Projects
Northwestern Law students started participating in ITP projects in 1999. Since that time, over 750 students have conducted over 30 research trips and produced over 200 papers. The countries and topics researched are indicated below.
If students and their interviewees have granted us permission to publish their research findings a pdf of the paper's abstract can be found at the link below. Please contact the ITP Program Coordinator for the full paper.
Argentina | Australia | Botswana and Namibia | Brazil | Cambodia | Chile | China | Cuba | Ecuador | Egypt | Greece | India | Italy | Malawi | Morocco | The Netherlands | New Zealand | Panama | Russia | Singapore | South Africa | Tanzania | Thailand | Turkey | Uganda | Vietnam
Argentina
Faculty Advisor: Emerson Tiller (2006)
Thirty Years Later: The Argentine “Dirty War” and Its Political, Social and Legal Ramifications (Abstract)
The Causes and Effects of Argentina's Failure to Ensure a Fully Independent Federal Judiciary (Abstract)
The Sisyphus Complex: Placing Argentina 's 2001 Collapse in an Economic, Political, and Social Context (Abstract)
MERCOSUR: An Imperfect Customs Union: The History, Failures and Successes of Latin America's Trading Bloc and Its Prospects for Future Integration
Beber con Moderacion: The Rise of the Argentine Wine Industry (Abstract)
The Piquetero Movement: A Grassroots Response to the Argentine Social and Economic Crisis (Abstract)
Australia
Faculty Advisors: Clint Francis (2001); Mary Maher (2006)
Antitrust Issues in B2B
Cyber Squatting and International Domain Name Agreements
Cyber Crime and Internet Fraud
Information Management and Protection
E-Cash
Emerging from the Cellar Door: Financial and Regulatory Framework of the Australian Wine Industry
Immigration & Race Relations in Australia
Industry Overview and Analysis of Australia's Wine Industry
Internet Contracts and Digital Signatures
Liability and Jurisdiction in Tort Claims
Looking Back and Moving Forward: The Struggle for Aboriginal Land Rights
Online Trademark
Botswana and Namibia
Faculty Advisor: Tom Geraghty (2004)
Botswana and Namibia : “Living our Democratic Past”
HIV, AIDS, and the Law: An Examination of the Legal Sector’s Response to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Namibia and Botswana
The Uncertain Future of Shared Water Resources in Southern Africa : A Case Study of the Conflict Between Namibia and Botswana Over Damming the Okavango River
Juvenile Justice in Namibia and Botswana
Brazil
Faculty Advisor: Monica Llorente (2003)
Brazil’s Favelas: The Past, The Present and The Future
The FTAA and the Treatment of HIV/AIDS in Brazil
Street-Wise: A Look Into the Lives of Brazilian Street Children
Cambodia
Faculty Advisor: David Scheffer (2007)
An Expanding Space: A Study of Legal Reform and Property Rights in Cambodia
Economic Evolution in Developing Countries: Crocodylus Siamensis and the Kingdom of Cambodia
The Garment Industry
Cambodia 's New Curse: Sex Trafficking in Cambodia
An Expanding Space: A Study of Legal Reform and Property Rights in Cambodia
Two Ends of the Public Health Spectrum in Cambodia: HIV/AIDS and Mental Health
Chile
Faculty Advisor: Sheila Maloney (2007)
Successes and Failures of the Chilean Government in Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship
Chilean Fishing Industry: Local ? Global
Chilean Criminal Justice: Transition to an Adversarial System
Women in the Workplace: The Dueling Influences of Culture and the Law on the Female Work Experience in Chile and the United States
China
Faculty Advisor: Lisa Huestis (2005)
China’s Greatest Resource: Population Control in Modern China
Developmental Pragmatism: The Chinese Automotive Industry Experiment
Foreign Investment in the Chinese Brewing Industry
The Role of Property Law in China’s Economic Development
Intellectual Property Law in China – Domestic and Foreign Strategies
The Chinese Legal Profession: A Quarter Century of Evolution
Cuba
Faculty Advisors: Monica Mahan (2001); Bernardine Dohrn (2003); Cliff Zimmerman (2004)
Cuban Cigars, "A Microcosm of Trade, Law and Social Tension"
A Silent Epidemic: The Truth About Aids in Cubs
A Report on Labor Rights in Cuba: Past, Present and Future
Sports and Politics: A Winning Combination
Lucia Today: The Past, Present and Future of Cuban Women's Independence
The Tensions and Complexities of Contemporary Cuban Society as Viewed Through the Lens of the Jewish Community
Thirteen Days in Cuba: Perspectives of the Impact of the Special Period
Racial Equality in Cuba in the Wake of the Special Period
Nobody Expects the Ciba Inquisition! Cuban Criminal Procedure in the Prepatory Phase
Crime, Reeducation and Punishment: Juvenile Justice in Cuba and Illinois
Selling Out: Cuba’s Recent Embrace of Tourism and its Impact on Prostitution
The Right to Counsel in Cuban Criminal Process
The Cuban Legal System: Quienes Son Los Caracters?
Ecuador
Faculty Advisor: Sam Tenenbaum (2007)
Strengthening Judicial Independence in Ecuador : Current Problems and Potential Reforms
Oil & Correa's Ecuador: Politics, Economics and the Environment
A Means of Survival: An Analysis of the Legal, Economic and Social Effects of Migration in Ecuador
Dollarization in Ecuador : The Financial Crisis that Preceded It, the Decision to Use the Dollar, the Impact It Has Had, and the Future of the Dollar in Ecuador
Healing from the Inside Out: The Implications of Government Instability for Ecuador's Legal Profession, and How Reforms Designed to Allow it to Compare More Favorably with that of the U.S. Could Lead to a More Stable Ecuador
Egypt
Faculty Advisor: Locke Bowman (2007)
Egypt and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
The Rise and Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
Zahi Hawass, Antiquities Repatriation and the Ka-nefer-nefer Mask
The Egyptian Free Press: Reasons for Concern, Reasons for Hope
Homosexuality in Egypt
Greece
Faculty Advisors: Funmi Arewa
(2007) and Kenworthey Bilz (2007)
The changing face of human trafficking in Greece: how efforts to combat the problem have been hampered by changing demographics and “happy trafficking”
Counterterrorism – The Greek Experience: Liberty , Security, and the Success and Failure of Terrorist Organizations
Federalism Through the Prism of Same-Sex Marriage: EU Law and Its Effects on the Greek Family Law Enclave
The Cultural Significance of Wine in Greece and the Greek Government's Refusal to Recognize the Country's Growing Drinking Problem
Family Planning In Greece : Attacking Greece 's Low Fertility Rate and High Abortion Rate
India
Faculty Advisor: Sam Tenenbaum (2004)
Legal Issues Facing Indian Religious Minorities and Movements
Feminist Jurisprudence and Indian Law
The Role of the Judiciary in Indian Environmental Justice
Italy
Faculty Advisor: James Lupo (2005)
Executive Immunity: A Comparison Between Italian and American Jurisprudence and Policy
Waging War Against a “Durable Aversary”: Italy and the United States v. the Mafia
Ancient Roman Civil and Criminal Procedure Trial and Procedure at Ancient Rome: Implications for modern Trial Advocacy
Obscenity in American and Italian Law: A Legal and Cultural Comparison
A Tale of Two Empires: The Role of International Law and Prisoners of War in the United States and Ancient Rome
Malawi
Faculty Advisor: Tom Geraghty (2002)
The Land Challenge: Malawi's New Land Policy
Separate But Equal? Analyzing the Role of Traditional Healers in the Ongoing HIV/AIDS Debate in Malawi
Power to Grow: Energy Sector Reform in Malawi
Natural Resource Management in Malawi: The Environment Management Act in Theory and Practice
Energizing the Criminal Justice System in Malawi - The Paralegal Advisory Service
Child Labor in Malawi's Tobacco Industry
Expression and Politics in Malawi: Progression or Regression?
Morocco
Faculty Advisor: Dorothy Roberts (2005)
Petite Bonnes: Explanation and Analysis of the Plight of the Moroccan Child Maid (Abstract)
Equity and Reconciliation Commission: Looking Back While Moving Forward (Abstract)
Reviving the Real Morocco? - A Comparative Analysis of Riad Restoration and Preservation in Fes and Marrakech (Abstract)
Virginity as Personal Capital: Women’s Virginity in Moroccan Social and Legal Discourse (Abstract)
Prison Reform in Morocco (Abstract)
The Netherlands
Faculty Advisor: Chris Simoni (2005)
Beyond the Tradition Drug War Debate: A Practical Approach to the Implementation of Marijuana Decriminalization in an American City (Abstract)
The Legalization of Euthanasia: A Comparison Between the Netherlands and the United States (Abstract)
Legalized Prostitution and its Impact on Sex Trafficking in the Netherlands (Abstract)
Windmills, Tulips and Falafels: Turkish and Moroccan Immigration to the Netherlands in the Age of Terror (Abstract)
New Zealand
Faculty Advisor: Emerson Tiller (2005)
Panama
Faculty Advisor: Venu Gupta (2005)
Issues of Immigration Policy and Race Relations in Panama: Past, Present and Future
Due Process Challenges and the Judicial System in Panama
Ecotourism in Panama: A Sustainable Option?
Russia
Faculty Advisors: Cathryn Crawford (2003); Stephen Sawyer (2006)
A Comparative Analysis of the Processes of Constitutional Change Under the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation: Lessons of Article V of the U.S. Constitution Applied to Chapter 9 of the Russian Constitution
Much Ado About Nothing: Bilateral Agreements and Their Impact On Federalism in the Russian Federation
Is There a Happy Ending In Sight for Russia’s Orphans? An Examination of Underlying Problems, Real Conditions, and Potential Solutions to the Situation of Russia’s Orphans
On Paper and in Practice: Implications of the Reforms to the 2002 Criminal-Procedural Code of the Russian Federation
Rampant Russian Piracy: Microsoft Windows - $2 vs. $100 – Which Would You Choose?
Transition to Democracy: The History, Impact, and Future of Russia 's Privatization
NTV, Five Years Later: Is the Russian Mass Media Any More Free Today? (Abstract)
Singapore
Faculty Advisor: Carole Silver (2000)
Singapore’s Cure for the Entrepreneurial Blues: Technopreneurship 21
Molding Model Citizens: Law and Education in Singapore
Singapore’s “Next Lap”: Civic Participation and Government Planning of the “Tropical City of Excellence"
Securities Regulation in Singapore : Spare the Rod, Spoil the Market
South Africa
Faculty Advisors: Sam Tenenbaum (2006) and Kimberly Yuracko (2007)
Legal Issues Facing South Africa as Host of the 2010 World Cup
The South African Film Industry: Training Fuels Growth
South Africa 's Educational Paradox: Paving the Way for Independent Schools to Serve the Poor
South Africa and a Progressive Vision – Using a Resistant White Industry as the Vehicle for Change: The Mining Charter, the Mining Industry, and Black Economic Empowerment in South Africa
Tanzania
Faculty Advisor: Tom Geraghty (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
Constitutional Crisis: Zanzibar and Tanzania Women in Micro-Business
Juvenile Justice
Craft Cooperatives
Land Law and Bank Financing
The Progress of Tanzanian Women in the Law: Women in Legal Education, Legal Employment, and Legal Reform in Tanzania , 10 S.Cal. Rev. L. & Women's Studies 35 (2000)
Child Abuse and Neglect in Tanzania
Street Children in Tanzania: Effects of Economy and Education, 20 ABA Children’s Legal Rights Journal (2001)
Refugee Crisis in Tanzania
A Developing Juvenile Justice System: The New Tanzania Juvenile Court
Legislative and Social Recommendations for Reform in Tanzania to Alleviate the Street Children Problem
The Right to Counsel in Tanzania
Banking Law Reform and Privatization of the Banking System in Tanzania
Prostitution and the Tanzanian Legal System
Thailand
Faculty Advisor: Sam Tenenbaum (2005)
Behind the Thousand Smiles: Criminal Procedure and Imprisonment in the Kingdom of Thailand (Abstract)
The Privatization of Thailand’s Telecommunications Sector: Little Chance for Competition (Abstract)
Tsunami Disaster Relief in Thailand: A Legal Response to an International Tragedy (Abstract)
Feminist Jurisprudence and Thai Law (Abstract)
Turkey
Faculty Advisor: David Scheffer (2006)
Women and Gender Issues in Turkey : A Common Struggle
Turkey 's Accession to the European Union and Four Case Studies in Human Rights: The Armenian Issue Human Trafficking of Sex Slaves Labor Unions and Women's Labor Rights
Speech, Memory: Freedom of Expression, National Identity, and Contested History in the Context of Turkish E.U. Accession
Beyond Nation-Building: Turkey 's Migration Law and Policy in the Context of EU Accession
A Return to the American Old West: Politics, Property Rights, and Gun Fights in the Turkish Gecekondu
Uganda
Faculty Advisor: Tom Geraghty (2003)
The Legal Rights of the Lost Generation: How the Government of Uganda and Non-Governmental Organizations Protect the Legal Rights of Orphans
If You Build It, They Will Come: The Bujagali Dam and Large-Scale Project Financing in Uganda
As Long As We Don't: An Analysis of Press Freedom in Uganda
Common Law Without Case Law? Status of Case Reporting in Uganda
Vietnam
Faculty Advisor: Lisa Huestis (2001, 2003)
Enlightened Socialism: The BTA and the Competition Law in the Transformation of the Modern Vietnam Economy
A Nation’s Tribulations Over a Hill of Beans: The Economic and Social Cost of Development in Vietnam’s Coffee Industry
The Tourism Industry in Vietnam
Vietnam: Child Welfare and Adoption
Criminal Law in Vietnam
Where Capitalism Meets Communism: The Development of the Vietnam Stock Exchange
Women in Vietnam’s Public Sphere: Politics, Law, Business and the Arts
The Legal Profession in Vietnam: Its Role and Evolution During Doi Moi
Sex, Drugs and Criminal Law
