Anupam Chander

"Globalization and digitization through the eyes of a California law professor."

Author: Anupam Chander is a law professor at the University of California, Davis and currently a visiting professor at the University of Chicago Law School. He also posts at Law School Innovation and contributes to The Faculty Blog.

Blawg Related Categories: International Law • University of California, Davis • University of Chicago • Law Professor

Recent Posts from Anupam Chander

Guantanamo Detainees May Find Refuge in U.S.
A federal judge ordered the release of a small group of Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo Bay into the U.S. In a landmark decision, U.S. District Judge Ricardo M. Urbina said it would be wrong for…
Is a Lifeline Offer Enforceable, When It Comes for a Financial Institution?
In its merger arrangements with Wachovia, Citi required Wachovia to sign an "exclusivity agreement," which Citi is now accusing Wachovia of breaching. According to the Financial Times, the exclusivity agreement provides in pertinent part as…
A Critique of the Paulson Plan
A Plan for Addressing the Financial Crisis by Lucian Bebchuk Download Paper Below please find the abstract of the paper. Abstract: This paper critiques the proposed emergency legislation for spending $700 billion on purchasing financial…
$700,000,000,000
Maybe to better understand the magnitude of figures, we should endeavor to write them out, rather than using shorthand words. To my eye, $700,000,000,000 might seem a bit more daunting than $700 billion. That's 7…
Comparing 2008 to 1997/98 Asian Financial Crises
Link: Abroad, Bailout Is Seen as a Free Market Detour - NYTimes.com. In parts of Asia, the bailouts stirred bitter memories of the different approach the United States and the International Monetary Fund adopted during…
The global journey of a metal part--North Carolina to Italy, back to U.S., and then exported yet again
The globalization of industries, which rely on production networks that often stretch across borders, means that products often ping-pong among countries, getting counted as exports, imports and exports again at various stages. Global Journey A…
Passwords are Broken; Two Factor Authentication Schemes Should be Standard
Link: Digital Domain - Goodbye, Passwords. You Aren’t a Good Defense. - NYTimes.com. The principal problem (unfortunately not identified in the article) is that most people use the same password for multiple sites. A worker…
Solzhenitsyn, Literary Giant Who Defied Soviets, Dies at 89 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com
Link: Solzhenitsyn, Literary Giant Who Defied Soviets, Dies at 89 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com.
McCain MashUp Violates Copyright
Link: Stumper : McCain's Musical Woes Continue. The McCain mash-up "Obama Love," featuring video clips from news anchors and commentators set to Franki Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" clearly violates copyright. The…
.confusion: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs
Link: .confusion: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs. Ars Technica's Jacqui Cheng offers one of the rare insightful stories on the subject: "What we're effectively doing is opening up huge amounts of online…