Thursday, December 10, 2015

New Issue: Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The latest issue of the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law (Vol. 48, no. 4, October 2015) is out. Contents include:
  • Symposium: This Is Not a Drill: Confronting Legal Issues in the Wake of International Disasters
    • E. Katchka, Challenges for “Affected States” in Accepting International Disaster Aid: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
    • Arnold N. Pronto, Understanding the Hard/Soft Distinction in International Law
    • Kirsten Nakjavani Bookmiller, Professional Standards and Legal Standard Setting: INSARAG, FMTs, and International Disaster Relief Volunteers
    • Nathan E. Clark, Imagery and Expectations for International Disaster Response
    • Anastasia Telesetsky, Beyond Voluntary Corporate Social Responsibility: Corporate Human Rights Obligations to Prevent Disasters and to Provide Temporary Emergency Relief
    • Giulio Bartolini, Attribution of Conduct and Liability Issues Arising from International Disaster Relief Missions: Theoretical and Pragmatic Approaches to Guaranteeing Accountability
    • Emily Hammond, Nuclear Power, Risk, and Retroactivity
    • Lincoln L. Davies & Alexis Jones, Fukushima’s Shadow
    • Joseph P. Tomain, The Democratization of Energy