence: Border Carbon Adjustment and Heterogeneity of Climate Actions, Lucas Moreira Jiminez

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Combatting Wage Theft in Global Supply Chains: A Proposal for Transnational Wage Lien Laws, Nabila N. Khan

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Conflicting Fundamental Rights Under the Indian Constitution: Analyzing the Supreme Court’s Doctrinal Gap, Nikhil Pratap

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Looking Out, Looking In: How India can Respond to a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on the Principles of Justice and Equity in the Net-Zero Transition, Paridhi Srivastava

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The Role of Arbitral Tribunals in Determining the Scope of the Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard, Thomas Ferguson Whip

Publications from 2021

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Lessons and Opportunities for Negotiation Teachers Following the Covid-19 Pandemic, Ana Lenard

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The Impact of Particular Provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on the United States Economy Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic, Hillary Obinna Maduka

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Establishing State Responsibility in Mitigating Climate Change under Customary International Law, Vanessa S.W. Tsang

Publications from 2020

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Internet Jurisdiction: Using Content Delivery Networks to Ascertain Intention, Patrick Lin