Part I of this thesis explores the interrelationship between the law of privacy and the technology of surveillance by satellite. International, United States and Canadian laws are examined leading to the conclusion that governmental agencies are more likely than private entities to be restricted in their attempt to violate the right of privacy of their nationals. Part II examines protection of data generated by remote sensing satellites in international treaties and in United States and Canadian legislations. It appears that neither copyright laws of Canada and the United States nor treaties provide adequate protection for unenhanced data obtained by satellite. This inquiry suggests that such protection will probably be accorded to enhanced data gathered by satellite.

The author's goal is to illuminate the current business legislation in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) through a comparison of three countries from the region, namely, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. / The present study is divided into four parts. The first part states the thesis itself, the goals, and the structure of the discussion. / The second part provides the basic premises of the analysis, with emphasis on the current data on foreign investment in the three countries. / The third part presents the core of the comparative study and deals with the following issues: basic foreign investment laws, including corporate laws, property rights of foreign persons, currency regimes. Among other important aspects, attention is paid to the following subjects: general treatment of FDI, foreign investment in corporate capital, branches of transnational corporations, forms of FDI, special procedures for banking and insurance, closed sectors for FDI, financing of investment, incentives of FDI, domestic and international guarantees for FDI etc. The set of criteria used to assess the compared legislation focuses primarily on the essential features of that legislation. This narrow approach is expedient in terms of the huge area that relates to foreign investment. / The final part uses the findings of the comparative study of the relevant legislation in order to determine the reasons for the lagging interest of foreign investors in Bulgaria. These reasons are found not to be due to any deep-seated differences in the pertinent legislation, but rather to some other factors, such as historical, socio-cultural, and geopolitical. / The law in the present work is stated as of 1 January 1994. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)

Along with international trade, foreign direct investment (FDI) has been the engine driving the current economic globalization of the world economy. The growth rate of FDI, which exceeded that of international trade and world output throughout the 1990s, raises important questions regarding the value of FDI to developing countries as host countries to FDI and the role it can play in their development. / In an attempt to answer these questions, this thesis tackles the main issues underlining FDI and developing countries. After analysing the pros and cons of FDI for developing countries and other interested parties, this thesis scrutinizes the regulation of FDI as a means to balance the interests of the concerned parties, giving an assessment of the balance of interests in some existing and potential FDI regulations. Furthermore, this thesis highlights the case against the deregulation of FDI and its consequences for developing countries. It concludes by formulating regulatory FDI guidelines for developing.

Depending on the legal tradition one belongs to, the price is or is not a material term of contract. In American law, the Uniform Commercial Code expressly authorizes the open price contract. On the contrary, the French Civil Code forbids it and renders such a contract void for indefiniteness. This situation does not favor the international relations since, in many cases, the national courts seized read the international contract or law through the lenses of domestic law or principles. / To avoid these consequences, a great harmonization has been undertaken since 1929. This effort resulted first in the adoption of the articles 14 and 55 of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. However, these articles conflict with one another and this results in several possible interpretation by the national courts. / A work of harmonization has been completed since then by UNIDROIT and resulted in the adoption of the General Principles of International Commercial Contracts. / The purpose of this thesis is to criticize the open price system adopted by UNIDROIT and analyse the future of such a principle in the international and national settings. / Because of their extreme divergence this study will compare the Uniform Commercial Code's open price system and the French civil code.

The assessment of benefits and costs in determining national and international aviation policy by the developing countries differs markedly from that used for advanced countries. / The treatment of the subject matter begins in Chapter I with an overview of the aviation industry and its financing Historical Review. Chapter II deals with the problem of recognition of title and security rights in aircraft under international law. Chapter III contains a detailed consideration of the types of commonly used security instruments in aircraft financing. Chapter IV sets out an overview of financing in developing countries, Chapter V contains a study of the various problems facing the asset financing of aircraft in the Third World and possible solutions. / In the last three chapters, emphasis will be placed on regional aviation issues.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northeastern University, 2006. / (UnM)AAI3213998. Adviser: Amilcar Antonio Barreto. Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-04, Section: A, page: 1523.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Political Science, 2007. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 68-10, Section: A, page: 4469. Adviser: Karen Rasler. Title from dissertation home page (viewed May 20, 2008).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 68-11, Section: A, page: 4847. Adviser: Paul F. Diehl. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 234-247) Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, 2008. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Jul 23, 2009). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-11, Section: A, page: 4497. Adviser: Evan J. Ringquist.