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Confucianism And Antitrust: China's Emerging Evolutionary Approach To Anti-Monopoly Law, Thomas J. Horton Aug 2013

Confucianism And Antitrust: China's Emerging Evolutionary Approach To Anti-Monopoly Law, Thomas J. Horton

Thomas J. Horton

In August, 2007, the People’s Republic of China, through its National People’s Congress, enacted its Anti-Monopoly Law, which took effect in August, 2008. This article discusses the historical, cultural, and philosophical values that have helped to shape and influence China’s current AML. Rather than following the United States and Europe, China appears to be charting its own course in interpreting and enforcing its competition laws. Based upon China’s history, culture, and Confucian ethics and morals, this article forecasts that China’s future AML enforcement will be based upon social, moral, and ethical considerations, as well as economic ones. This article concludes …


New Financing, Market Stabilization, And Debt-Cutting Techniques In Sovereign Debt Restructurings: The European Perspective, Matteo Mazzoni Jul 2013

New Financing, Market Stabilization, And Debt-Cutting Techniques In Sovereign Debt Restructurings: The European Perspective, Matteo Mazzoni

matteo mazzoni

As of today there are two major models of sovereign debt restructuring. The first model is offered by the experiences of the Paris Club and the London Club. The second model is based on the active intervention, leadership, and financial support of international institutions, such as the IMF.

The recent experiences of sovereign debt restructurings in the Eurozone follow the second model. However, the first model has also been a source of inspiration. In particular, recourse to the practice of seeking solutions through negotiations has been made in the area of debt-cutting required from the private sector’s bondholders.

Notwithstanding the …


Us-Amerikanisches Handels- Und Wirtschaftsrecht, 2d Edition, Michael Van Alstine, Siegfried Elsing Jul 2011

Us-Amerikanisches Handels- Und Wirtschaftsrecht, 2d Edition, Michael Van Alstine, Siegfried Elsing

Michael P. Van Alstine

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Avanzando En La Integración De América Latina: Elementos Jurídico - Económicos Para La Construcción De Una Propuesta En Materia De Convergencia, Iván A. Rojas V Jun 2011

Avanzando En La Integración De América Latina: Elementos Jurídico - Económicos Para La Construcción De Una Propuesta En Materia De Convergencia, Iván A. Rojas V

Iván Rojas V

En un escenario comercial caracterizado por el auge de Acuerdos de Libre Comercio (ALC) en América Latina y el mundo – conocido como Spaghetti Bowl – la búsqueda de alternativas para la reducción de la complejidad jurídica y económica que implica la proliferación de ALC, es en la actualidad uno de los temas relevantes en el contexto académico y político regional.
Existen algunos estudios, iniciativas y propuestas preliminares para abordar el tema de la convergencia en América Latina y el Caribe, como discusiones y aportes teóricos de expertos y entidades locales y regionales que son un insumo fundamental para la …


Flying Passports Of Convenience, Karl T. Muth Dec 2008

Flying Passports Of Convenience, Karl T. Muth

Karl T Muth

This paper proposes an economic alternative to the legal construct of citizenship that currently dominates international law.