Jurisdiction agreements: exclusive, optional and asymmetrical

Exclusive juvenile jurisdiction to authorize sterilization of incompetent minors.

Contractual signaling, relationship-specific investment and exclusive agreements

I analyze a simple model of hold-up with asymmetric information at the contracting stage. I show that contractual signalling and e¢ ciency of investment can con‡ict if only quantity is contractible. This is because contracted quantity encourages investment in the relationship but also signals information. This con‡ict generates ine¢ cient equilibria in terms of investment. Contracting on exclus...

study of conflicts of jurisdiction between the world trade organization and regional trade agreements.

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Asymmetrical Interactions and Asymmetrical Constraints

The three approaches to too-many-solutions problems discussed in the previous chapter do not treat them as symptomatic of significant generalizations about input-output mappings rather than outputs. Because this systematic challenge to OT is not recognized, previous attacks on these problems, apart from de Lacy's general proposal, see them as an assortment of individual difficult cases and anal...

Jurisdiction over E Commerce

Expansion of business onto the Internet crosses national borders and creates uncertainty as to the propriety of jurisdiction by the courts of nations and their internal political units. Analysis of jurisdiction in United States law reveals that traditional rules provide guidance for resolving the question of constitutional jurisdiction in cases that cross geopolitical lines.