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The roots of the Rohingya's tragedy go back to British rule in nineteenth-century Burma. Never accepted as equal citizens, they are now at the mercy of global powers intent on a new Great Game.

Discussions have begun in the WTO on investment facilitation. This Perspective questions the purpose of "top-down" multilateral binding rules on investment facilitation and suggests that the current proposals are far detached from ground realities.

Too often the commander overly concerns himself with the secondary and tertiary rules and regulations of middle management and overlooks the primary authority on which to base his actions and responsibilities—the PUBLIC LAW.

In December 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed US net neutrality regulation. The author discusses the meaning and importance of net neutrality, the FCC's prior net neutrality rules and the implications of their repeal.

The resurrected and renamed TPP, or the CPTPP, is a "high quality agreement" in terms of content and economic impacts. The ratification rule has been revised, which should facilitate the signing of the final agreement.

Much of the existing investment climate literature promotes a rule-based 'good governance'approach, in which less advanced economies are advised to adopt orthodox, OECD-type practices in order to facilitate higher investment and growth. Although credible

Much of the existing investment climate literature promotes a rule-based 'good governance'approach, in which less advanced economies are advised to adopt orthodox, OECD-type practices in order to facilitate higher investment and growth. Although credible

This executive order by Governor Mark Sanford suspends the federal rules and regulations that limit the hours operators of commercial vehicles may drive, in order to ensure the uninterrupted supply of fuel throughout South Carolina.

This article examines how interest rates should have been changed in response to the commodity price shock and the credit crunch under different assumptions for the decision rules that might be used by central banks.

The history of post-independent Burma is characterised by numerous conflicts in this extraordinarily heterogeneous country. Since military rule began in 1962 Burma has witnessed gross human rights abuses & massive displacement. Adapted from the source document.

Do Chinese workers, after three decades of central planning typically seek the same job security, egalitarian compensation, participation in decision-making, rule enforcement, factory welfare, etc., that their counterparts around the world demand. (CIJ/DÜI)

Argues that US military trials for suspected terrorists undermine the rule of law and do not provide credible justice; focus on Al Qaeda, Zacarias Moussaoui, and detainees on Guantánamo since Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.