This is the Japanese version of Class Actions in Brazil - A Model for Civil Law Countries, 51 American Journal of Comparative Law 311 (2003). The translation was prepared by Professors Koichi Miki and Hiro Uranishi. Asserting that class actions are compatible with civil law systems, the author...

Family provision legislation was introduced in Victoria in 1906 to allow the court to order provision from the estate of a deceased person whose will did not make adequate provision for the proper maintenance and support of a person for whom the deceased had a moral duty to provide. The first...

The FA Premier League (“FAPL”) runs the Premier League, the leading professional football league competition for football clubs in England. FAPL’s activities include commercially exploiting the associated broadcasting rights. In maximising the value of the broadcasting rights to its...

This article addresses whether U.S. law schools are preparing their JD students to work in the global environment that many — if not most — law graduates will encounter. It begins by considering the significance of globalization for legal education, drawing on research analyzing its...

Although designed to resolve private disputes, usually commercial in nature, arbitration may nevertheless encounter during its course allegations of impropriety and criminal behaviour. In the context of international commercial arbitration, the most common of those are allegations of bribery....

The debriefing process is a critical element of simulation exercises, which are a common technique used in negotiation and mediation education. The debriefing step provides the opportunity for self- and group-reflection that enables students to turn a “game” into a learning experience. This...

This paper discusses a recent decision of the Louisiana Supreme Court, Smitko v. Gulf South Shrimp, and explores the soundness of the court’s reasoning. Since the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Mennonite Board of Missions v. Adams, Louisiana courts have begun to adopt an interpretation that...

This paper discusses some policy implications for courts of using electronic data bases and making them publicly available. A second paper discusses some policy prescriptions to manage those implications

Acknowledging the growing interest in law and economics in New Zealand, the Forward to the first issue of the 1996 Review highlights the role of economics in informing public policy assessments and developments in New Zealand