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Rebecca L. Goldberg NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH: PATERNALISM, POVERTY, AND FOOD JUSTICE 24 Stanford Law and Policy Review 35 (2013) Two recent, controversial policy initiatives have revealed conflicts among three groups that take an interest in the eating habits of the poor: anti-hunger advocates, anti-obesity advocates, and food justice advocates. These initiatives--Los Angeles's zoning ordinance banning new fast food restaurants in one low-income neighborhood and New York... 2013
Eve Kerber SECURING FOOD JUSTICE, SOVEREIGNTY & SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FACE OF THE FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT (FSMA) 11 Seattle Journal for Social Justice 1271 (Spring, 2013) The laws we write, the goals we pursue, and the choices we make determine the health of the food system we create. Food sovereignty and sustainability are not ideas that legislation enacts for us--they are ideas we must demand through processes that consider the public's opinions. This article suggests that the public should utilize the... 2013
Emily Broad Leib THE FORGOTTEN HALF OF FOOD SYSTEM REFORM: USING FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL LAW TO FOSTER HEALTHY FOOD PRODUCTION 9 Journal of Food Law & Policy 17 (Spring 2013) I. Introduction. 18 II. Background: The Food System and the Obesity Crisis. 20 III. Two Main Responses. 25 A . Option 1: Reforming the Industrial System. 26 B . Option 2: Improving Viability of the Alternative Food System. 31 1. Demand for Healthy Food is Increasing, yet too little of Our current production focuses on specialty crops. 34 2.... 2013
Smita Narula THE GLOBAL LAND RUSH: MARKETS, RIGHTS, AND THE POLITICS OF FOOD 49 Stanford Journal of International Law 101 (Winter 2013) In the past five years, interest in purchasing and leasing agricultural land in developing countries has skyrocketed. This trend, which was facilitated by the 2008 food crisis, is led by state and private investors, both domestic and foreign. Investors are responding to a variety of global forces: Some are securing their own food supply, while... 2013
Lori Beail-Farkas THE HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER AND SANITATION: CONTEXT, CONTOURS, AND ENFORCEMENT PROSPECTS 30 Wisconsin International Law Journal 761 (Winter, 2013) The roots of the human right to water and sanitation date back to ancient times when concepts of community governed water use. Since then, the right has evolved alongside cultural and religious traditions, evolving social norms, and the law. The right to water and sanitation has been brought increasingly to the forefront of international human... 2013
Emily M. Thor THE HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER IN THE UNITED STATES: WHY SO DANGEROUS? 26 Pacific McGeorge Global Business & Development Law Journal 315 (2013) I. Introduction. 315 II. The International Human Right to Water. 317 A. Recognition of this Right by the United Nations. 317 B. The Perspective of the United States. 319 C. Private Sector Involvement. 321 III. The Human Right to Water in the United States. 324 IV. The Human Right to Water in Africa. 329 A. Nigeria. 330 B. South Africa. 333 V. Is... 2013
Rhett B. Larson THE NEW RIGHT IN WATER 70 Washington and Lee Law Review 2181 (Fall, 2013) This Article divides all rights into two broad categories-provision rights and participation rights. With a provision right, the government makes substantive guarantees to provide some minimum quantity and quality of a good or service. With a participation right, the government is legally proscribed from interfering with an individual citizen's... 2013
Andrea Freeman THE UNBEARABLE WHITENESS OF MILK: FOOD OPPRESSION AND THE USDA 3 UC Irvine Law Review 1251 (December, 2013) Introduction. 1251 I. Food Oppression. 1254 II. Milk Does a Body Good?. 1257 III. Structural and Cultural Analysis of the USDA's Promotion of the Dairy Industry. 1263 A. Structural Analysis. 1263 1. Challenges Facing the USDA as a Multi-Role Agency. 1263 2. Federal Dietary Guidelines. 1264 3. Distribution. 1266 B. Cultural Analysis. 1268 1.... 2013
Aaron Culp WATER CAN BE FOR DRINKING AGAIN: ECONOMIC AND COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS TO A TEXAS WATER FIGHT 45 Saint Mary's Law Journal 103 (2013) I. Introduction. 104 II. Legal Background. 107 A. The Texas Constitution and the Texas Water Code. 107 III. Economic Theories. 110 A. The Coase Theorem. 110 1. Transaction Costs. 112 2. Efficient Bargaining. 113 B. Water Markets. 115 C. Calabresi and Melamed's Cathedral Model. 120 1. Rule Four. 123 2. Spur Industries, Inc. v. Del E. Webb... 2013
Katherine Pratt A CONSTRUCTIVE CRITIQUE OF PUBLIC HEALTH ARGUMENTS FOR ANTIOBESITY SODA TAXES AND FOOD TAXES 87 Tulane Law Review 73 (November, 2012) This Article constructively critiques the two arguments that public health advocates have made in support of antiobesity soda taxes or junk food taxes. Part II discusses and critiques the first argument, an economic externalities argument that government should tax soda or junk food to internalize the disproportionately high health care costs of... 2012
Angelica I. Ambrose A NATIONAL SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAM: A HOLISTIC AND SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO COMBATING FOOD DESERTS 21 San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review 51 (2011-2012) A family walks into a brand new grocery store in its neighborhood, the first large supermarket that has been close to home in years. The supermarket recently opened this location as a result of government incentives meant to bring fresh, affordable produce into neighborhoods where it was previously absent. Because affordable fresh fruits and... 2012
Aaron Sternick FOOD FIGHT: THE IMPENDING AGRICULTURAL CRISIS AND A REASONABLE RESPONSE TO PRICE VOLATILITY 23 Villanova Environmental Law Journal 145 (2012) Like storefront windows during the recent Algerian food riots, surging food prices may soon shatter the global food economy. The hunger-fueled turmoil has spilled into international politics with decades-strong regimes toppling one by one. Meanwhile, in America, third-world food riots appear to be nothing more than the usual struggle between... 2012
George Klidonas , Keith R. Murphy , Baker Hostetler, New York, Baker Hostetler, New York JUDICIAL ESTOPPEL REVISITED 31-JUN American Bankruptcy Institute Journal 18 (June, 2012) Judicial estoppel is an issue that has been heavily litigated and the subject of recent decisions in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Judicial estoppel is an equitable doctrine used by courts to prevent a litigant from asserting a legal position in a proceeding that is inconsistent with that litigant's position in a prior... 2012
Kate Meals NURTURING THE SEEDS OF FOOD JUSTICE: UNEARTHING THE IMPACT OF INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM ON ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD IN URBAN AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES 15 Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice 97 (2012) I. Introduction. 98 II. Background. 103 A. Who are the Hungry?. 104 B. Enter Food Justice: A Community Movement for Change. 111 III. No Right to Food in the United States?. 114 IV. Urban Communities. 116 A. White Flight: A Brief History of Segregation and Ghettoization. 116 B. Grocery Stores Leave Urban Areas. 120 1. Transportation Barriers. 121 2.... 2012
Keith Aoki , John Shuford , Esmeralda Soria , Emilio Camacho PASTURES OF PEONAGE?: TRACING THE FEEDBACK LOOP OF FOOD THROUGH IP, GMOS, TRADE, IMMIGRATION, AND U.S. AGRO-MAQUILAS 4 Northeastern University Law Journal 1 (Spring, 2012) I. Introduction II. The Rise of Global Agribusiness and GMOs A. Agrichemical Farming and IP Protection for GE Food Crops and PGR B. Industrialization and Concentration of Farming and Food Transport, Processing, and Sales III. Economic Globalization and Labor Migration in North America A. Globalization of Finance and Trade: Effects on Mexico's... 2012
Louis J. Kotzé , Rebecca Bates SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON ACCESS TO WATER IN AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH AFRICA 15 University of Denver Water Law Review 221 (Spring 2012) I. Introduction. 222 II. Grounding the Comparative Approach. 223 III. Focus, Key Terminology, and Assumptions. 226 IV. Environmental and Hydro-political Contexts. 228 A. South Africa. 228 B. Australia. 232 V. The Regulatory Frameworks. 235 A. South Africa. 235 1. Policy Framework. 235 2. Constitutional Provisions. 236 3. Statutory Framework. 239 4.... 2012
Jada J. Fehn THE ASSAULT ON BAD FOOD: TOBACCO-STYLE LITIGATION AS AN ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME TO FIGHT OBESITY 67 Food & Drug Law Journal 65 (2012) When Vanessa Castillo was just 14 years old, she was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Like low-income neighborhoods all over the country, the uptown neighborhood in New York where Castillo lives is disproportionately affected by the disease. One of the major challenges facing those like Castillo is access to healthy food. Food deserts, urban core... 2012
Tom I. Romero, II J.D., PH.D. THE COLOR OF WATER: OBSERVATIONS OF A BROWN BUFFALO ON WATER LAW AND POLICY IN TEN STANZAS 15 University of Denver Water Law Review 329 (Spring 2012) Prologue: The Brown Buffalo Awakens. 330 I. Stanza I. 335 II. Stanzas II and III. 339 III. Stanzas IV and V. 348 IV. Stanzas VI and VII. 354 V. Stanzas VIII and IX. 360 VI. Stanza X. 362 Conclusion: The Brown Buffalo Blue. 366 2012
Baylen J. Linnekin , Jeffrey Dermer , Matthew Geller THE NEW FOOD TRUCK ADVOCACY: SOCIAL MEDIA, MOBILE FOOD VENDING ASSOCIATIONS, TRUCK LOTS, & LITIGATION IN CALIFORNIA & BEYOND 17 Nexus: Chapman's Journal of Law & Policy 35 (2011-2012) Street vending is one of the world's oldest professions. Food is and always has been one of the most popular items offered for sale by vendors. In America, food has been sold on the streets since well before the birth of the nation. In many ways the practice of setting up a stationary stall on the side of a road or in a public square or market for... 2012
Cameron Jefferies UNCONVENTIONAL BRIDGES OVER TROUBLED WATER - LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM THE CANADIAN OIL SANDS AS THE UNITED STATES MOVES TO DEVELOP THE NATURAL GAS OF THE MARCELLUS SHALE PLAY 33 Energy Law Journal 75 (2012) I. Introduction. 76 II. The Emergence of Unconventional Fossil Fuel Sources. 78 A. Present Reliance on Fossil Fuel Energy and Forecasted Energy Needs. 78 B. Energy Security and Self-Sufficiency. 80 C. Interaction with Water Resources. 81 III. Understanding Unconventional Fuels. 82 A. The Canadian Oil Sands. 82 1. What Are the Oil Sands and How Are... 2012
Melissa D. Mortazavi ARE FOOD SUBSIDIES MAKING OUR KIDS FAT? TENSIONS BETWEEN THE HEALTHY HUNGER-FREE KIDS ACT AND THE FARM BILL 68 Washington and Lee Law Review 1699 (Fall, 2011) On December 15, 2010, President Obama signed the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) into law. It was hailed as a bipartisan success and a significant reform of childhood nutrition policy. Indeed, on its surface the law appears to make a significant shift away from the food paradigm of the past. However, upon closer examination, it fails... 2011
Keith Schneider , Jennifer L. Turner , Aaron Jaffe , Nadya Ivanova CHOKE POINT CHINA: CONFRONTING WATER SCARCITY AND ENERGY DEMAND IN THE WORLD'S LARGEST COUNTRY 12 Vermont Journal of Environmental Law 713 (Spring, 2011) Introduction .. 714 I. Growth Versus Water Resources. 715 A. Ruinous Confrontation?. 715 B. Choke Points Do Not Slow Rapid GDP Growth Goals. 718 II. Evading Water and Energy Choke Points for Now. 718 A. Ambitious Water Conservation Measures. 718 B. Energy Conservation Equals Water Conservation. 720 III. Unrivaled Plans to Move Water to Tap Coal... 2011
Thomas P. Ziehnert FOOD DESERTS: IS THE LET'S MOVE CAMPAIGN AN OASIS FOR THE URBAN MINORITY COMMUNITY? 7 Modern American 22 (Fall, 2011) I work, sometimes three and four jobs, and I still get SNAP assistance. I finally got one job that has reduced my need for assistance from $450.00 a month to $60.00 a month. But the fact is, that when it comes to access[ing] quality, healthy food in my community on my income, it is still almost impossible. The barriers are staggering--whether it's... 2011
Christopher J. Curran , Marc-Tizoc González FOOD JUSTICE AS INTERRACIAL JUSTICE: URBAN FARMERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 43 University of Miami Inter-American Law Review 207 (Fall 2011) Urban farming may be the latest evolution in the long struggle for interracial justice in Oakland, California. This broad movement for food justice has arisen due to a depending community health crisis; communities of color have long faced disproportionate rates of cancer, diabetes, and illnesses associated with lack of access to nutritious food... 2011
Rose Francis, Laurel Firestone IMPLEMENTING THE HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER IN CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY: BUILDING A DEMOCRATIC VOICE THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN WATER POLICY DECISION MAKING 47 Willamette Law Review 495 (Spring 2011) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS Consider this: even one of the wealthiest states in the wealthiest nation on the planet has not fully implemented the human right to water. This state is California, a place which holds a special position in our collective consciousness as the land of milk and honey, producing... 2011
A. Bryan Endres , Nicholas R. Johnson INTEGRATING STAKEHOLDER ROLES IN FOOD PRODUCTION, MARKETING, AND SAFETY SYSTEMS: AN EVOLVING MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL APPROACH 26 Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation 29 (2011) I. Developing a Safe Food Production System: A Patchwork Quilt. 39 II. Leafy Greens: Nutrient-Dense Foods with Potentially Deadly Consequences. 46 A. Leafy Greens--A Blossoming Market. 46 B. Food Safety in Leafy Greens Leaves Much To Be Desired. 50 C. Food Safety as Perceived by Consumers: Standards and Brands. 55 D. The FDA's Efforts to Address... 2011
Ndiva Kofele-Kale , Fausto Mendanha Gonzaga INTERNATIONAL LAW AND DOMESTIC LEGISLATION IN THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF TRANSBOUNDARY WATERCOURSES: THE CASE OF THE AMAZON RIVER BASIN 26 Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation 147 (2011) I. International Environmental Law. 151 A. A Brief Overview of Transboundary Watercourse Law. 151 1. Traditional Doctrines on Transboundary Watercourses. 152 a. The Harmon Doctrine of Absolute Territorial Sovereignty. 152 b. The Doctrine of Absolute Territorial Integrity. 153 c. The Doctrine of Limited Territorial Sovereignty and Integrity. 154 d.... 2011
Ernesto Hernández-López LA'S TACO TRUCK WAR: HOW LAW COOKS FOOD CULTURE CONTESTS 43 University of Miami Inter-American Law Review 233 (Fall 2011) In 2008, a Taco Truck War broke out in Los Angeles (LA), California between local authorities, food trucks and loyal customers. National and local media picked at the story after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed new regulations, which promised to severely restrict food trucks, referred to as loncheros or taco trucks, in East... 2011
Shelley Ross Saxer MANAGING WATER RIGHTS USING FISHING RIGHTS AS A MODEL 95 Marquette Law Review 91 (Fall 2011) Water sustains life. Living creatures, plants, and habitats compete for sustenance, while the relationships among these interests intertwine when we view water from the human lens. Water supports fish, and fish provide culture, beauty, and nutrition. Water also supports natural habitats, plant life, living creatures, and crops to feed the world.... 2011
Carmela E. Orsini ON OUR TERMS: USING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TO FORMULATE A PEACE AGREEMENT TO END THE TRI-STATE WATER WARS 5 Southern Region Black Law Students Association Law Journal 1 (Spring, 2011) W.E.B. Du Bois claimed that the dominant theme of the twentieth century was race. In the twenty-first century, the scarcity of environmental natural resources has taken over as the dominant theme. One resource seems to be at the heart of many environmental law discussions: water. It covers roughly 71% of our planet. Many people across the planet... 2011
Bonnie A. Malloy TESTING COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM: WATER QUALITY STANDARDS UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT 6 Environmental & Energy Law & Policy Journal 63 (Spring 2011) Introduction. 64 I. The Clean Water Act. 68 A. The History Behind Water Quality Standards. 69 B. The Operation of Water Quality Standards. 72 C. Cooperative Federalism. 74 D. The Judiciary's Limitations. 76 1. States retained jurisdiction over land-use and water allocation. 76 2. States can condition federal permits under the CWA. 77 II.... 2011
Derrick Howard THE APPEARANCE OF SOLIDITY: LEGAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER IN THE UNITED STATES 11 Appalachian Journal of Law 123 (Winter 2011) George Orwell once noted that [p]olitical language . . . is designed . . . to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. One cannot change this all in a moment, but one can at least change one's own habits. You need not be cynical to agree that this premise is reflected in various facets of American society, particularly when disputes arise... 2011
Tom I. Romero, II J.D., Ph.D. THE COLOR OF WATER: OBSERVATIONS OF A BROWN BUFFALO ON WATER LAW & POLICY IN TEN STANZAS 1 University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review 107 (2011) I speak as a historian, a recorder of events with a sour stomach. I have no love for memories of the past. - Oscar Zeta Acosta, The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo Once recognized as the fiercest beasts roaming the wild open wetlands of Asia, water buffalos earned their reputation as aggressive warriors able to travel long distances and engage... 2011
©Nancy Ehrenreich, Beth Lyon THE GLOBAL POLITICS OF FOOD: A CRITICAL OVERVIEW 43 University of Miami Inter-American Law Review 1 (Fall 2011) Like many other arenas of life, the world of food is a world of politics and power. Inequalities of power and privilege across the globe affect who has access to food and who does not, who controls its production and who is harmed by that production, how consumptive choices are constructed and constrained, and whether eating is seen as a complex,... 2011
William F. Cloran THE OWNERSHIP OF WATER IN OREGON: PUBLIC PROPERTY VS. PRIVATE COMMODITY 47 Willamette Law Review 627 (Summer 2011) This article concerns the ownership of water as opposed to the right to appropriate. A right to appropriate water under state law may or may not result in actual capture of water. The ownership of water prior to appropriation and the rights and duties of the owner prior to appropriation have a profound influence on the amount of water available for... 2011
Joseph Norris WATER: BEYOND DAMS AND DIVERSIONS 14 University of Denver Water Law Review 428 (Spring, 2011) [A Panel Session Sponsored by the University of Denver Water Law Review] As moderator for the panel discussion, Peter Pollock of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy posed the question of how we get beyond the current solutions to water management and land use in the West when there is such a poor link between the two. Water conservation, new... 2011
Carmela Murdocca "THERE IS SOMETHING IN THAT WATER": RACE, NATIONALISM, AND LEGAL VIOLENCE 35 Law and Social Inquiry 369 (Spring, 2010) This article analyzes the issue of water contamination in Kashechewan, Ontario, Canada. Through an inquiry into the way in which water contamination in one Aboriginal community was handled by the local and federal governments, this article examines processes of ongoing colonialism in Canada. Drawing on an array of sources, this article explores... 2010
Reed D. Benson A BRIGHT IDEA FROM THE BLACK CANYON: FEDERAL JUDICIAL REVIEW OF RESERVED WATER RIGHT SETTLEMENTS 13 University of Denver Water Law Review 229 (Spring 2010) INTRODUCTION. 230 I. WINTERS AND MCCARRAN: FEDERAL CLAIMS, STATE COURTS. 232 A. Reserved Rights Jurisdiction. 232 B. Reserved Right Litigation and Settlement in State Courts. 234 II. THE BLACK CANYON RESERVED WATER RIGHTS CONTROVERSY. 238 A. The Black Canyon and its Reserved Water Rights. 238 B. Cutting The Claim: A Partial Federal-State... 2010
Jodi Schuette Green CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE? AN ANALYSIS OF HOW NEW YORK STATE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION V. NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF HEALTH MAY REFORM OUR FAST FOOD NATION 59 DePaul Law Review 733 (Winter 2010) [P]eople should know what lies behind the shiny, happy surface of every fast food transaction. They should know what really lurks between those sesame-seed buns. As the old saying goes: You are what you eat. . . . [T]hink about it. Then place your order. Or turn and walk out the door. It's not too late. Even in this fast food nation, you can still... 2010
Mariana Chilton, Jenny Rabinowich ENDING CHILDHOOD HUNGER IN AMERICA 37-WTR Human Rights 14 (Winter, 2010) Preventing child hunger is possible; so is ending it. When compared to developing countries, where a child dies every five seconds of malnutrition, it may seem like the United States has no hunger problem worth mentioning. But just because hunger is not as visible in this country does not mean that there is no problem: The more than 17 million... 2010
Bekah Mandell FEASTS OF OZ: CLASS, FOOD, AND THE RISE OF GLOBAL CAPITALISM 20 Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal 93 (Fall 2010) In many ways, the Land of Oz in L. Frank Baum's books is a utopian world apart and unencumbered by the unfulfilled wants and desires of capitalism, a world in which: Every one worked half the time and played half the time, and the people enjoyed the work as much as they did the play, because it is good to be occupied and to have something to do.... 2010
A. Dan Tarlock FOUR CHALLENGES FOR INTERNATIONAL WATER LAW 23 Tulane Environmental Law Journal 369 (Summer 2010) I. Introduction: Scarcity, Unilateral Action, Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, and Social Inequity: A Recipe for Regional Conflict?. 370 II. International Water Law: Fair Distribution Versus Unilateral Action To Dam and Divert. 372 III. Large Dams, Large Problems. 378 IV. Global Climate Change. 380 V. The Subordination of Aquatic... 2010
Sharmila L. Murthy IRAQ'S CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE TO JUSTLY DISTRIBUTE WATER: THE IMPLICATIONS OF FEDERALISM, ISLAM, INTERNATIONAL LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS 42 George Washington International Law Review 749 (2010) With the impending water crisis in Iraq as a backdrop, this Article examines the implications of Iraq's constitutional mandate to ensure the just distribution of water. In 2005, Iraq adopted a new Constitution with a federal structure intended to balance power between its Shia, Sunni and Kurdish communities. Water is a unique case study for... 2010
Marlynn Wei, MD, JD , Rebecca W. Brendel, MD, JD PSYCHIATRY AND HUNGER STRIKES 23 Harvard Human Rights Journal 75 (Spring 2010) Psychiatrists play an instrumental role in the evaluation of hunger strikers in correctional and detention facilities. This article focuses on the role that psychiatrists play in evaluating the capacity of an individual who is voluntarily fasting. It examines theoretical and legal definitions of hunger strikes, including the criteria applied in... 2010
Lucy A. Williams THE JUSTICIABILITY OF WATER RIGHTS: MAZIBUKO V. CITY OF JOHANNESBURG 18 Willamette Journal of International Law and Dispute Resolution 211 (2010) I. Abstract. 211 II. Introduction. 213 III. Decisions of the South African Constitutional Court that Form the Legal Background to Mazibuko. 219 IV. The Ruling in Mazibuko v. City of Johannesburg. 229 A. The Johannesburg Water System. 229 B. The Township of Phiri and Operation Gcinámanzi. 230 C. Water Supply to the Rest of Johannesburg. 235 D. The... 2010
Aravind R. Ganesh THE RIGHT TO FOOD AND BUYER POWER 11 German Law Journal 1190 (November 1, 2010) Modern global food supply chains are characterized by extremely high levels of concentration in the middle of those chains. This paper argues that such concentration leads to excessive buyer power, which harms the consumers and food producers at the ends of the supply chains. It also argues that the harms suffered by farmers are serious enough as... 2010
Jon Izak Monger THIRSTING FOR EQUAL PROTECTION: THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF MUNICIPAL WATER ACCESS IN KENNEDY v. CITY OF ZANESVILLE AND THE NEED FOR FEDERAL OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENTS PRACTICING UNLAWFUL RACE DISCRIMINATION 59 Catholic University Law Review 587 (Winter, 2010) The sound of rain on the roof is music to Jerry Kennedy's ears. Kennedy's appreciation is practical--for fifty-four years of his life, Kennedy did not have running water in his home and he and his family relied on rainwater to do their laundry. Kennedy lives outside Zanesville, a city at the confluence of the Muskingum and Licking Rivers in the... 2010
Priyanka Sundareshan USING THE TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHTS AS A CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGY: COMPARING THE UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIA 27 Arizona Journal of International & Comparative Law 911 (Fall, 2010) Water was the theme of the 2008 World Expo, hosted in Zaragoza, Spain. Along with showcasing the culture and products of its home country, each country's pavilion provided additional information about the water scarcity it faces, the solutions it devised, and the problems that still loom. From Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which demonstrated the water... 2010
James Chyau CASTING A GLOBAL SAFETY NET--A FRAMEWORK FOR FOOD SAFETY IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION 64 Food & Drug Law Journal 313 (2009) In mid-March 2007, Ontario-based Menu Foods Inc. started recalling its cuts and gravy style pet food, after receiving information that pets that had eaten the product had fallen ill. Within a week, the company was inundated with complaints and expressions of concern from about 200,000 of its customers. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)... 2009
Robert Creighton CHEESEBURGERS, RACE, AND PATERNALISM 30 Journal of Legal Medicine 249 (April-June, 2009) A Big Mac, medium fries, and a medium Coke from McDonald's contain an astounding 1,130 calories. A double Whopper, medium fries and Coke from Burger King contain a whopping 1,410 calories. A double cheeseburger, medium fries and Coke from Wendy's contains 1,020 calories. From Hardee's, a 2/3 pound Thickburger, medium fries, and small Coke contain a... 2009
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