The LL.M. Thesis and Essay Series provides access to the theses and essays completed by LL.M. candidates at the University of Georgia School of Law. The LL.M. candidates produced a required thesis until 2007, with the thesis being replaced by an optional LL.M. Essay beginning in 2008. Each paper is a substantial work of legal research and analysis on a subject selected by the LL.M. student with guidance from the director of Graduate Legal Studies and a School of Law faculty member.

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Submissions from 2013

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Some Important Causes for Settlement in American Civil Litigation, Felipe Forte Cobo

Submissions from 2011

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TO REVEAL OR CONCEAL?—AN ISP’S DILEMMA, Presenting a New “Anonymous Public Concern Test” for Evaluating ISP Subpoenas in Online Defamation Suits, Cayce Myers

Submissions from 2008

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Infrastructure Development in Emerging Economies and the Roles Played by Multilateral Institutions, Amjad Ahasan Basheer

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Universal Human Rights and Threat to International Peace and Security: The United Nations' Obligation to Intervene, Godfrey Mhlanga

Submissions from 2007

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Applicable Law Provisions in International Uniform Commercial Law Conventions, Paolo E. Conci

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Licenses, Leases and Other Contractual Arrangements for the Exploration and Production of Petroleum A Comparative Study Between Nigeria and the United States, Omolara Elumelu

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Judicial Review of International Commercial Arbitral Awards by National Courts in the United States and India, Aparna D. JUJJAVARAPU

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Ethiopia's Sovereign Right of Access to the Sea under International Law, Abebe T. Kahsay

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Comfort Women: Human Rights of Women from Then to Present, Jinyang Koh

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Imports or Made-in-China: Comparison of Two Constitutional Cases in China and the United States, Xiao Li

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Taxing Emotional Distress Recoveries: Does Murphy Show the Way?, Kaushal P. Mahaseth

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The Land of the Free: Human Rights Violations at Immigration Detention Facilities in America, Caitlin J. Mitchel

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International Legal Standards Governing the Use of Child Soldiers, Dorcas B. Mulira

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Corporate Restrictions in Mexico and the United States, Dennis Rios

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Regulating Transnational Corporation for Environmental Damage, Sonal Sahu

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The Need for a Transnational Appellate Arbitral Review Body, Priya Sampath

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A Consumption Tax versus a Federal Income Tax in the United States, Shelly-Ann R. Tomlinson

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Financial Holding Company System and Relevant Legislation, Ye Wang

Submissions from 2006

The Hamburg Rules, Kweku G. Ainuson

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Tourism in Antarctica: History, Current Challenges and Proposals for Regulation, Juan Y. Harcha

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Reconsidering the Medical Expert Witness System, Yunwei Jiang

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A Comparative Study of the Legal Responses to Domestic Violence in the United States and Hungary, Adam Keri

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Enforcement of Human Rights under Regional Mechanisms: a Comparative Analysis, Fekadeselassie F. Kidanemariam

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Shareholders' Agreements in Close Corporations and Their Enforcement, Ricardo Molano Leon

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A Comparative Study on the Trade Barriers Regulation and Foreign Trade Barriers Investigation Rules, Junrong Song

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How to Deal with Multi-party Nominations of Arbitrators in International Commercial Arbitration - a Comparative Study of Appointment Procedures with Emphasis on U.S.-European Commerce between Private Entities, Marie-Beatrix Tupy

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Balancing Regulations and Incentives for Foreign Direct Investment: a Case Study of Mexico and Kazakhstan, Dauren B. Tynybekov

Submissions from 2005

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The Legality of Humanitarian Intervention, Eric Adjei

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A Comparative Assessment of U.S. Direct Investment in China and India, Kalpana Arjunan

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Pre-contractual Obligations in France and the United States, Florence Caterini

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Comparative Law: Alcohol, Drug Abuse & Jurisprudence from the United States to Korea, Hyun J. Cho

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Commercial Speech in the United States and Europe, Oxana Valeryevna Gassy-Wright

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Accountability of Transnational Corporations under International Standards, Lea Hanakova

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Protection of "Persona" in the EU and in the US: a Comparative Analysis, Anna E. Helling

Income Tax Preferences to Foreign Investment in China since the Late 1970s, Xiaoyang Hou

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Role of the World Bank and IMF in Issuing Loans to Russia: Responsibility, Tricks, Corruption, Mafia, and Important Use of Legal Enforcement, Elmira A. Makova

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Governance and Responsibility of Multinational Enterprises: the Use of Codes of Conduct and Litigation to Change Multinational Enterprises' Behavior, Maria Fernanda Matach

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Free Movement of Goods: a Comparative Analysis of the European Community Treaty and the North American Free Trade Agreement, Pedro A. Perichart

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The Drafting Process For a Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and Judgements with Special Consideration of Intellectual Property and E-Commerce, Knut Woestehoff

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The Drafting Process for a Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and Judgments with Special Consideration of Intellectual Property and E-commerce, Knut Woestehoff

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Trade-related Environmental Measures and GATT: the Conflict between Trade Libralization and Environmental Protection, Fang Zheng

Submissions from 2004

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The Question of Non-trade Issues in the WTO from a Developing Country Perspective, Cecilia Alzamora

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Cybercrime, Karissa Ayala

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Protection of Children from Exploitation in West Africa: Illusion or Reality?, Afua Brown-Eyeson

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Legal Structures of European Security and Defense Policy and War Powers under the U.S. Constitution, Heiko Buesing

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U.S. Antidumping Law and Practices against Korean Exports, Jinwook Choi

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Regulation of Hate Speech, Haiping Deng

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The Institutional Framework of the European Union for the Conduct of Foreign Affairs, Frederic Eggermont

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Comparison of New Zealand and United States Securities Markets through the Looking Glass of the Efficient Market Hypothesis, Carla Natalia Gargiulo

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Private Party Participation in the World Trade Organizations, Taehyung Im

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Issues Regarding the Most Effective Tool of U.S. Bankruptcy Law, Zeenat Kera

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Contracts and Electronic Agents, Sabrina Kis

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Historical Aspects of State Arbitration Policy, Elton R. Lanier

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Regulating Non-territorial Commercial Environments in Territorial-based Legal Systems, Pedro Martin G. Less Andrade

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Unilateral Refusals to Deal in Intellectual Property as Monopolistic Conduct, Bolanle Meshida

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Unilateral Refusals to Deal in Intellectual Property as Monopolistic Conduct, Bolanle Meshida

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Comparative Analysis of Federal Income Tax Imposed on U.S. C Corporations and Russian Joint Stock Companies, Alina Y. Mitskevich

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Legislation and Implementation of International Environmental Law by African Countries: a Case Study of Ghana, Brigitte L. Okley

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The Challenges of Tax Collection in Developing Economies (with Special Reference to India), Pramod K. Rai

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Family Businesses, Choices of Legal Entity, Martina L. Rojo

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Sound Record Producers' Rights and the Problem of Sound Recording Piracy, Stanislava N. Staykova

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The Change of Corporate Governance Structure in the United States and Taiwan, Yifan Tseng

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Fiduciary Duties of Directors in the Context of Going-private Transactions to the Minority Shareholders under Delaware Law, Yuan Wang

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Recognition and Enforcement of International Commercial Arbitration Awards, Shouhua Yu

Submissions from 2003

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Interim Measures in International Commercial Arbitration: Past, Present and Future, Sandeep Adhipathi

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Reservations, Human Rights Treaties in the 21st century: from Universality to Integrity, Pierrick Devidal

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Technological Advances Leading to the Diminishing of Privacy Rights, Anabelle Maria D'Souza

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Protection of Consumer Privacy in E-commerce, Choong L. Ha

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Mergers and Acquisitions in Europe: Analysis of EC Competition Regulations, YoungJun Lee

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Security Interests in Intellectual Property Rights: the Time Has Come for the Enactment of New Laws, Esteban Mazzucco

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The Convergence of Trade and Environment and the Relative Role of WTO, Xiaoxi Meng

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The Main Characteristics of State's Jurisdiction to Tax in International Dimension, Alfred Nizamiev

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U.S. Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries: a Case Study of Malaysia, Mexico and South Africa, Abenaa A. Oti-Prempeh

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Free movement of goods: A comparative analysis of the European community treaty and the north American free trade agreement, Pedro A. Perichart

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A Historical View of Intellectual Property Rights in the Palestinian Territories, Ihab G. Samaan

Submissions from 2002

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An Analysis of the Duty to Negotiate in Good Faith: Precontractual Liability and Preliminary Agreement, Aarti Arunachalam

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Multinational Corporations Facing the Varying Concepts of Jurisdiction : "forum non-conveniens", Contrasts between the Anglo-American and the European Law Systems, Sandrine Buttin

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Minority Shareholders and Oppression in Close Corporations: Contracting as an Effective Protection Device, Marcella Machado Carneiro

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Freedom of Speech, Cinema and Censorship: a Comparative Analysis of Issues of Freedom of Speech Violations as a Result of the Rating Regulation Authorities in the Motion Picture Industry in France and the United States, Stephanie Grenier

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International Corporate Governance Practices and Their Implications on Investors, Namwandi Hamanyanga

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Current Problems of International Taxation of Electronic Commerce, Nuran G. Kerimov

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An End to the Political Question Doctrine in Korea?: A Comparative Analysis, Myeong-Sik Kim

The Evolution of the Law's Treatment of the Confessions of Mentally Disabled Criminal Suspects, John E. Knight

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Public and Private Interests in Copyright Law: Creativity, Science and Democracy vs. Property and Market, Daryana I. Kotzeva

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The Intra-enterprise Conspiracy Doctrine as Applied to Affiliated Corporations under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, Michael B. Menz

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Privacy and Personal Data Protection in the Information Age: A Comparative Evaluation, Emeka B. Obasi

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The Right to Freedom of Religion vis a vis Religious Intolerance in the New Millennium, Buihe P. Okenu

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Conflict of Laws in the Enforcement of Foreign Awards and Foreign Judgments: the Public Policy Defense and Practice in U.S. Courts, Anupama Parameshwaran

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Balancing Interests: Statute of Limitations and Repose in Medical Malpractice Cases, Laurie L. Paterson

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A Comparison of Environmental Impact Assessment Process between the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) and the Basic Environmental Protection Act (BEPA), V An Rhee

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Offshore Investments, Ana Maura M. Safrin

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Lawyers' Value in Mergers and Acquisitions under the New World of Multidisciplinary Practices, Yunling Wu

Submissions from 2001

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FAIR USE AND THE DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION OF MUSIC - RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA v. NAPSTER, INC. (A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF A RESTRAINT ON COPYRIGHT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO), MICHELLE LISA ALEXANDER

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THE IMPACT OF MODERNIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT ON MUSLIM WOMEN IN EGYPT: A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE, MAZAHIR MUHAMMED ATA EL-SID

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David vs. Goliath (2001): An Analysis of the OECD Harmful Tax Competition Policy, Truman Butler

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Transfer Pricing: A Comparative Study of the French and U.S. Legal Systems, Valerie Ciancia

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REFORMING CHINA'S PARTNERSHIP LAW: ACHIEVEMENTS, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS, HONGBING FAN

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SHOULD AN EFFECTIVE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT HAVE PRIMACY OR BE COMPLEMENTARY TO NATIONAL COURTS? AN ANALYSIS OF CONCURRENT JURISDICTION IN THE AD HOC TRIBUNALS AND THE ROME STATUTE, GODWIN YENIKA FONYE

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Foreign Direct Investment in Colombia, Juliana Gomez

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LEGALIZE IT? -OSP AND PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK LIABILITY FOR ONLINE MUSIC COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND GERMANY, CHRISTIAN NILS JOCHEN ENGELHARDT