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Competing for Capital: The Diffusion of Bilateral Investment Treaties, 1960–2000 by Elkins, Zachary, Guzman, Andrew T., Simmons, Beth A.

“…Over the past forty-five years, bilateral investment treaties (BITs) have become the most important international legal mechanism for the encouragement and…”
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A Compliance-Based Theory of International Law by Guzman, Andrew T.

“…This Article examines international law from the perspective of compliance. It puts forward a theory of international law in which compliance comes about in a…”
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Human Rights Backsliding by Guzman, Andrew T., Linos, Katerina

“…Human rights advocates and international lawyers view international agreements and other international norms as important tools to improve human rights around…”
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The design of international agreements by Guzman, Andrew T.

“…Reasons why states decline to make international agreements more credible and binding and thus more difficult to be violated - reasons why states do not…”
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Power Plays and Capacity Constraints: The Selection of Defendants in World Trade Organization Disputes by Guzman, Andrew T., Simmons, Beth A.

“…This paper examines the relationship between the wealth and power of states and their ability to participate fully within the World Trade Organization's system…”
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Some ways that theories on customary international law fail: A reply to Laszlo Blutman by Guzman, A. T., Hsiang, J.

“…This brief comment seeks to clarify a foundational concept inherent in any discussion of customary international law (CIL): consent. Any serious attempt to…”
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The Myth of International Delegation by Guzman, Andrew T., Landsidle, Jennifer

“…We live in a world of sovereign states that lacks a supra-national government. One consequence of this reality is that states must find ways to manage their…”
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Keeping Imports Safe: A Proposal for Discriminatory Regulation of International Trade by Bamberger, Kenneth A., Guzman, Andrew T.

“…In September 2007, Chicago area toy company RC2 Corporation announced a recall of Thomas the Tank Engine wooden railway toys manufactured in China. The recall,…”
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International Tribunals: A Rational Choice Analysis by Guzman, Andrew T.

“…In well-functioning domestic legal systems, courts provide a mechanism through which commitments and obligations are enforced. A party that fails to honor its…”
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Import Safety: Regulatory Governance in the Global Economy by Cary Coglianese, Adam M. Finkel, David Zaring, Cary Coglianese, Adam M. Finkel, David Zaring

“…On World Food Day in October 2008, former president Bill Clinton finally accepted decade-old criticism directed at his administration's pursuit of free-trade…”
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Trade, Labor, Legitimacy by Guzman, Andrew T.

“…The World Trade Organization ("WTO") has little to say about labor practices and workers' rights. It has no committee or working group on trade and labor, no…”
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Determining the appropriate standard of review in WTO disputes by Andrew T Guzman

“…The phrase "standard of review," when used in domestic law, normally refers to the aggressiveness with which an appellate court will review a lower court's…”
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An Economic Analysis of Transnational Bankruptcies by Bebchuk, Lucian Arye, Guzman, Andrew T.

“…This paper analyzes the effects of the legal rules governing transnational bankruptcies. We compare a regime of “territoriality”—in which assets are…”
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Global Governance and the WTO by Guzman, Andrew T

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How international law works: introduction by Guzman, Andrew T.

“…Symposium on Andrew Guzman's How International Law Works…”
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Choice of law: New foundations by Guzman, Andrew T

“…Guzman discusses the development of a new foundation for choice-of-law scholarship. He calls into question many of the most fundamental views of choice-of-law…”
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The Cost of Credibility: Explaining Resistance to Interstate Dispute Resolution Mechanisms by Guzman, Andrew T.

“…This paper explains why the use of mandatory dispute resolution clauses is the exception rather than the rule in international agreements. On one hand, these…”
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How international law works: a response to commentators by Guzman, Andrew T.

“…Symposium on Andrew Guzman's How International Law Works…”
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Is international antitrust possible? by Guzman, Andrew T

“…The economic incentives countries face in selecting an antitrust policy are examined in a study. National policies are shown to be different from an optimal…”
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International Bankruptcy: In Defense of Universalism by Guzman, Andrew T.

“…The treatment of transnational bankruptcy is discussed. In simplified terms, 2 polar approaches to the adjudication of international insolvencies exist:…”
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