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Fines, Fees, And Filing Bankruptcy, Pamela Foohey
Fines, Fees, And Filing Bankruptcy, Pamela Foohey
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This essay was written in conjunction with the “Court Debt”: Fines, Fees, and Bail, Circa 2020 symposium held during the Association of American Law Schools' 2019 annual meeting. The essay details the extent to which "court debt" -- civil and criminal fines, fees, and interest -- can be dealt with by filing bankruptcy. In short, although filing bankruptcy on balance may help people deal with court debt and other debts, the barriers that people face to filing raise questions about the accessibility of civil courts and suggest that the consumer bankruptcy system itself is yet another place in which race …
European Economic Communities - European Court Of Justice - Convention On Jurisdiction And The Enforcement Of Judgments In Civil And Commercial Matters - Court Independently Defines Phrase "Sale On Installment Credit Terms" To Limit Jurisdictional Advantage To Private Final Consumers, Elizabeth Grant Kline
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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