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...

For the poor, finance is always about much more than economics. In practical as well as philosophical terms it is a matter of basic human rights. As the dust begins to settle on the global financial crisis it is certain that all economies will suffer, but it is in the poorest, least developed...

International law has traditionally been above all a law aimed at reinforcing sovereignty and, secondarily, of taming it via the emergence of an international community. What is typically excluded from this encounter is a whole series of efforts undertaken by civil society, individuals, or...

The Scottish decision in Morris (Liquidator of Bank of Credit amp; Commerce International), Re Petition of The Bank of England is correct that an ancillary winding-up makes good sense and may disapply local procedural rules that do not serve any practical purpose. Owing to a misunderstanding of...

This is the Twentieth Annual Survey of American Choice-of-Law Cases. It covers cases decided by American state or federal courts from January 1 to December 31, 2006, and reported during the same period. Of the 2,598 conflicts cases that met both of these parameters, the Survey focuses on the...

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...

This peer-reviewed Article applies the ever more sophisticated Mixed Jurisdiction scholarship to a comparative law analysis of international law. In so doing, the Article shows both that this emerging scholarship has vitality outside its traditional jurisdictions as well as provides useful...

The development of victim-centered and restorative international criminal trial justice is contingent on the introduction of innovative conceptualizations and unique methods to assess collective liability and responsibility. Presently, an inability to escape the confines of individual liability...