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The complete collection of articles and abstracts for the Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal is available in the Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library digital archives.

Volume 16  |  Issue 3  |  June 2007

Transitional Justice in Korea: Legally Coping with Past Wrongs After Democratization

Kuk Cho
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 579

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The Nireco Poison Pill: The Impact of a Court Injunction

Written by Toshihiko Shimizu and Toshihiro Igi, Translation by Christopher J. Kodama
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 613

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Bortz v. Suzuki, Judgment of October 12, 1999, Hamamatsu Branch, Shizuoka District Court

Translation by Timothy Webster
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 631

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In the Wake of Sakhalin II: How Non-Governmental Administration of Natural Resources Could Strengthen Russia's Energy Sector

Nowell D. Bamberger
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 669

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Intellectual Property Rights and the Public Sector: Why Compulsory Licensing of Protected Technologies Critical for Food Security Might Just Work in China

Gregory C. Ellis
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 699

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A Condom Versus the Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998: Which Has Holes Leaving Filipinos Unprotected?

David M. Iseminger
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 725

In 1998, the Philippine legislature passed pioneering HIV/AIDS legislation in Southeast Asia called the AIDS Prevention and Control Act ("APCA" or "Act"). This comprehensive legislation sought, in part, to ensure access to health care information and to stop the spread of diseases like HIV/AIDS. Regulations were promulgated by the Philippine National AIDS Council in 1999 to implement the Act. APCA effectively addresses several important HIV/AIDS issues, including prohibiting discrimination and mandatory HIV testing, while ensuring access to basic health care. However, both the regulations and the Act fail to ensure that all scientifically accurate information regarding HIV/AIDS prevention reaches Filipinos. Specifically, the Act and its regulations provide vague guidance on what information may be disseminated lawfully and place restrictions on when and how information can be shared. Additionally, both impose harsh sanctions on health care providers and professionals who supply "misleading information." However, it is unclear what exactly constitutes "misleading information" within APCA and its accompanying regulations. For this reason, health care providers may avoid discussing HIV/AIDS prevention measures and contraceptives with patients. This lack of information about HIV/AIDS leaves many Filipinos unaware of and vulnerable to the devastation of HIV/AIDS.

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Expanding the Reach of the Chinese Labor Law: How Does the Supreme People's Court's 2006 Interpretation Transform Labor Dispute Resolution?

Jill E. Monnin
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 753

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No Refills: The Intellectual Property High Court Decision in Canon v. Recycle Assist Will Negatively Impact the Printer Ink Cartridge Recycling Industry in Japan

Scott M. Tobias
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 775

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The Applicability of the Consumer Protection Law in Medical Malpractice Disputes in Taiwan

Ya-Ling Wu
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 805

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Volume 16  |  Issue 2  |  March 2007

Comparing Foreign Investment in China, Post-WTO Accession, With Foreign Investment in the United States, Post 9/11

Jordan Brandt
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 285

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When Are There More Laws? When Do They Matter? Using Game Theory to Compare Laws, Power Distribution, and Legal Environments in the United States and China

Ji Li
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 335

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The Korea Fair Trade Commission's Decision on Microsoft's Tying Practice: The Second-Best Remedy for Harmed Competitors

Sejin Kim
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 375

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What Impact Will The Revised Trade Union Law of China Have on Foreign Business?

Zana Z. Bugaighis
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 405

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China's Practice of Procuring Organs from Executed Prisoners: Human Rights Groups Must Narrowly Tailor Their Criticism and Endorse the Chinese Constitution to End Abuses

Joan E. Hemphill
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 431

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The International Law Exception to the Act of State Doctrine: Redressing Human Rights Abuses in Papua New Guinea

Joshua Gregory Holt
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 459

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Korea's New Prostitution Policy: Overcoming Challenges to Effectuate the Legislature's Intent to Protect Prostitutes from Abuse

Ji Hye Kim
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 493

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When the Price is Too High: Rethinking China's Deterrence Strategy for Robbery

Peter D. Nestor
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 525

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The 2006 Revisions to Japan's Equal Opportunity Employment Law: A Narrow Approach to a Pervasive Problem

Megan L. Starich
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 551

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Volume 16  |  Issue 1  |  January 2007

Introduction to the New Company Law of the People's Republic of China

Steven M. Dickinson
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 1

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Perverse Main Bank Rescue in the Lost Decade: Proof that Unique Institutional Incentives Drive Japanese Corporate Governance

Dan W. Puchniak
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 13

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Judgment on Unfair Competition Dispute Between Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Ltd. Co. and Beijing 3721 Technology Ltd. Co.

Translation by Pengyue Li
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 63

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Customary International Humanitarian Law and Multinational Military Operations in Malaysia

Drew R. Atkins
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 79

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The Marriage Amendment Act: Can Australia Prohibit Same-sex Marriage?

Katy A. King
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 137

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Ending the Silence: Thai H-2A Workers, Recruitment Fees, and the Fair Labor Standards Act

Andrea L. Schmitt
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 167

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Controlling Business Method Patents: How the Japanese Standard for Patenting Software Could Bring Reasonable Limitations to Method Patents in the United States

James S. Sfekas
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 197

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The Persecutor Bar in U.S. Immigration Law: Toward a More Nuanced Understanding of Modern "Persecution" in the Case of Forced Abortion and Female Genital Cutting

Lori K. Walls
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 227

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Establishing Secondary Liability with a Higher Degree of Culpability: Redefining Chinese Internet Copyright Law to Encourage Technology Development

Yiman Zhang
16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 257

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