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Economic Development
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Land Use Prof Blog
NY Court of Appeals decides Columbia U. Eminent Domain case
The New York Court of Appeals today handed down its decision in Kaur v. New York State Urban Development Corp., the challenge to the government's use of eminent domain in…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Grant Miller on the Effects of Family Planning in Colombia
Grant Miller (Stanford University School of Medicine) has posted Contraception as Development? New Evidence from Family Planning in Colombia on SSRN. Here is the abstract: There has been considerable debate…
Land Use Prof Blog
Agutu on Title Registration and Land Law in Kenya
Omolo Joseph Agutu (LL.M. Student, National University of Singapore) has posted Linking Title Registration in Kenya to Vision 2030: The Need for Review of Land Law. The abstract:This paper argues…
International Law Prof Blog
Estimated $1 Trillion (!!!) in Mineral Deposits Discovered in Afghanistan
The New York Times reports that the United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan. These deposits show mineral resources far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Global Remittances Guide
Did you know that in seven countries - Tajikistan, Tonga, Moldova, Kyrgyz Republic, Lesotho, Samoa, and Lebanon - remittances equaled more than 25 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Help Wanted – Business Law Clinic Prof
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
The University of New Mexico School of Law invites applicationsfor a faculty position beginning in the fall of 2011, teaching in UNM'sBusiness and Tax Clinic. The Business and Tax Clinic…
International Law Prof Blog
EU Provides Ukraine with To-Do List for Closer Relations
The European Union (EU) recently provided Ukraine with a "honey do" list of 18 tasks if Ukraine wishes to have a closer relationship with the EU and eventually become an EU member. Ukraine is already a priority partner…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Arizona Lesson: We Need To Address Mexico’s Economy as Part of Reform
The craziness in Arizona evoked harsh criticism from President Obama and his renewed commitment to comprehensive immigration reform. The White House announcement that it wants to tackle comprehensive immigration reform…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Orland Park Case Raises Serious Issues
Orland Park Prairie Orland Park will learn no later than April 26 whether nearly four years of Village Board executive session minutes can be viewed by the defendants in the…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Implications of Economic Development in Urban Areas
Urban Land Institute Detroit