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Does International Human Rights Law Have Something To Teach Monetary Law?, Cynthia C. Lichtenstein
Does International Human Rights Law Have Something To Teach Monetary Law?, Cynthia C. Lichtenstein
Michigan Journal of International Law
Although the subject of exchange controls, a substantial part of international monetary law, seems hardly at first glance to be as gripping a matter of international concern as international human rights, the first glance neglects the place of exchange controls in the life blood of developing nations. If, instead of referring to exchange controls, one speaks of the human costs of the international debt crisis, the point is quickly made. Students in a class in international monetary law do see a connection between the outflow of hard currency to repay external debt and the political consequences for a nation that, …
Joint Ventures And The Law Of International Claims, Richard B. Lillich
Joint Ventures And The Law Of International Claims, Richard B. Lillich
Michigan Journal of International Law
Joint ventures are one of the most remarkable post-World War II international business developments. Although the late Professor Friedmann noted in 1971 that they were becoming "the most important form of foreign investment in the developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America," "only within the last two decades has the joint capital venture received more than scant attention." Now, whether one is interested in establishing a "minority joint venture," in which the foreign investor holds less than fifty percent of the equity in the joint enterprise and the host country the majority interest, or a "multipartite joint venture," in …