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Transnational Bankruptcy Under International Law: Making A Case For Establishing A Unified System, Yanjun Zhao
Transnational Bankruptcy Under International Law: Making A Case For Establishing A Unified System, Yanjun Zhao
Theses and Dissertations
In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in transnational bankruptcy cases around the world. Taking the United States as an example, from 2005 to June 30, 2020, the U.S. bankruptcy court has accepted 1488 procedural cases under Chapter 15 of the U.S. bankruptcy Code. “Cross-border bankruptcy cases filed in the U.S. under chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code on behalf of foreign businesses doubled during 2020 and are on pace to set another record-breaking year in 2021 (with more than 123 filings in the first half of the year alone). Foreign debtors are increasingly looking to chapter 15 …
Changes And Convergence Of Bankruptcy Law: Recent Experience In Brazil, Joao Guilherme Thiesi Da Silva
Changes And Convergence Of Bankruptcy Law: Recent Experience In Brazil, Joao Guilherme Thiesi Da Silva
LL.M. Essays & Theses
Bankruptcy regimes across the globe have been constantly changing in response to new market demands and the evolution of insolvency law principles and objectives. Part of the academic community argues that such changes may lead to a convergence of domestic bankruptcy laws, as a result of globalization and market integration. Scholars have reviewed the phenomena of changes and convergence of bankruptcy laws in Europe, East Asia and Africa. However, little attention has been given to Latin American countries, such as Brazil. This paper aims at contributing to the discussion on changes and convergence of bankruptcy law, by focusing on four …