Canada's secret constitution: the implications of North America's grand bargain.
In 2003, CANADIANS ARE BEING EXPOSED TO A VIGOROUS DEBATE about their future in a North America in which their economy has become irrevocably integrated but their participation is held hostage to the U.S. administration's fixation with homeland security. One pole, represented by those who find a voice in...

Interview with the Canadian and American Ambassadors.
The United States and Canada share not only a long border but their histories, economies, societies and interests are intertwined. At the centre of the relationship are the Ambassadors of the two countries, David H. Wilkins and Michael Wilson. They were interviewed separately in January 2008. Their thoughts on...

Burgeoning Sino-Thai relations: heightening cooperation, sustaining economic security.
Sino-Thai bilateral relations during the Cold War were formed out of mutual concerns over security issues. Now they have entered an era of long-term economic partnership. The political and economic desires of both countries appear to be mutually beneficial. The China-ASEAN FTA, in particular, is fostering strong trade ties....

Democracy or corporate rule?
One of my favorite quotes from Noam Chomsky is "People don't know what is happening, and they don't even know that they don't know." Nowhere is this more evident than in the attempt by corporations to make the rules by which we live. With their host governments,...

Regional trade and the environment: European lessons for North America.
INTRODUCTION Regional economic integration has become an increasingly important policy issue in international trade. Although its formal origins can be traced back to the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952, it was not until the mid-1980s that regional integration activities increased significantly.(1) Three...

Return of the son of NAFTA: the Central American Free Trade Agreement is a sequel that's really scary.
IF YOUR YOUTH WAS, LIKE MINE, FOOLISHLY SQUANDERED in front of the boob tube after school--in the era just before reruns ruined afternoon television--you got to see some of early Hollywood's great and not-so-great films. You probably even got a chance to experience that first, pretty scary version of...

International investment instruments; a compendium; v.13.
9211126649 International investment instruments; a compendium; v.13. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Division on Investment, Technology and Enterprise Development. United Nations Publications 2005 320 pages $70.00 Paperback HF1372 Presented...

Beyond the World Trade Organization.
The protest in Seattle against the latest round of global trade negotiations draws attention yet again to the prime importance of trade in the current world situation, and more generally, to the whole phenomenon of "globalization" of which trade is an emblem. Certainly, the main body of ruling elites...

A bold remedy to a grave threat: because the 14th Amendment's original intent has been ignored and the amendment has been used to grant citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants, Congress needs to clarify the meaning of the amendment's language.
Drafters of constitutional texts, be they members of the constitutional convention in 1787 or members of Congress who craft a constitutional amendment, cannot always foresee all of the nuances of governmental mismanagement and malfeasance that may follow their creations. Examples abound, especially with the 14th Amendment. It was ratified...

Globalization and Canadian federalism: implications of the NAFTA's investment rules.
Globalization is a theory blind to federalism. In this Note, the authors consider the implications of globalization for Canadian federalism by exploring the implications of the investment protection provisions of Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement ("NAFTA"). After exploring the theoretical foundations of globalization,...