This paper goes through the existing relationship between the concept of economic development and the jurisdiction of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes. It demonstrates how the absence of a contribution by the so called quot;investmentquot; to the development of...

This paper analyses the role of the convergence of national corporate governance codes affecting listed public limited companies within the EU member states. It assesses this process against the need for protection of stakeholders and public interests. The first chapter looks to company...

The paper deals with with one possible Utopian model, according to which law is an important part of the speculative Utopian Myth. This model is illustrated by using two narratives, created centuries apart. Both stories, from Hebrew sources, refer, in some detail to imaginary societies. Both...

This article provides a thorough analysis of contemporary sexual harassment case law in Israel and presents the first systematic study of all reported court opinions on sexual harassment that have been issued following the enactment of The Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law in 1998, 222...

Techniques for awarding personal injury damages assume an increasing interest in times of frequent mobility of individuals. Assessing non-economic damages might require more harmonized answers to provide justice and equal treatment across the world. Indeed, in most countries a lasting debate...

South Africa has recently taken a progressive stand on sexual harassment as one of only a few countries to prohibit sexual harassment directly through legislation. The Employment Equity Act, enacted in October, 1998, deals primarily with affirmative action, but is also groundbreaking in the area...

This Article offers a comprehensive examination of the Skidmore standard for judicial review of agency legal interpretations as applied by the courts in the period since the Supreme Court revitalized Skidmore in United States v. Mead Corp. First, the Article documents an empirical study of five...

This article discusses and analyzes City of Boerne v. Flores, the Supreme Court's 1997 decision invalidating the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) as applied to state and local governments, and it explores a variety of ways in which Congress might respond to Boerne with...

In the war against terrorism, a democratic state has the duty and the right to protect its citizens. In June 2002, the Israeli government has decided to erect a security fence in order to prevent terrorist infiltration from the Palestinian territories into Israel's territory. However, the chosen...