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The Role Of International Equity In A Sustainable Future: The Continuing Problem Of Third World Debt And Development, Todd Johnston
The Role Of International Equity In A Sustainable Future: The Continuing Problem Of Third World Debt And Development, Todd Johnston
Buffalo Environmental Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Consequences Of Anonymous Access To The Financial Payment System, Richard T. Preiss
The Consequences Of Anonymous Access To The Financial Payment System, Richard T. Preiss
Penn State International Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Internet And U.S. Financial Markets, G. Philip Routledge
The Internet And U.S. Financial Markets, G. Philip Routledge
Penn State International Law Review
No abstract provided.
Secrets And Lies? Swiss Banks And International Human Rights, Anita Ramasastry
Secrets And Lies? Swiss Banks And International Human Rights, Anita Ramasastry
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
This Article explores the relationship of Swiss banks and their tradition of bank secrecy to the activities of a particular group of depositors: war criminals and other human rights violators. The Article focuses on litigation brought in U.S. courts by plaintiffs seeking access to Swiss bank deposits made by the Nazis and Ferdinand Marcos. The Article examines the possibility of holding banks accountable under international law for assisting a customer who has committed a serious breach of international law. Part I introduces the role of bank secrecy in the current litigation. Part II describes the Swiss tradition of bank secrecy. …
Secrets And Lies? Swiss Banks And International Human Rights, Anita Ramasastry
Secrets And Lies? Swiss Banks And International Human Rights, Anita Ramasastry
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This Article explores the relationship of Swiss banks and their tradition of bank secrecy to the activities of a particular group of depositors: war criminals and other human rights violators. The Article focuses on litigation brought in U.S. courts by plaintiffs seeking access to Swiss bank deposits made by the Nazis and Ferdinand Marcos. The Article examines the possibility of holding banks accountable under international law for assisting a customer who has committed a serious breach of international law. Part I introduces the role of bank secrecy in the current litigation. Part 11 describes the Swiss tradition of bank secrecy. …
Sustainable Liberalism And The International Investment Regime, Kenneth J. Vandevelde
Sustainable Liberalism And The International Investment Regime, Kenneth J. Vandevelde
Michigan Journal of International Law
Since 1995, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has been sponsoring negotiation of a multilateral agreement on investment. Several multilateral agreements protecting foreign investment already exist, although these are limited in their applicability to certain regions or sectors of the economy. This article argues that the consensus is not necessarily permanent, but reflects the momentary confluence of several political and economic trends. It concludes that, if the consensus is to be maintained, then States must use this moment to ensure the success of liberalism, rather than to seize temporary economic advantage. In essence, if a liberal investment regime is …
Innoculating Against The Financial Flu, Cynthia C. Lichtenstein
Innoculating Against The Financial Flu, Cynthia C. Lichtenstein
Cynthia C. Lichtenstein
No abstract provided.
Dealing With Sovereign Liquidity Crises: New International Initiatives For The New World Of Volatile Capital Flows To And From Emerging Markets, Cynthia C. Lichtenstein
Dealing With Sovereign Liquidity Crises: New International Initiatives For The New World Of Volatile Capital Flows To And From Emerging Markets, Cynthia C. Lichtenstein
Cynthia C. Lichtenstein
No abstract provided.