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Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

1. ADMIRALTY LIABILITY LIMITATION IN SHIPPING CONTRACT SUBJECT TO CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA ACT IS NULL AND VOID WHERE CONTRACT PROVIDES SHIPPER No OPPORTUNITY TO DECLARE CARGO'S HIGHER VALUE PRIOR TO SHIPMENT

2. ALIENS' RIGHTS STATE DENIAL OF RESIDENT ALIEN'S APPLICATION FOR MINISTERIAL OFFICE ON SOLE GROUND OF ALIENAGE VIOLATES FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE

3. CUSTOMS DUTIES ACTUAL OWNER OF IMPORTED MERCHANDISE ENTERED BY A CUSTOM-HOUSE BROKER HAS STANDING UNDER 19 U.S.C. § 1514(b)(1) TO PROTEST CLASSIFICATION OF THE MERCHANDISE

4. JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE QUASI IN REM JURISDICTION OVER FOREIGN CORPORATION CAN BE BASED ON A PRIOR ATTACHMENT …

The Steel Products Decision: An Inquiry Into The Treatment Of The Value-Added Tax Under The Countervailing Duty Law, Charles L. Chambers

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

It is not often that one small clause in a tariff act becomes a major issue between domestic producers and the firms which import competitive foreign goods, a major issue in trade talks between the United States and the European Community, and a bone of contention between the Congress and the Executive Branch. Yet, section 303 of the Tariff Act of 1930 has done just that and no solution to the issues it has raised is in sight...

Section 303 of the Tariff Act of 1930 is simple enough on its face. It imposes a countervailing duty on any goods …