Executive Summary The paper analyzes the process of resolving interstate water disputes. Indian water-dispute settlement mechanisms are ambiguous and opaque. A cooperative bargaining framework suggests that water can be shared efficiently, with compensating transfers as necessary, if initial water rights are well-defined, and if institutions to facilitate and implement cooperative agreements ar...

In Japan, disputes over highway projects from residents are now drawing more attention than ever. However, these disputes are rarely resolved through conventional processes using the decide-announce-defend approach. In many cases, dissatisfied opponents try to impede their implementation through litigation and physical obstruction. In the United States, oppositions against interstate highway pr...

In everyday disputes, and especially political disputes, people often use analogical arguments to support their views. For example, many of the arguments about the War in Iraq were regularly bolstered by analogical comparisons to WWII and Vietnam. Though logic and philosophy has always viewed analogical argumentation as suspect, analogical thinking has recently been studied and modelled extensi...

the variety of issues posed by the internet today cannot be easily neglected by jurists and politicians. these are problems that the international community has no other way but to find appropriate solutions to. the first and most important issue faced in relation to the internet, is the problem of internet governance. the internet is currently managed by the icann, an american company and the ...

Disputes between those holding differing political views are ubiquitous and deep-seated, and they often follow common, recognizable lines. The supporters of tradition and stability, sometimes referred to as conservatives, do battle with the supporters of innovation and reform, sometimes referred to as liberals. Understanding the correlates of those distinct political orientations is probably a ...

Perhaps the most striking feature of the subject of politics is how prone it is to disagreement—only religion and morality rival politics as a source of disagreement. There are three main features of political disagreements I want to point out: (i) They are very widespread. It isn’t just a few people disagreeing about a few issues; rather, any two randomly-chosen people are likely to disagree a...

Do political tensions harm economic relations? Theories claim that trade prevents war and political relations motivate trade, but less is known about whether smaller shifts in political relations impact economic exchange. Looking at two major economies, we show that negative events have not hurt U.S. or Japanese trade or investment flows. We then examine specific incidents of tensions in U.S.-F...

 Relations between the third world countries in different parts of Asia and Africa during the 19th and 20th centuries, to a great extent, were influenced by the presence and policies of colonial powers. Thus, for a better understanding of roots of disputes and issues existing between these countries concerning frontiers, disputed Islands, political and prejudicial tensions, we need to study pas...

Constitution. UNDERSTANDING RLUIPA CLAIMS: THE LEGAL, POLITICAL, AND SOCIAL LANDSCAPE Local government officials need to understand that the “landscape” they will have to navigate when seeking to avoid a RLUIPA claim has legal, political, and social dimensions. Legally, RLUIPA claims occupy a middle ground between challenges to land use regulations in which government is presumed to have acted ...

Introduction One purpose of public schools in the United States is to foster democratic citizenship. On this basic purpose progressives and conservatives agree, although there is great disagreement regarding what type of citizenship should be encouraged as well as what types of activities will promote or foster citizenship. It is in part this politically charged nature of public schools that ma...