The city of Detroit in 2013 is confronted with a financial crisis so severe that municipal bankruptcy may be the only viable solution. Racial mistrust unfortunately structures the political communication between political leaders in Detroit, the suburbs, and the state. Amid this contentious...

This paper analyzes emergent U.S. bilateral trade and investment frameworks, specifically its Model Free Trade Agreement (“FTA”) and Model Bilateral Investment Treaty (“BIT”), with respect to labor provisions and relative enforcement mechanisms, which will likely be enveloped in any...

This paper discusses the appropriateness of making due diligence a binding obligation for human rights and labor rights. It examines the evolution of traditional soft law into hard law, with recent domestic legislation imposing civil liability for failure, and discusses “due diligence”...