Sitting, as it were, as an international as well as a domestic tribunal, we apply Federal law, state law, and international law, as the exigencies of the particular case may demand . . .[1] 1. INTRODUCTION The United States Supreme Court has heard 137 cases under its Original Jurisdiction.[2] Kansas v. Colorado… Read More
A shift in the use of water and other resources, from a policy or pattern of unchecked water use a few decades ago, to today’s era of water scarcity, has created a situation that has resulted in the potential for disputes over rivers worldwide. Some of these arguments include the decades-long dispute between Mexico and… Read More
In submitting their disputes over environmental harms to an international court or tribunal the parties to the row seek a remedy for the issue that triggered the action. Environmental disputes are a relatively recent class of cases that have been litigated in international courts. Indeed, it has only been over the past two decades that… Read More
People tend to behave in ways that they believe other people approve of, and avoid those behaviors they think others disapprove of. This normative social influence is based on the fundamental human need to be liked and accepted by others. Furthermore, people’s behavior can also be shaped by informational social influence.[1] Transnational law… Read More
From Denver.com Mexico, US agree on Colorado River allotments The Associated Press Posted: 12/20/2010 04:19:31 PM MST Updated: 12/20/2010 04:20:48 PM MST MEXICO CITY—U.S. and Mexican officials reached a deal Monday for Mexico to defer part of its water allotment from the Colorado River until 2014 while farmers in the Mexicali area repair irrigation networks… Read More