This Article is the first comprehensive study of how American courts have resolved conflicts of laws arising from cross-border torts over the last four decades. This period coincides with the confluence of two independent forces: (1) a dramatic increase in the frequency and complexity of...

The proliferation of rules aimed at the management of cross-border insolvencies has not been coupled with sufficient attention to the choice of law rules relating to the avoidance of antecedent transactions as legal acts detrimental to all the creditors. This article is the first of its kind in...

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in Consejo de Desarrollo Economico De Mexicali v. U.S. epitomizes Congress' use of preemptive federal laws to impact the environment in the face of well established environmental regulations; specifically water resource allocation from the Colorado...

This article discusses the potentiality of a Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) for the Holyland - Palestine and Israel. At some point, peace may come to the region and the independent state of Palestine may sit by side with Israel. At that time, the Palestinians may wish to come to terms with the...

This article is the second in which Dean Wing explores the notion of secularism in different societies. The first was Critical Race Feminism Lifts the Veil?: Muslim Women, France and the Headscarf Ban, 39 U.C. Davis Law Review 745 (2006) (with Monica Nigh Smith). The article abstracted here...

The purpose of this article is to discuss the current status of one resilient group of women - Palestinians. Their economic and social development has been hindered by disparate treatment in all facets of their lives from both internal and external factors involving the intertwining of customary...

Information security is rapidly emerging as one of the most critical legal issues facing companies today. Concerns regarding corporate governance, individual privacy, accountability for financial information, the authenticity and integrity of transaction data, and the security of sensitive...

Trust is a key requirement for all electronic information and transactions, and information security is the means used establish a level of trust appropriate to the situation. Through the implementation of appropriate information security measures, businesses seek to ensure a reasonable level of...

The current tax laws are based heavily on concepts of physical geography, such as controlling premises and physical equipment or employing staff in the jurisdiction. The geographical concepts do not accommodate the cloud business model in any sensible way. As a consequence, the taxation of cloud...

This paper questions whether international sports – using the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the case study – fully respects the human right to a nationality. International sports have taken a leading role in addressing discrimination, but have supported discrimination on the...