European Journal of Criminology, Ahead of Print. Collaboration with an enemy during an armed conflict is as old as warfare itself. As a sociopolitical phenomenon it is hard
to define, capture and deal with. In essence, collaboration entails assisting the enemy, in the sense that civilians or combatants ... [...]
This article examines the enforceability of ipso facto clauses in cross-border insolvency, with a focus on the landmark STX Pan Ocean case. This case highlighted divergent
judicial approaches and the critical role of legal frameworks in conflict-of-laws scenarios, as evidenced by the contrasting outcome in the Hanjin Shipping case. [...]
Written by Ionel Zamfir. Women continue to be under-represented in EU countries at all levels of political decision-making as well as in political parties. The origins of this
situation are complex, but one reason stands out: violence against women active in politics discourages many women from entering the political arena. [...]
The rising cost of litigation and the Supreme Court's expansion of forced arbitration leave vast swaths of consumers and civil rights plaintiffs without an adequate path to
the only forum with the independence to fairly decide controversies: courts. This access-to-justice gap presents an opportunity for third parties seeking to profit [...]
Traditional textualism instructs judges to adhere to a statute's linguistic meaning and reject as irrelevant its interpretive consequences. Justice Scalia famously contrasted
his restrained textualist judge with "Mr. Fix-It," a judge who inappropriately weighs consequences. [...]
Since the early 1990s, many people across the country have embraced charter schools as "incubators of innovation." Charter schools are publicly funded, tuition-free, K–12
schools that have more flexibility than traditional public schools in curriculum, staffing, and more. [...]
Conventional wisdom perceives patent protection as a necessary evil. Patent protection, the argument goes, raises the prices of patented products and processes, thus restricting
access to innovation. But without it, not enough innovation will be produced. Hence, generations of scholars have sought ways to curb the market power of patentees [...]
This study examines the regulatory framework for dual-class share (DCS) structures in China’s capital market following the recent revision of the Company Law of the People’s
Republic of China (PRC) and the comprehensive implementation of the stock issuance reform with registration-based regime. [...]
