This page contains briefs filed in recent cases of interest to the bar and the most recent winning papers in the Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition.
The Customs and
International Trade Bar Association (CITBA) and Brooklyn Law School (BLS)
sponsor this annual Writing Competition to encourage law students who are
interested in careers in customs and international trade law. The competition
honors the memory of Andrew Vance, past president of CITBA and a distinguished
practitioner and public servant. Entrants
must be currently enrolled in a JD or LLM program at any of the nation's law
schools.
Waggoner, Justin M. (2007, First Prize) Acquiring a European Taste for Geographical Indications
Canizares, Alex O., (2006, First Prize) Is Charming Betsy Losing Her Charm? Construing U.S. International Trade Statutes Consistently with International Law and Chevron [An abstract of Mr. Canizares' paper can be found here. A link to the cite where it is to be published will be included in the near future.]
Broome, Stephen A., (2006, Second Prize) Conflicting Obligations For Oil Exporting Nations?: Satisfying The Membership Requirements Of Both OPEC and the WTO
Athanasakou, Konstantina, (2005, First Prize) Why Invoking The SCM Agreement May Not Be A Good Response To Chinese Textiles, 4 Loy. U. Chi. Int'l L. Rev. 281 (2006)
Smith, Derek (Yale Law School), (2005, Second Prize) Establishing a Global Quarantine Against Weapons of Mass Destruction
DiLascio,
Tracey (Boston University Law School), (2004, First Prize)How Safe is the Safe Harbor? U.S. and E.U. Data Privacy Law and the
Enforcement of the FTC痴 Safe Harbor Program, ___ Boston. L. Rev. ___ (2005)
Emslie,
John J. (Brooklyn Law School), (2004, Second Prize)
Labeling Programs As A Reasonably Available Least Restrictive Trade Measure
Under Article XX痴 Nexus Requirement by, 30 Brook. J. Int値 L.
___ (2005)
Ford, Rosemary (University of Pennsylvania School of Law), (2001,
FirstPrize)
Carousel Sanctions: A Roundabout Way to Force Compliance
With World Trade Organization Decisions,
27 Brook. J. Int値 L. 543 (2002).http://www.brooklaw.edu/students/journals/bjil/bjil27ii.php
Gong,
Hongliu (Golden Gate University School of Law), (2001, Second Prize)
Legal Strategies for Challenging Current EU Antidumping Campaign Against Imports
From China: A Chinese Perspective,
27 Brook. J. Int値 L. 575 (2002).
http://www.brooklaw.edu/students/journals/bjil/bjil27ii.php
Hicks,
J. Noelle (University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law), (2002, First
Prize)
Facilitating International Trade: The United States Needs Federal Legislation
Governing the Enforcement of Foreign Judgments,
28 Brook. J. Int値 L. 155 (2002).
http://www.brooklaw.edu/students/journals/bjil/bjil28i.php
Leicht,Chad
(Stanford Law School), (2003, Second Prize)
Air Wars Trade Laws and the Battle for Dominance in the Aircraft Industry (unpublished)
Minella,
Nicholas J (Brooklyn Law School), Comment, (2002, Second Prize)
Motives and Consequences of the FSC Dispute: Recent Salvo In A Long Standing
Trade War or Fashioning A Bargaining Chip?,
27 Brook. J. Int値 L. 1065
(2002).
Moisant, Jay P. (Oklahoma City University Law School),
(1999, Second Prize)
Addressing the Grey Market - What the Supreme Court Should Have Done, 25 Brook.
J. Int値 L. 639 (1999).
Monte, Mark J. (Brooklyn Law School), (2000, Second
Prize)
How Corporate Factory/Supplier Monitoring Programs Succeed in Curbing AbusiveASweatshop,
26 Brook. J. Int値 L. 1125
(2001).
Renaud, John Robert (Emory University School of Law),
(2000, First Prize)
Can稚 Get There From Here: How NAFTA and GATT Have Reduced Protection for
Geographical Trademarks, 26 Brook. J.
Int値 L. 1097 (2001).
Siprut,
Joseph J. (Northwestern University School of Law), (2003, First
Prize)
Rational Irrationality: Why Playing The World Trade Organization as a Scapegoat
Reduces the Social Costs of Armchair Economics, 29
Brook. J. Int値 L. 709 (2004). http://www.brooklaw.edu/students/journals/bjil/bjil29ii.php
Slater, Scott S.(University of Pittsburgh School of
Law), (1999, First Prize)
Overcome By Hardship: The
Inapplicability of the UNIDROIT Principles= Hardship Provisions to CISG, 12 Fla.
J. Int値 L. 231 (1998).