Happily sharing the third article in my global supply chains arch, "Goods' Nationalities," forthcoming in the @SCalLRev. Draft on SSRN: https://t.co/jGO5bEir3F 1/n

@UGASchoolofLaw's spring 2025 International Law Colloquium recently hosted @TempleLaw's @TrangMae, who presented her working paper, “Goods’ Nationalities.” @PamelaFoohey, Allen Post Professor of Law at Georgia Law, served as Nguyen’s faculty discussant. https://t.co/hOSIfJDI94

@TrangMae, Associate Professor of Law at @TempleLaw, will present at the @UGASchoolofLaw's spring 2025 International Law Colloquium this Friday, April 4th with a talk entitled: “Goods' Nationalities." (1/3)

Comments and suggestions most welcome, as always. n/n

At least three prisms are pertinent: commerce, rights, and security. (And as others have reminded me: there can be many more relevant prisms -- socio-economic, cultural, etc.-- beyond the current trade-security deadlock). 5/n

To understand products’ nationalities thus requires mapping two separate sets of variables: first, the ecosystem of relevant attributes of a product, and second, the “prisms” through which laws place significance on these attributes. 4/n

Second, such malleability occurs because each legal regime targets selective “attributes” of the concerned product, swapping in and out features that it deems relevant to advance certain underlying interests and policy goals. 4/n

The argument is two fold. First, a product’s nationality is not fixed; rather, it is malleable and can vary depending upon the legal regime under which the good is regulated. 3/n

This Article reexamines how goods acquire their designated 'nationalities' at a time when such designation matters well beyond traditional commerce. Borrowing from optical physics, I advance a conceptual framework to deconstruct the notion of product nationality. 2/n

Sharing my new article, Global Studies in Asian Laws, International Journal of Legal Information. This article examines six decades of the study of Asian laws around the world to construct a global map of the field. https://t.co/HZqtaUX9Ne

Delighted to share that Hidden Power in Global Supply Chains has been awarded the 2025 ComplianceNet Outstanding Junior Scholar Paper for its theoretical contribution to the field of compliance research. Look forward to the conference in May! @TempleLaw; @HarvardILJ

New draft finally out - hopefully not too late for this cycle! "Goods' Nationalities" reexamines how products acquire their designated nationalities, at a time when such designation matters well beyond traditional commerce. Not on SSRN yet but if interested please pm!

New article alert: A deep dive into how plaintiffs' attitudes shape civil settlements when NDAs are involved. A survey of 500 Americans reveals that confidentiality, repeat wrongdoing, and settlement goals (monetary vs. accountability) all play key roles. https://t.co/MSgXtjLUyW

“House of Huawei” is out today in the US and UK! It’s the story of how one of the world’s most controversial high-tech companies was built, set against the backdrop of the political, social and economic transformation of modern China. Here’s my cat Pigeon inspecting it.

Many thanks to my colleagues @TempleLaw and around the world for the many conversations that moved this piece from an idea to its full form. The @COLawReview editors were truly a dream team to work with. Happy New Year!

There is some hope. The transboundary, porous nature of global supply chains, while enabling the extraterritorial reach of corporate private governance, also presents new opportunities for transnational solidarity. 5/x

Such similarities are the result of a global economic integration process that prioritized efficient, large-scale productivity. 4/x

While the fundamental qualities—the time, space, companies, products, and production process—have significantly shifted, many key features remain parallel, notably large-scale economic activities, comprehensive infrastructure planning, and tight control over workers’ lives. 3/x

This Article anchors the business model of company towns as a window into expressions of corporate private governance during pivotal moments of industrialization, tracing a thread from 18th century to today. 2/x

🎉"Global Company Towns" is out! I have loved writing this piece, which traces a particular form of corporate power from the Industrial Revolution to the "global factory" revolution, from West to East to around the world. 1/x SSRN: https://t.co/mGHpYdU5sd.