Nationbuilders in less developed countries need to understand how Western legal systems with "property" at their center have materially accounted for Western prosperity and liberty, but legal definitions of property are so abstruse that explication of this vital concept is made difficult. This...

This article presents a contract negotiation exercise is designed to facilitate students’ learning international contracts for the sale of goods, including considering all of the issues that might arise from the factory to the playroom. In this exercise, buyers from Mattel design an 'action...

As evidenced by widely adopted international agreements, treaties and conventions, the law of nations encompasses core labor rights. This paper advocates for the use of the Alien Tort Claims Act as a way of raising international labor standards, while also acknowledging its limitations. Part I...