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
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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
Article 20 of Japan’s Constitution establishes freedom of religion. To protect this freedom, the provisions of Articles 20 and 89 separate religion from the state to prevent the return of State Shintō. Despite this separation, the Japanese Supreme Court has consistently upheld instances where state entities interact with religious groups. These decisions have raised the ire of numerous academics and legal professionals in and out of Japan who believe that Japan’s constitutional separation requires absolute separation, or at least something more stringent than the Supreme Court has been willing to find. Although this comment rejects the approach taken by the Supreme Court in these cases, it also seeks to rebut the arguments of scholars and professionals opposed to these decisions by reinterpreting these articles in a way that still comports with the results reached in these Supreme Court cases.
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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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