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The paper considers 'Counterterrorism in the United Kingdom' with reference to events in 2017. While exit from Europe dominated British politics during 2017, the UK’s terrorism landscape grew closer to that of continental Europe because of several mass-casualty terrorist attacks that were very...
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entity clause of those instruments, and its impact on each of Australia’s tax treaties. It also analyses each treaty that …
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Australia’s submission concerning the outer limits of its continental shelf. Around half of the Australian continental shelf … into the Antarctic Treaty Area from Australia’s small sub-Antarctic islands, Heard and McDonald Islands. This comment … considers how Australia should manage this sizeable new area of seabed estate within the letter and spirit of the Antarctic …
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The Treaty of Waitangi has repeatedly been affirmed as New Zealand's founding document, yet our constitutional arrangements rest on the untrammelled principle of parliamentary sovereignty. This paper argues that the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty is contrary to the sharing of powers...
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The China–Australia Free Trade Agreement (‘ChAFTA') reflects the latest development of trade and investment rules in … the positive impact of these rules on Chinese investment in Australia has been overstated. These rules, as they currently … Australia will continue to be influenced by the investment policies and needs of China as a capital exporter and Australia as a …
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The protection afforded to franchisees differs widely across the world. Nations with economically strong franchise sectors typically regulate the contract’s bargaining phase and post-formation. Responding to the European Parliament’s call for a review of regulations governing Europe’s...
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This article concerns the recent case of Georges v United Nations, which constitutes, to date, the most elaborate public law challenge to the principle of UN immunity from suit and private law attempt at procuring compensation from the UN for alleged malfeasance. Despite the fact that it relates...
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Civic engagement is central to democracy, yet historically and today, the United States has excluded certain groups and denied them their participation rights. Even where there has been progress toward inclusion, young people have been largely excluded from meaningful participation in their...
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This paper examines the impact of ordre public and morality on government regulation of gene editing patents in the United States and the European Union. A discussion of ordre public and morality requires an understanding first of the separate meanings of ordre public and morality, then how and...
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This article briefly describes the legal position in Australia prior to the Ice decision. It then explains the nature …
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