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Papers On Current/Popular Legal Issues
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Antitrust Case Against Visa & Mastercard
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This 6 page paper focuses on what a lawyer defending Visa might say in light of the new complaint brought against both Visa and Mastercard in 1998. The subject of antitrust legislation is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Visamast.wps
Antitrust in the US and Japan
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This 6 page paper contrasts US and Japanese antitrust and antimonopoly law, using recent cases, examining why monopoly positions are bad for the consumers. The paper includes the Toshiba Elevators, the Microsoft case and the case of Image Technical Services v. Kodak. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEantitr.rtf
Antitrust Law: History and Cases:
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This 7 page paper discusses Antitrust Law from several perspectives. History of Antitrust Law is discussed as is regulatory authorities, current legislation and historic cases. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: GSAntitr.rtf
Appealing Against an Unfair Statute or Unfair Implementation of a Statute
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This 9 page paper looks at a fictitious statute which has been applied unfairly by a commission set up under the act. The writer considers the way the use of judicial appeal in order to overcome the unfairness and problems with the way that legislation is being interpreted and enacted by the acting body. The paper is written with reference to English law. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEunfairst.rtf
Application of EU Competition Law
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This 10 page paper is written in two parts. The first part looks at Article 82, the old Article 86 and considers how this can be seen to encourage competition. The second part considers an Austrian wine maker who is exporting and facing barriers when exporting to other EU countries, such as an inspection charge to ensure there is no infestation and customs taxes. The bibliography cites 9 sources.
Filename: TEcompetition.rtf
Application of the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
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This 20 page paper considers a fictitious treaty between 4 states that are all party to the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, where 8 years after the treaty came into affect there are disagreements. One state is arguing that they were coerced into accepting the terms by the other states through the threat of economic sanction, and that it was a former government that ratified the treaty so it should be nullified, another believes that the state arguing this is creating a material breach, there are also arguments over reservations placed into the treaty by one of the states. The different issues are considered with reference to e convention. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEtreaties.rtf
Applications of the Classic Tests for a Just War
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This 5 page paper lists the classic tests for a just war then discusses those tests in regard to several international issues. An emphasis is made that issues must be evaluated within context and that the stamping out of evil and the promotion of good is of paramount concern. The problem that consistently emerges, however, is who is defining evil and who is defining good. Bibliography lists 3 sources
Filename: PPwarJustificationsTests1.rtf

