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The French First Demand Guarantee And The Standby Credit: A Comparative Study, Muriel Charreton Jan 1994

The French First Demand Guarantee And The Standby Credit: A Comparative Study, Muriel Charreton

LLM Theses and Essays

Since World War II new security devices have evolved in both France and the United States. In France, the new device is known as the first demand guarantee. In the United States, it is called standby letter of credit. The underlying market forces which caused these devices to be developed are the same. But the label applied to the devices and the bodies of existing doctrine with respect to which they are formulated is different. In the French view, the difference between the two instruments is just a matter of different labels. But in the American view, the distinction between …


Protection Available To A U.S. Citizen Who Buys Securities From Foreigners: Relief In The U.S. For Sales At Home And Abroad; Protection Under U.K. And Thailand Laws, Narestr Kesaprakorn Jan 1985

Protection Available To A U.S. Citizen Who Buys Securities From Foreigners: Relief In The U.S. For Sales At Home And Abroad; Protection Under U.K. And Thailand Laws, Narestr Kesaprakorn

LLM Theses and Essays

This paper will examine regulations relating to transactions by foreigners in the United States securities markets and compare with investor protection in the U.K. and Thailand. It will also examine the manner in which the U.S. seeks to control extraterritorial securities transactions.