Douglas J. Sylvester

Arizona State University - College of Law

Interim Dean, Center for Law, Science & Innovation

Box 877906

Tempe, AZ 85287-7906

United States

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A Framework Convention for Nanotechnology?

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A Framework Convention for Nanotechnology?

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 36, 2006
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 14 Dec 2006 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2014
Kenneth W. Abbott, Gary E. Marchant and Douglas J. Sylvester
Arizona State University, Arizona State University - College of Law and Arizona State University - College of Law
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nanotechnology, regulation, international law, technology, international relations, soft law, framework, convention, environmental, trade, Gatt, WTO, tobacco convention

A Framework Convention for Nanotechnology?

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 23 Aug 2006 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2014
Douglas J. Sylvester, Kenneth W. Abbott and Gary E. Marchant
Arizona State University - College of Law, Arizona State University and Arizona State University - College of Law
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nanotechnology, regulation, international law, technology, international relations, soft law, framework, convention, environmental, trade, Gatt, WTO, tobacco convention

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The Lessons of Nuremberg and the Trial of Saddam Hussein

EVIL, LAW AND THE STATE PERSPECTIVES ON STATE POWER AND VIOLENCE, John T. Parry, ed., Amsterdam/New York, NY, Vol. 14, p. 213, 2006
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 30 Aug 2005 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2009
Douglas J. Sylvester
Arizona State University - College of Law
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International law, Nuremberg, genocide, Hussein, trials

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Risk Management Principles for Nanotechnology

NanoEthics, Vol. 2, pp. 43-60, 2008
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 16 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2014
Douglas J. Sylvester, Kenneth W. Abbott and Gary E. Marchant
Arizona State University - College of Law, Arizona State University and Arizona State University - College of Law
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technology, heuristic, risk, regulation, uncertainty, braithwaite, model, emerging, psychology, precautionary

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International Regulatory Regimes for Nanotechnology

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 11 Jun 2006 Last Revised: 11 Oct 2015
Kenneth W. Abbott, Sandeep Gopalan, Gary E. Marchant and Douglas J. Sylvester
Arizona State University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore - School of Business and Technology, Arizona State University - College of Law and Arizona State University - College of Law
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nanotechnology, regulation, international law, technology, international relations, soft law

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Myth in Restorative Justice History

Utah Law Review, pp. 1445-1496, 2003
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 03 Mar 2006
Douglas J. Sylvester
Arizona State University - College of Law
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Restorative Justice, History, Anthropology, Retribution, Vengeance, Hollywood, Law Office History, Objectivity, Methodology

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Transnational Regulation of Nanotechnology: Reality or Romanticism?

INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK ON REGULATING NANOTECHNOLOGIES, Edward Elgar, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 24 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2014
Kenneth W. Abbott, Gary E. Marchant and Douglas J. Sylvester
Arizona State University, Arizona State University - College of Law and Arizona State University - College of Law
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Nanotechnology, regulation, international law, technology, soft law, cognitive, harmonization, environmental

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Transnational Models for Regulation of Nanotechnology

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, pp. 714-725, Winter 2006
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 13 Jun 2006 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2014
Gary E. Marchant and Douglas J. Sylvester
Arizona State University - College of Law and Arizona State University - College of Law
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nanotechnology, regulation, international law, technology

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A New Approach to Risk Management for Nanotechnology

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 21 May 2007 Last Revised: 14 Feb 2014
Kenneth W. Abbott, Gary E. Marchant and Douglas J. Sylvester
Arizona State University, Arizona State University - College of Law and Arizona State University - College of Law
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Technology, Psychology, Heuristics, Nanotechnology, Regulation, International, precautionary, risk regulation, risk perception, voluntary programs, norms

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Counting on Confidentiality: Legal and Statistical Approaches to Federal Privacy Law after the USA Patriot Act

Wisconsin Law Review, pp. 1036-1138, 2005
Number of pages: 102 Posted: 03 Mar 2006 Last Revised: 15 Sep 2009
Douglas J. Sylvester and Sharon Lohr
Arizona State University - College of Law and Arizona State University
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Privacy, Census, Trust, Cognition, Behavioral, History, Statistics, Confidentiality, Institutional Theory, NSA Wiretapping, Patriot Act

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Nanotechnology Regulation: The United States Approach

NEW GLOBAL FRONTIERS IN REGULATION: THE AGE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY, Graeme Hodge, Diana Bowman, Karinne Ludlow, eds., Elgar, 2007
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 24 Nov 2008
Gary E. Marchant, Douglas J. Sylvester and Kenneth W. Abbott
Arizona State University - College of Law, Arizona State University - College of Law and Arizona State University
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nanotechnology, regulation, technology, biotechnology, EPA, FDA, NIOSH, risk

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Not Again! Public Perception, Regulation, and Nanotechnology

Regulation and Governance, 2009
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 03 Dec 2008 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2014
Douglas J. Sylvester, Kenneth W. Abbott and Gary E. Marchant
Arizona State University - College of Law, Arizona State University and Arizona State University - College of Law
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Nanotechnology, Regulation, Technology, Genetics, Genetically modified, Governance, Risk, Cognitive, Psychology, Culture, Public Engagement

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International Law as Sword or Shield? Early American Foreign Policy and the Law of Nations

Journal of International Law and Politics, Vol. 32, p. 1, 1999
Number of pages: 87 Posted: 11 Jun 2006
Douglas J. Sylvester
Arizona State University - College of Law
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law of nations, international law, history, vattel, foreign policy, declaration of indepedence

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What Does the History of Technology Regulation Teach Us About Nano Oversight?

Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, 2009
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 10 Sep 2009
Gary E. Marchant, Kenneth W. Abbott and Douglas J. Sylvester
Arizona State University - College of Law, Arizona State University and Arizona State University - College of Law
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nanotechnology, regulation, international law, technology, international relations, soft law, biotechnology, genetics

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The Security of Our Secrets: A History of Privacy and Confidentiality in Law and Statistical Practice

Denver University Law School, Vol. 83, pp. 147-209, 2005
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 03 Mar 2006
Douglas J. Sylvester and Sharon Lohr
Arizona State University - College of Law and Arizona State University
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Privacy, Census, Trust, Cognition, Behavioral, History

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Rule Violations and the Rule of Law: A Factorial Survey of Public Attitudes

DePaul Law Review, 2007
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 14 Dec 2006
N. J. Schweitzer, Douglas J. Sylvester and Michael J. Saks
Arizona State University, Arizona State University - College of Law and Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
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Rule of law, survey, legitimacy, justice, procedural justice, psychology

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United States Approaches to Trademark Protection in Cyberspace

Jurisprudencija (Lithuania), Vol. 5, pp. 20-28, 2006
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 14 Oct 2006
Douglas J. Sylvester
Arizona State University - College of Law
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trademarks, cyberspace

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Innovation Law Handbook

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 10 Jul 2007
Douglas J. Sylvester, Eric Menkhus and Kari Jill Granville
Arizona State University - College of Law, Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and Granville Law, PLLC
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Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property, Immigration, Innovation, Copyright, patent, trademark

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A New Soft Law Approach to Nanotechnology Oversight: A Voluntary Product Certification Scheme

UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 08 Oct 2009
Gary E. Marchant, Douglas J. Sylvester and Kenneth W. Abbott
Arizona State University - College of Law, Arizona State University - College of Law and Arizona State University
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nanotechnology, trust, certification, soft law, voluntary reporting, fda, reach, regulation, cognitive, psychology, governance, risk

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Transnational New Governance and the International Coordination of Nanotechnology Oversight

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 29 Apr 2010
Gary E. Marchant, Kenneth W. Abbott, Lyn M. Gaudet and Douglas J. Sylvester
Arizona State University - College of Law, Arizona State University, MINDSET and Arizona State University - College of Law
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International Harmonization of Regulation of Nanomedicine

Studies on Ethics, Law, and Technology, 2009
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 21 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2013
Gary E. Marchant, Douglas J. Sylvester, Kenneth W. Abbott and Tara Lynn Danforth
Arizona State University - College of Law, Arizona State University - College of Law, Arizona State University and Center for Law, Science, & Technology
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nanotechnology, regulation, technology, biotechnology, EPA, FDA, NIOSH, risk, medicine, nanomedicind, ethics, harmonization

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English Garden or Tangled Grounds? Navigating the Nanotechnology Patent Landscape

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 13 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2014
Douglas J. Sylvester and Diana Bowman
Arizona State University - College of Law and School for the Future of Innovation in Society - Arizona State University (ASU), Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
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patents, intellectual property, nanotechnology, biotechnology, licensing, infringement, harmonization

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A Framework Convention for Nanotechnology? Policy Review

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 38, No. 8, pp. 10507-10514, 2008
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 21 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2014
Kenneth W. Abbott, Gary E. Marchant and Douglas J. Sylvester
Arizona State University, Arizona State University - College of Law and Arizona State University - College of Law
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nanotechnology, regulation, international law, technology, international relations, soft law, framework, convention, environmental, trade, Gatt, WTO, tobacco convention

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Legal Pageantry & Derogation of Due Process Norms in the Trial of Saddam Hussein

EVIL, LAW, AND THE STATE, Istar Gozaydin & Jody Lyneé Madeira, eds., 2006
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 06 Nov 2006
Douglas J. Sylvester
Arizona State University - College of Law
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Saddam Hussein, Genocide, Fair Trials, Due Process, Slobodan Milosevic, Nuremberg, Adolf Eichmann, International Law

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Targeting Decisions and Consequences for Civilians in the Colombian Civil Strife

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 11 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2010
Douglas J. Sylvester and Aaron Xavier Fellmeth
Arizona State University - College of Law and Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
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international law, proportionality, distinction, custom, opinio juris, laws of war, humanitarian law, empirical, internal conflict, Colombia, FARC

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Beyond Breard

Berkeley Journal of International Law (BJIL), Vol. 17, p. 147, 1999
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 12 Jun 2006
Erik Luna and Douglas J. Sylvester
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and Arizona State University - College of Law
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international law, criminal procedure, vienna convention, consular, death penalty, world court

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Comment, Customary International Law, Forcible Abductions and America’s 'Return to the Savage State'

Buffalo Law Review, Vol. 42, p. 555, 1994
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 31 Aug 2009
Douglas J. Sylvester
Arizona State University - College of Law
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Customary international law, state sovereignty, Alvarez-Machain

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Review Essay: Alice Burks, 'Who Invented the Computer? The Legal Battle that Changed Computing'

Jurimetrics, Vol. 44, pp. 367-84, 2004
Posted: 14 Oct 2006
Douglas J. Sylvester
Arizona State University - College of Law
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computers, history, patents, Mauchly, Atanasoff, Eniac, infringement

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Review Essay: Cyberspace Carcassonne: Nihilism and Normativity in Cyberspace Regulation

Jurimetrics, Vol. 43, p. 369, 2003
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 14 Dec 2006
Douglas J. Sylvester
Arizona State University - College of Law
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cyberspace, internet, blackstone, legal history, framework, international, privacy