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 21
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Issue 3
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June 2012
INTRODUCTION: THE FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI NUCLEAR DISASTER AND THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAMS IN JAPAN AND EAST ASIA
Hiroshi Fukurai
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 427
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CORPORATE LIABILITY, GOVERNMENT LIABILITY, AND THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR DISASTER
Eri Osaka
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 433
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WILL CHINA'S 12TH FIVE YEAR PLAN ALLOW FOR SUFFICIENT NUCLEAR POWER TO SUPPORT IT BOOMING ECONOMY IN THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS?
Patricia Blazey
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 461
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ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION DESIGN IN FINANCIAL MARKETS--SOME MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS: HONG KONG'S PROPOSED FINANCIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER INT EH CONTEXT OF THE EXPERIENCE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, AND SINGAPORE
Shahla F. Ali & Antonio Da Roza
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 485
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AN EARLY TRAGEDY OF COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONALISM: FRANK GOODNOW AND THE CHINESE REPUBLIC
Jedidiah Kroncke
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 533
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THE INHERITANCE OF INEQUALITY: HUKOU AND RELATED BARRIERS TO COMPULSORY EDUCATION FOR CHINA'S MIGRANT CHILDREN
Jessica L. Montgomery
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 591
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FINDING A COUNTRY TO CALL HOME: A FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING LEGISLATION TO REDUCE STATELESSNESS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Alec Paxton
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 624
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GENDER-SPECIFIC PRISON REFORM: ADDRESSING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST WOMEN IN RUSSIA'S PRISONS
Courtney M. Skiles
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 655
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Volume 21
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Issue 2
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March 2012
THE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF LAWYERS IN JAPAN REVISITED: PROCEEDINGS OF A PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE JAPANESE LEGAL PROFESSION AFTER THE 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS AND THE 2011 TŌHOKU EARTHQUAKE
Bruce E. Aronson
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 255
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A BATTLE BETWEEN LAW AND SOCIETY IN MICRONESIA: AN EXAMPLE OF ORIGINALISM GONE AWRY
Brian Z. Tamanaha
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 295
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WHY LAND TENURE REFORM IS THE KEY TO POLITICAL STABILITY IN TONGA
Kersti Harter Kennedy
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 327
The Kingdom of Tonga, a South Pacific country, erupted in violent prodemocracy riots in late 2006 after decades of political unease. Tonga’s people are divided into two main classes: the nobles and the commoners. These two classes have long differed in political and land rights in a hierarchy that is typical of chiefdoms such as Tonga. Tonga’s government has attempted to deal with the sometimes violent, commoner-led pro-democracy movement by amending its Constitution to allow commoners to vote for more of the members of the Legislative Assembly. The resulting government and the noblemen have not, however, shown a commitment to land reform in favor of commoners, and it is unlikely that the recent amendments will result in changes
to the land tenure system. In Tonga, the rising population and declining land productivity within a context of insecure land rights have prompted individuals to engage in conflict with the government and nobility, both of which have become less powerful.
Evolutionary ecology predicts this result, and, in conjunction with insights from economics, is also a fertile approach for finding solutions to political instability. This comment argues that only extensive land reform will likely end political violence in
Tonga. It suggests changes in the Constitution and the Land Act to end or reduce the nobles’ power over commoner lands, to allow for more commoners to occupy land, and to improve the productivity of commoner lands. These changes would require Tongans to place individual liberties above some cultural traditions.
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SEPARATION OF RELIGION AND STATE IN JAPAN: A PRAGMATIC INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLES 20 AND 89 OF THE JAPANESE CONSTITUTION
Andrew B. Van Winkle
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 363
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MALAYSIA’S WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION CHALLENGE TO THE EUROPEAN UNION’S RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE: AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Michael W. Meredith
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 399
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Volume 21
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Issue 1
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January 2012
WHY STUDY ISLAMIC LEGAL PROFESSIONALS?
Clark B. Lombardi & R. Michael Feener
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 1
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THE ISLAMIC LEGAL SYSTEM IN INDONESIA
Mark E. Cammack & R. Michael Feener
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 13
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THE TRAINING, APPOINTMENT, AND SUPERVISION OF ISLAMIC JUDGES IN INDONESIA
Euis Nurlaelawati & Abdurrahman Rahim
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 43
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THE TRAINING, APPOINTMENT, AND SUPERVISION OF ISLAMIC LAWYERS IN INDONESIA
Ratno Lukito
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 65
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THE ISLAMIC LEGAL SYSTEM IN MALAYSIA
Farid S. Shuaib
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 85
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THE TRAINING, APPOINTMENT, AND SUPERVISION OF ISLAMIC JUDGES IN MALAYSIA
Najibah M. Zin
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 115
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THE TRAINING, APPOINTMENT, AND SUPERVISION OF ISLAMIC LAWYERS IN THE FEDERAL TERRITORIES OF MALAYSIA
Amanda Whiting
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 133
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THE ISLAMIC LEGAL SYSTEM IN SINGAPORE
Ahmad Nizam bin Abbas
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 163
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THE TRAINING, APPOINTMENT, AND SUPERVISION OF ISLAMIC JUDGES IN SINGAPORE
Muhammad Haniff Hassan & Sharifah Thuraiya Su‛ad Ahmad Alhabshi
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 189
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THE TRAINING, APPOINTMENT, AND SUPERVISION OF ISLAMIC LAWYERS IN SINGAPORE
Nik Hasyila Bte Nik Ibrahim
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 215
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SOURCES OF LAW, SOURCES OF AUTHORITY: THE FAILURE OF THE PHILIPPINES’ CODE OF MUSLIM PERSONAL LAWS
Gregory M. Chiarella
21 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 223
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