... pairs
The results refer to the estimation of system (14) by one stage GMM estimation with the optimal weighting matrix being the unity matrix. The estimated coefficients ofthe system of
equations ... the
domestic country and the US for bonds. Standard errors are reported in parenthesis. J-Stat denotes the p-value ofthe J-
statistic to test the null hypothesis that the overidentifying restrictions ...
The US SDF and estimated expected excess returns
The results refer to the estimation of system (16) by one stage GMM estimation with the optimal weighting matrix
being the unity matrix. The...
... sovereign rather
than the Pope.
Vitoria further undermines the position ofthe Church by refuting
another justification for Spanish conquest ofthe Indies: the argument
that the Emperor is lord ofthe ... justification of their conquest precisely because it is
presented in the language of liberality and even equality. Vitoria con-
tinuously alludes to the theme ofthe novelty ofthe discovery of the
Indians: ... basis for the norms of jus gentium, and internalized in that
it represents the authentic identity ofthe Indian.
War, sovereignty and the transformation ofthe Indian
War, the central theme of Vitoria’s...
... from the large majority of
other states that voted to adopt the Rome Statute ofthe Court, in partic-
ular the role ofthe Security Council, the powers ofthe prosecutor, the
questions of jurisdiction ... 213.
9
The politics ofinternational law
international law. The end ofthe Cold War, and the attendant talk of
a ‘new world order’, the triumph of liberalism, and the regulatory im-
peratives of ... as the obligatory force of legal rules, the uniqueness of
the modern institution ofinternational law, the role of law in legitima-
tion struggles, and the progressive cosmopolitanisation of international
law....
... R,islower;
— the probability of success ofthe risky project, π,ishigher;
— the efficiency of monitoring, P, is higher and the cost of monitoring, C,islower;
— the cost of default, D, and the cost of loan ... numer-
ically. The second and third terms represent the sum ofthethe marginal pdf and the conditional
cdf.
Efficiency can be further improved if we take into account the panel structure ofthe data ... J
T
is the T ×T matrix of ones, the AR(1) coefficient |ρ| < 1 and the variance ofthe random
effect 0 ≤ σ
2
a
< 1.
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This parameterization allows for random effects and the AR(1) structure of
the...
...
evaluate the state of achievement of policy goals ofthe government sector only on the basis of financial data, the
member SAIs must check whether the policies have led to the achievement of their ... convergence of such standards, and reviews past
activities. (The views expressed in this paper are the personal views ofthe author and do not reflect the official view of
the Board of Audit of Japan.)
... Code of
Ethics, because the SAI’s independence from the audited entities, the transparency ofthe SAI’s organization and
management, and the ethical views ofthe staff ofthe SAI addressed by those...
... January 1976
ICJ International Court of Justice
ICJ Reports Reports oftheInternational Court of
Justice
ICLQ International and Comparative Law
Quarterly
ICRC International Committee ofthe Red
Cross
ICRC ... Convention
for the Amelioration ofthe Condition
of the Wounded and Sick in Armed
Forces in the Field: Commentary
(ICRC, Geneva, 1952)
table ofconventions xlvii
1993
Convention on the Prohibition ofthe ... 95/46/EC (Directive 95/46/EC of the
European Parliament and ofthe Council on the protection of
individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on
xxxiv table ofconventions
Art. 25 6,...
... customary law. In the context
of the discussion ofthe processes ofinternational law-making and hence of the
sources or identification of its norms, the question ofthe kind of norms created
27
See ... THE PHILOSOPHY
OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
SECTION I HISTORY OFTHE PHILOSOPHY
OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
1 State of Nature versus Commercial Sociability as the Basis of
International Law: Reflections on the ... law-making)
and the existence of a rule of recognition (by reference to the customary nature of
Article 38 ofthe ICJ Statute, e.g.).
31
The second main critique ofthe legality of international...
... transaction, the log ofthe sales volume ofthe transaction, and the log ofthe sum of
past sales values from the exporter to the importer in the speci…cations used to generate the results
presented ... from the Economist Intelligence Unit. Several ofthe areas
that the exporter serves are protectorates of other countries, and for these, the analysis assigns the
institutional features ofthe ... each ofthe product types
depicted in Figure 2 and controls for the log ofthe distance between Washington, DC and the
capital city ofthe destination country and the log of GDP per capita in the...
... Describe the structure of a network, including the
devices and media that are necessary for successful
communications.
Explainthe function of protocols in network
communications.
Explain the ... advantages of using a layered model to
2
Explain the advantages of using a layered model to
describe network functionality.
Describe the role of each layer in two recognized
network models: The ... network is carried on a medium. The medium
provides the channel over which the message travels from source to
destination
Network media: The medium over which the message travels.
Metallic...
... relevant economic
theories which are introduced in the Chapter 2 ofthe thesis.
By applying economic theories, the roles and mechanisms
of international agreements in conservation of global
environmental ... Aspects
The most important element in the Vietnamese
context in the proposed thesis will be the Vietnam‟s
accession to WTO. First, the proposed thesis will discuss
the current situation ofthe ... culpable for the degradation. Trade is also
often criticized for the depleting precious environmental
natural resources such as tropical forests.
The purpose ofthe thesis is to examine how
International...