Recent Abstracts and Article Links
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 18
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Issue 3
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June 2009
Getting Property Right: "Informal" Mortgages in the Japanese Courts
Frank G. Bennett, Jr.
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 463
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Electronic Money and the Law: Legal Realities and Future Challenges
Nobuhiko Sugiura translated by Jean J. Luyat
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 511
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A Tale of Regulation in the European Union and Japan: Does Characterizing the Business of Stored-Value Cards as a Financial Activity Impact its Development?
Jean J. Luyat
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 525
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Australia's Heritage Protection Act: An Alternative to Copyright in the Struggle to Protect Communal Interests in Authored Works of Folklore
Jake Phillips
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 547
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Reaching Back to Move Forward: Using Adverse Possession to Resolve Land Conflicts in Timor-Leste
Charlotte C. Williams
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 575
Like many post-conflict countries, Timor-Leste grapples with land conflicts that resulted from successive waves of property dispossession. Colonized by the Portuguese, invaded and occupied by the Indonesians, and briefly administered by the United Nations, Timor-Leste's history has produced disjointed patterns of land tenure. These land tenure systems have given rise to five separate categories of land claimants, each of whom often have conflicting interests in property. While the newly independent country has taken steps to resolve conflicting land claims through legislation, existing law does not address the longstanding tensions underlying these conflicts, making it difficult for the courts to reach durable solutions for property disputants. Applying the doctrine of adverse possession would help resolve these disputes. Relying on this doctrine would reduce strain on the judicial system by delineating a clear standard for determining which claimants have lawful rights to land. Furthermore, reliance on this doctrine would positively impact the economic and social stability of this developing country, helping to create an environment that fosters further economic growth. While the doctrine of adverse possession would not wholly eradicate land dispute issues in Timor-Leste, it has the potential to significantly improve the current situation.
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Volume 18
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Issue 2
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April 2009
A Study of Cyber Violence and Internet Service Providers' Liability: Lessons from China
Anne S.Y. Cheung
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 323
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Modernizing Charity Law in China
Rebecca E. Lee
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 347
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No Room for Dissent: China's Laws Against Disturbing Social Order Undermine its Commitments to Free Speech and Hamper the Rule of Law
Mindy K. Longanecker
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 373
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Safeguarding China's Cultural History: Proposed Amendments to the 2002 Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics
Amanda K. Maus
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 405
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Article 14 of China's New Labor Contract Law: Using Open-Term Contracts to Appropriately Balance Worker Protection and Employer Flexibility
Jovita T. Wang
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 433
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Volume 18
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Issue 1
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January 2009
Directors' Liability for Corporate Faults and Defaults - An International Comparison
Helen Anderson
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 1
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China's New Anti-Monopoly Law: A Perspective from the Untied States
Thomas R. Howell, Alan Wm. Woloff, Rachel Howe, and Diane Oh
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 53
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Comprehensive Strengthening of Intellectual Property Adjudication Will Provide Powerful Judicial Guarantees for Constructing an Innovation-Based Country and Harmonious Society
Written by Cao Jianming, Translation by Josef Rawert
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 97
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Disability Rights in Cambodia: Using the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities to Expose Human Rights Violations
Ulrike Bushbacher Connelly
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 123
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China's Environmental Problems: Is a Specialized Court the Solution?
Darcey J. Goelz
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 155
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Redefining Motherhood: Discrimination in Legal Parenthood in Japan
Rachel Brehm King
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 189
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Thin Shields Pierce Easily: A Case for Fortifying the Journalists' Privilege in New Zealand
Devin M. Smith
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 217
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Entitled as Against None: How the Wrongly Decided Croker Island Case Perpetuates Aboriginal Dispossession
Siiri Aileen Wilson
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 249
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Expanding Human Rights to Persons with Disabilities: Laying the Groundwork for a Twenty-First Century Movement
Yanghee Lee
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 283
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Mining the Intersections: Advancing the Rights of Women and Children with Disabilities Within an Interrelated Web of Human Rights
Rangita de Silva de Alwis
18 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 293
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