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Competing Claims: The Struggle For Title In Nicaragua, Michael Roche
Competing Claims: The Struggle For Title In Nicaragua, Michael Roche
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Nicaragua's Sandinista Revolution of the 1980s left the country's property scheme in a state of disarray. For eleven years, the leftist Sandinista government instituted mass land confiscations and agrarian reform that caused many individuals to lose their property and flee the country. The transition to democracy begun in 1990 has been a difficult process for the country's new presidents who have been forced to reconcile competing claims and fight corruption from within their own ranks. In this Note, the Author examines the property legacy created by the Sandinista Revolution. With another round of presidential elections scheduled for November 2006, the …
Perspectives On Foreign Investment In The Southeastern United States: An Introduction, Harold V. Morgan, Jr.
Perspectives On Foreign Investment In The Southeastern United States: An Introduction, Harold V. Morgan, Jr.
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
International practice in the Southeast is primarily divided between representation of industrial and business investors and representation of real estate investors. In both cases, the legal skills required are those necessary to represent domestic clients engaged in the same activities, with an overlay of specialized expertise. For example, closing a real estate purchase on behalf of a foreign purchaser involves the same elements of real estate practice as any domestic purchase and sale. If the purchaser is foreign, however, the lawyer must consider the applicability of tax treaties, Internal Revenue Code provisions governing repatriation of real estate income, various state …
United States Investment In Ireland, Eugene P. Fanning
United States Investment In Ireland, Eugene P. Fanning
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
This Article will examine in general the structure of the Irish Government relating to foreign investment, and describe the role of the government agencies that provide incentives for foreign direct investments. The Article will focus on the negotiation process between those government agencies and foreign investors, and examine the typical investment contract entered into by United States investors. The Article will also describe some important aspects of the typical forms of direct investment in Ireland: manufacturing, service industry, and joint venture investments. This Article will examine the concept of tax-advantaged lending in Ireland, Ireland's foreign exchange control regulations, and its …