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The Role Of International Equity In A Sustainable Future: The Continuing Problem Of Third World Debt And Development, Todd Johnston Oct 1998

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 May 1998

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 May 1998

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 Jan 1998

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 Jan 1998

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 Jan 1998

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 Dec 1997

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 Dec 1997

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.