Library: A Round-up of Reading

May 12, 2008 at 10:18 am | Posted in Library | Comments Off

Articles
Journal of Air Law & Commerce v. 73 (Winter 2008):

ARTICLES

CIVIL AVIATION IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—SOME LEGAL AND COMMERCIAL PERSPECTIVES – Ruwantissa Abeyratne

INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION: THE U.S. JURISDICTION TO PRESCRIBE AND THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS – Allan I. Mendelsohn

SPACE SETTLEMENTS, PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND INTERNATIONAL LAW: COULD A LUNAR SETTLEMENT CLAIM THE LUNAR REAL ESTATE IT NEEDS TO SURVIVE? – Alan Wasser, Douglas Jobes

BOOK REVIEW
MARTIN BARTLIK: THE IMPACT OF EU LAW ON THE REGULATION OF INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION (2007 ASHGATE; ISBN 978-0-7546-4951-9) – Dr. Ronald Schmid

CASE NOTES
WHO SIGNS THE CHECKS? GROFF V. UNITED STATES – Dustin Appel
*Winner of the Journal of Air Law & Commerce 2007-2008 Best Case Note

TRADEMARK LAW—DETERMINING A LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION—THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IMPROPERLY DENIES PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION DUE TO ITS MISCONSTRUCTION OF THE RELEVANT STANDARD AND MISAPPLICATION OF THE POLAROID FACTORS – Johnson Kuncheria

PRODUCTS LIABILITY IN MARITIME LAW: A COURT’S REFUSAL TO IMPOSE LIABILITY ON A MANUFACTURER FOR FAILURE TO WARN OF POST-SALE DEFECTS WHERE THE INJURY SUFFERED WAS PURELY ECONOMIC – Katharine Lavalley

LABOR LAW—TENTH CIRCUIT MISPERCEIVES AND MISAPPLIES THE PURPOSES OF THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE A CT, A DECISION LEAVING AIRLINE PILOTS WITHOUT THE ACT’S PROTECTIONS: KNAPP V. AMERICA WEST AIRLINES, INC. – Jeff Orkin

FOURTH AMENDMENT—THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT ALLOWS THE GOVERNMENT TO READ INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL ABSENT A WARRANT: UNITED STATES V. SELJAN – Nicole Tong

INDEX
FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE INDEX

Brian F. Havel, “US / EU OPEN SKIES NEGOTIATIONS:THE SECOND STAGE BEGINS,” International Air Transport Association’s eAnalyst.

Ruwantissa Abeyratne, Ground Handling Services at Airports as a Trade Barrier, 42 Journal of World Trade Law _ (2008).

John R. Crook, Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law: U.S.-European Agreement on U.S. Access to Airline Passenger Data, 101 American Journal of International Law 878 (2008).

Testimony
Statement of Dan Elwell, Assistant Administrator for Aviation Policy, Planning, and Environment – Before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Aviation on Aviation Emissions

Aviation and the Environment: NextGen and Research and Development Are Keys to Reducing Emissions and Their Impact on Health and Climate. GAO-08-706T, May 6

Reauthorizing the Vision for Space Exploration – Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation – Statements
Hearing Webcast

Mr. Eugene F. Kranz – Advisory Board Member, Coalition for Space Exploration

Dr. Joan Johnson-Freese – Chairman, National Security Decision Making Department, U.S. Naval War College

Dr. Frederick A. Tarantino – President, Universities Space Research Association

Major General Robert S. Dickman USAF (Retired) – Executive Director, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Mr. George T. Whitesides – Executive Director, National Space Society

Blogs
Some Food For Thought – Space Politics

Last chance for salvaging the MDA sale – Space Politics

Aircraft Subsidy Wars – International Economic Law and Policy Blog

Briefs: Carnival of Space; Space Law degree; Space yo-yo exerciser – Hobby Space