International Law

The Heart of the Free Trade Debate
From Dani Rodrik: Greg Mankiw bemoans the huge gap between the economics profession and the common people on free trade...

Free Trade Agreements and US Immigration Law
Since the implementation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1947, the United States has signed several free trade agreements (FTAs) that have reduced barriers to international trade...

USTR 2008 Trade Policy Agenda and 2007 Annual Report (Mar. 2008)
Annual Report from the Office of the United States Trade Representative on efforts to influence national laws of other countries to better serve US industry.

How Big Should a Country Be?
Eric Posner has an interesting post up at VC on the optimal size of countries. His comments remind me of Douglas North's discussion of the topic in Structure and Change in Economic History (a very cool book if you haven't read it)...

Free Trade = Peace (Or Does It?)
Marjorie Florestal at the IntLawGrrls blog describes that her desire, as a young Haitian immigrant, was to become "the international Thurgood Marshall"...

Intellectual Property - Trade Secrets Center
Free Advice's trade secrets law legal information helps individuals and small businesses to understand their legal rights...

Trade Secrets
Former execs are hit with doctrine of inevitable disclosure.

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

Domestic Violence
Women's Rights

Domestic Violence
Emotional and verbal abuse qualify as domestic violence

Domestic Violence
Emotional and verbal abuse qualify as domestic violence

Domestic Violence
Steps to avoid

Divorce in the Philippines between a national and a foreigner?
first of all,eventhough divorce is not legal in the Phil,the fact that you are m...

What can be done when a seller signs a contract with a buyer for a house, that states the seller has the title free and clear and will hand it over when the contract is fullfilled, but the buyer found out that wasn't tru
Most contracts are voidable when they are based in fraud, however home purchases...

Did I harass someone?
Oh, yes. This can be taken in as so many things, especially since you had testif...

I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...

Can the half owner of a property collect rent from the owner living on the property?
There are a number of issues at play here. The right to occupy a property can be...

Trade Secrets
Razorsight agreed to pay $4.5 million settlement in infringement lawsuit.

Newspaper Publisher
Star Tribune must pay St. Paul Pioneer Press a $3.8 million trade secrets act violations settlement.

ValueClick
allegedly violated consumer protection laws by promising ‘free’ goods that where not actually free.

State Farm Class Actions
Policy Holders Settle

Wal-Mart
Faces Class Action over Return Policy

Canceled Insurance
Judge orders Health Net Inc. to pay $9 million settlement after terminating a policyholder's policy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.