JILP’s Online Forum
JILP’s Online Forum is a place where law students, legal professionals and academics can publish their writing. Online Forum pieces are generally shorter than articles in JILP’s traditional, print publication and provide an opportunity for diverse voices to come together on topics of international law.
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Securing Liberalization: China’s New Foreign Investment Law
An annotation by Nicolas F. Runnels, Staff Editor PDF version available here. I. Introduction Since 1978, China has formally pursued a policy of “reform and opening-up” in an effort to attract foreign investment into its economy.[1] Over the past forty years, the…
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The Rise of Asia-Pacific Regionalism in Trade Agreements Following the U.S. Withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership
An annotation by Suzie Park, Staff Editor PDF version available here. I. Introduction The rising number of mega-preferential trade agreements (mega-PTAs) has signaled a trend of major economies looking to build on existing World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements to address new…
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Collective Products Liability Actions in the European Union and the United States: A Vioxx Case Study
An annotation by Harrison Meyer, Staff Editor PDF version available here. I. Introduction When a defective medical product injures a consumer, she can retain counsel and file a claim against its manufacturer. What if it injures eighty million consumers across multiple…
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The European Union’s New Collective Redress Initiative: Implications for the Future of Civil Litigation
An annotation by Avi Mediratta, Staff Editor PDF version available here. I. Introduction The Council of the European Union (the Council) recently proposed a directive that seeks to expand the availability of compensation for groups of consumers.[1] The proposed directive mandates what…
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Justifying the Presumption Against Extraterritoriality: Congress as a Foreign Affairs Actor
An annotation by James Janison, Staff Editor PDF version available here. I. Introduction Substantive law has a way of creeping into federal courts’ statutory interpretation techniques,[1] and international law is no exception. The presumption against extraterritoriality is an interpretive principle whereby federal…