Foreword

H-1Bs Drive Down High Tech Wages

For High Tech, Getting Workers Is Now a Crisis

The Potential Clash of Climate Change Policy and International Trade Law, Tulane University School of Law

I. International Trade Policy and Renewabl e Fuels.The Ethanol Tariff.National Treatment Most Favored Nation Treatment. Defense of Regional Agreements under GATT Defense of the Ethanol Tariff .U.S. Ethanol Subsidies .II. Climate Change Legislation and International Trade .Allowance Purchase Requirements and National Treatment. Affirmative Defenses under GATT Article XX. The Article XX(g) Defense .The Chapeau to Article XX. Conclusion

Supermarket Labels and the TBT Agreement:

Policy Issues.1 Neutrality 2 Effect on developing countries 3 Evaluation of relevant criteria 4 Effectiveness Legal Issues (1) The PPM Question. (2) Questions Related to "Standards" and "Standardization Bodies". (3) Scope of the Code with respect to Non-Government Bodies .(4) Responsibility for Conformity Assessment by Non-Governmental Bodies .Conclusions

CEFTA 2006: A New Reg ional Trade Agreeme nt for the Balkans

I. Introduction. A. Rationale for Negotiating a Regional Trade Agreement for the Balkans.B. The Role of the EU in the Negotiations. II. CE FTA 2006 in a Nutshell. A. Main Elements.B. Reference to WTO and EC Rules.1. WTO Rules .2. EC Rules .III. CE FTA 2006: Some High lights .A. Trade in Goods. 1. Application of SPS Measures .2. Technical Barriers to Trade. 3. The Link between the Rules on Competition and Trade Remedies. 4. Investment. B. Trade in Services.IV. Conclusion

Competition Law in Brazil

I. Introduction. II. Agencies Within the System .A. Secretariat of Economic Law. B. Secretariat for Economic Monitoring .C. Administrative Council of Economic Defense .III. Preventativ e role of the Administrativ e Council of Economic Defense .IV. R estraining role of the Administrativ e Council of Economic Defense. V. Conclusion

The Maryland Antitrust Act:An Over looked Statute

Overview of the MAA.Private Litigation under the MAA. Is There Any Utility to the MAA for Private Litigants? Conclusion

Economic Sanctions-When U.S. Parent Companies Become Liable for the Actions of Foreign Subsidiaries: Lessons From the Chiquita Settlement

Transactions of Foreign Subsidiaries Can Create Liability for a U.S. Parent Company. A Good Compliance Policy Requires Monitoring of Existing Relationships, Not Just Screening of New Relationships. Lessons on How Not to Handle a Possible Violation. Conclusion

The Broadcast Treaty and Its Implications for Signal Piracy in North America

I. Introduction .II. International Broadcast Treaties Pre-dating the WIPO. III. WIPO Broadcast Treaty .A. Background of the Broadcast Treaty .B. Provisions and Details of the Broadcast Treaty. IV. Possibl e Ef ects of the Broadcast Treaty on Broadcast Relations in North America. A. Signal Piracy in North America .V. Conclusion

Analyzing the Recent Recall of Chinese-Made Products: Under standing the Problem s and Cre ating Effec tive Solutions

National Security Review of Foreign Direct Investment: An Analysis of Indias Proposed National Sec urity Exce ption Act

Domestic Reform-The National Security Exception Act .A. NSEA-Background and General Arguments.B. Implementation of the NSEA .C. Suggestions for Improving FDI in India .Conclusion

The Flood After the Storm: The Hurr icane Katrina Home owner s Insurance Litigation

Homeowners' Insurance and the Insurance Industry. Leonard v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. The Effect on Current and Future Insurance Policies .The Effect on Corporate Goodwill.Corporate "Gut Checks" .The Doomsday Scenario

The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World By Alan Greenspan. The Penguin Press (2007). ISBN 978-1-59420-131-8.

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European Court of Justice. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Upcoming Supreme Court Cases .Recent Decisions Applying the KSR v. Teleflex Obviousness Standard for Patent Applications