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Democracy Down Under: A Comparative Look at Australian and American Electoral Systems 澳洲民主:澳洲与美国选举制度比较

Indiana international and comparative law review Pub Date : 2017-10-11 DOI: 10.18060/7909.0048

Matthew K. Duncan

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Selling Citizenship to the Highest Bidder: A Proposal to Reform the United States EB-5 Investor Visa Program 向出价最高者出售公民身份:改革美国EB-5投资者签证计划的建议

Indiana international and comparative law review Pub Date : 2017-10-10 DOI: 10.18060/7909.0047

Taylor C. Byrley

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Reservation as a Means of Reconciliation: A Comparative Analysis of the CEDAW and the Fundamental Tenets of the Vatican as Church and State 作为和解手段的保留:对《消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约》与梵蒂冈作为教会和国家的基本原则的比较分析

Indiana international and comparative law review Pub Date : 2016-09-08 DOI: 10.18060/7909.0040

M. Newell

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In Search of Refuge: The United States' Domestic and International Obligations to Protect Unaccompanied Immigrant Children 《寻求庇护:美国保护无人陪伴移民儿童的国内和国际义务》

Indiana international and comparative law review Pub Date : 2016-09-08 DOI: 10.18060/7909.0041

Megan Smith-Pastrana

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An International Case for the United States Adopting a Qualified Privilege for Source Confidentiality 美国采用有条件保密特权的国际案例

Indiana international and comparative law review Pub Date : 2016-09-08 DOI: 10.18060/7909.0039

Bennett D. Fuson

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Clipping the Stork's Wings: Commercial Surrogacy Regulation and its Impact on Fertility Tourism 剪鹳的翅膀:商业代孕法规及其对生育旅游的影响

Indiana international and comparative law review Pub Date : 2016-09-08 DOI: 10.18060/7909.0043

Katherine Voskoboynik

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Kosher Babies: How Israel's Approach to IVF Can Guide the United States in Fighting Separation of Church and State Abuses 犹太婴儿:以色列的试管婴儿方法如何指导美国打击政教分离的弊端

Indiana international and comparative law review Pub Date : 2016-09-08 DOI: 10.18060/7909.0042

Tyler J Smith

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The ICC and the Security Council: How Much Support is There for Ending Impunity? 国际刑事法院和安理会:结束有罪不罚得到多少支持?

Indiana international and comparative law review Pub Date : 2016-09-07 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.2573855

S. Ford

引用次数: 5

Enforcing the Rome Statute: Evidence of (Non) Compliance from Kenya 执行《罗马规约》:肯尼亚(不)遵守《规约》的证据

Indiana international and comparative law review Pub Date : 2016-09-07 DOI: 10.18060/7909.0034

Y. Dutton

引用次数: 5

Wrongs, Rights, and Remedies: A Yankee Romp in Recent European Tort Law 错误、权利与救济:美国人在近代欧洲侵权法中的嬉戏

Indiana international and comparative law review Pub Date : 2016-09-01 DOI: 10.18060/7909.0038

Richard J. Peltz-Steele

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