Month: February 2025

“An Autonomy Theory of Consumer Protection Law“Kelvin KwokAntitrust Law Journal, Volume 86, Issue 2 (2024) pp. 411-472Published online: December 2024 Abstract: This article sets forth a new autonomy theory of consumer protection law (CPL), drawing on Joseph Raz’s framework on personal autonomy and explicating the relationship between CPL interventions and the independence, rationality, and opportunity … Read more

“Baseline Preservation as a Response to Sea-Level Rise“Massimo LandoOcean Development & International LawPublished online: January 2025 Abstract: To combat the adverse effects of climate-change-driven sea-level rise, an increasing number of states have started preserving baselines. In this context, preservation means making baselines permanent despite changes to the coastline resulting from sea-level rise. In 2023, the … Read more

This February, Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund is honored to shine a spotlight on Carole Hadlock, our Volunteer of the Month. Carole has supported the mission for three years while living in another state! Out of Mesa, Arizona, she interviews applicants via phone and Zoom, updates email contact lists, organizes internal data, and so much … Read more

This February, Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund is honored to shine a spotlight on Carole Hadlock, our Volunteer of the Month. Carole has supported the mission for three years while living in another state! Out of Mesa, Arizona, she interviews applicants via phone and Zoom, updates email contact lists, organizes internal data, and so much … Read more

Digital Finance and Regulatory Competition: Regulating Distributed Ledger Technology-Based Financial Products and ServicesLucien J. van Romburg (PhD 2023)Wolters KluwerPublication date: 18 November 2024 Overview: This is a book addressing the question of whether the world’s leading financial centres – Hong Kong, London, and New York – engaged in regulatory competition with one another through their formulation … Read more

“Bigtechs and the Emergence of New Systemically Important Financial Institutions: Lessons from the Chinese Experience“Christine M. Wang, Douglas W. ArnerEmory International Law Review (Vol. 39,  Iss. 1 (2024))Published online: December 2024 Abstract: Over the past two decades, the emergence of giant technology firms (Bigtechs) has disrupted the traditional way that financial markets operate. These technology giants … Read more