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A Historical Account Of The Internationalization Of Invest Disputes: What The Global South Should Know When Negotiating Bilateral Investment Treaties, Felix O. Okpe
Florida A & M University Law Review
Under international law, and perhaps in the context of the ICSID Convention, it is fair to state that; the potential for investment disputes is more likely with respect to foreign investments hosted in the global south. In most situations when investment disputes arise, foreign investors often allege that an act that includes regulatory initiatives of the host state or an omission attributable to the host state, has occasioned a violation of applicable investment agreement. Sometimes the basis for the alleged breach results from underlying contractual claims by the foreign investor. Thus, investment claims have created the intellectual foundation for a …
Bank Frauds And Tracking The Hidden Assets, Albert F. Tellechea, Michael J. Cortes
Bank Frauds And Tracking The Hidden Assets, Albert F. Tellechea, Michael J. Cortes
Florida A & M University Law Review
Each year banks are the targets of insider and outsider fraudulent activity. Borrowers overstate their assets and holdings in order to obtain loans for which they would never otherwise qualify. Employees embezzle, steal, or conspire with crooked clients for a kickback, and billions are lost. Law enforcement agencies around the world are reporting increased instances of corporate, mortgage, and bank fraud. For example, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations ("FBI") in its FY2007 Financial Crimes Report states that its corporate fraud cases doubled from five years earlier. Through FY2007, U.S. Grand Juries returned 183 indictments resulting in 173 convictions. …