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Law and Contemporary Problems

1992

Securities law

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Cross-Border Investment, Conflict Of Laws, And The Privatization Of Securities Law, Robert W. Hillman Oct 1992

Cross-Border Investment, Conflict Of Laws, And The Privatization Of Securities Law, Robert W. Hillman

Law and Contemporary Problems

The rapid acceleration of transnational investing is occurring in an environment in which emerging markets, and foreign interest in these markets, are exploding. The issues involved with cross-border investment, conflict of laws and the privatization of securities law are examined.


The Establishment Of International Mechanisms For Enforcing Provisional Orders And Final Judgments Arising From Securities Law Violations, Michael D. Mann, Paul A. Leder, Elizabeth Jacobs Oct 1992

The Establishment Of International Mechanisms For Enforcing Provisional Orders And Final Judgments Arising From Securities Law Violations, Michael D. Mann, Paul A. Leder, Elizabeth Jacobs

Law and Contemporary Problems

In the 1980s and early 1990s, securities regulators have made substantial progress in developing cooperative relationships to reduce the value of international borders as barriers to the detection and prosecution of securities fraud, but there needs to be an establishment of international mechanisms for enforcing provisional orders and final judgments. The development of mechanisms pursuant to which regulators can assist each other in freezing assets and recovering illicit profits is discussed.


Looks Can Be Deceiving—A Comparison Of Initial Public Offering Procedures Under Japanese And U.S. Securities Laws, Alan L. Beller, Tsunemasa Terai, Richard M. Levine Oct 1992

Looks Can Be Deceiving—A Comparison Of Initial Public Offering Procedures Under Japanese And U.S. Securities Laws, Alan L. Beller, Tsunemasa Terai, Richard M. Levine

Law and Contemporary Problems

In order to examine the divergent administration of statutes that are by their terms similar, the initial public offering procedures that a non-sovereign domestic issuer follows in the US and Japan are described.


Rethinking U.S. Securities Laws In The Shadow Of International Regulatory Competition, James D. Cox Oct 1992

Rethinking U.S. Securities Laws In The Shadow Of International Regulatory Competition, James D. Cox

Law and Contemporary Problems

A unique perspective on the concerns posed by the internationalization of US securities markets is offered. A set of principles is developed that can guide US policymakers in reaching agreement with other nations on the minimum content of all nations' securities laws.


Civil Liability For Primary Securities Distributions In The United States And The United Kingdom, Robert E. Kohn Oct 1992

Civil Liability For Primary Securities Distributions In The United States And The United Kingdom, Robert E. Kohn

Law and Contemporary Problems

Company law in the UK and securities regulation in the US have developed over the past six decades in response to rapidly changing economic, political and social circumstances. The main features of the regulation of primary securities distributions are identified in the two countries, and their treatment of civil liability is compared.