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Concluding Remarks, Leo M. Romero

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

No abstract provided.

Comentarios Sobre El Regimen Legal De Los Contratos Garantizados Con Bienes En Los Estados Unidos De America (Para Abogados Mexicanos): Articulo 9 Del Uniform Commercial Code, Frederick M. Hart

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

No abstract provided.

Secured Financing Of Personal Property In Mexico: A Panel Discussion, John E. Rogers, Agustin Berdeja-Prieto, James Mayor, Michael Owen

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

No abstract provided.

Secured Financing Of Real Property In Mexico: A Panel Discussion, John E. Rogers, David Hurtado Badiola, William M. Kahane, Duane H. Zobrist

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

No abstract provided.

Summary Of Recent Legislative And Administrative Developments In Mexico, David Hurtado Badiola

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

No abstract provided.

A Practitioner's Guide To The Maastricht Treaty, Michael H. Abbey, Nicholas Bromfield

Michigan Journal of International Law

Before undertaking a section by section summary of the Maastricht Treaty, this article will briefly discuss some of the highlights of the Treaty and the prospects for European Monetary Union.

Book Review: The Fall Of The U.S. Consumer Electronics Industry: An American Trade Tragedy, Robert W. Mcgee

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

This book tells the story of Matsushita et aL v. Zenith.' The title, plus the fact that the author is one of the attorneys who represented Zenith, quickly alerts the reader that the book makes no pretense about being objective. The author does not hide the fact that he is arguing Zenith's position, and for that he is to be commended. Lesser authors would have wrapped their arguments in language that appears unbiased on the surface, yet subtly supports Zenith's side of this trade controversy. Curtis does a commendable job of presenting Zenith's side of the story. He is a …

Case Digest, Journal Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

This Case Digest provides brief analyses of cases that represent current aspects of international law. The Digest includes cases that establish legal principles and cases that apply established legal principles to new factual situations. The cases are grouped by topic and include references for further research.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. AID TO FOREIGN TRIBUNALS

II. TRADE

III.TREATIES

IV. IMMIGRATION

Efficiencies And Merger Review In Canada, The European Community, And The United States, Mark A.A. Warner

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

This Article examines economic efficiencies analysis in the merger review processes of Canada, the European Community, and the United States. In recent years, legal counsel, academics, and policymakers have given greater attention to international harmonization and convergence of competition and antitrust law and policy. This trend has been spurred by the increasing acceptance of efficiency-based economics in competition policy generally and in merger policy particularly. The author, nevertheless, asks whether efficiency-based merger analysis also may create new jurisdictional conflicts among national merger enforcement authorities. For instance, a state concerned with its own domestic competitiveness might emphasize domestic efficiency gains in …

The Nafta Investment Chapter And Foreign Direct Investment In Mexico: A Third World Perspective, Gloria L. Sandrino

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The investment provisions of NAFTA, which establish a liberal investment regime and a hospitable atmosphere for foreign investment amongst its signatories, the United States, Canada, and Mexico, represents a new chapter in Mexico's approach to foreign investment. This Article examines the significance of Mexico's shift to welcoming foreign investment and its concomitant acquiescence to traditional notions of expropriation and compensation espoused by more developed states. The author explores Mexico's historical love-hate relationship with foreign investment and its role over the years as leading voice for Third World concerns regarding the potentially exploitive nature of such investment. In this article, a …

The Institutional And Policy Framework For Foreign Investment In The Eastern Caribbean, Puerto Rico, And The United States Virgin Islands, T. M. Ocran

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

This Article provides an overview, based in part on the author's field survey, of the investment laws and policies of the Eastern Caribbean subregion. The island states of the Eastern Caribbean offer foreign investors unique opportunities. Among the reasons that these states should attract investment is the close relation between the two two neighboring islands, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, and the United States; this relation offers the Eastern Caribbean states ready access to the U.S. market. The author examines these relations and the institutional frameworks for investment employed by the various states. The Article raises questions …

The Estonian Securities Market Act: A Lesson For Former Republics Of The Soviet Union, John J.A. Burke

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

This Article describes and analyzes the Estonian Securities Market Act; the only securities statute presently in effect in Estonia. Before examining the requirements of that law, the Article provides an overview of the development of a securities market in Estonia, including a description of the securities, exchanges, and professionals that comprise the contemporary market. After providing this context, the Article analyzes the Estonian Securities Market Act. The author concludes that Estonia should not adopt complex securities legislation, but rather should "sample" the laws of other states. This process will allow Estonia to tailor a comprehensive regulatory system to the particular …

The North American Free Trade Agreement: A Market Analysis, Leonard Bierman, Donald R. Fraser, James W. Kolari

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was the subject of heated debate in the United States Congress. The central issue of the debate was whether NAFTA would have a positive or negative economic impact on the parties to the treaty. This Article is a direct empirical market analysis that measures the perceived economic impact of NAFTA on the parties to the agreement and other states. The authors use stock market event analysis to study the effect of NAFTA on different sectors of the economy of the United States, Mexico, Canada, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region. In doing so, the …

Extraterritorial Application Of Title Vii: The Foreign Compulsion Defense And Principles Of International Comity, Mary C. St. John

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

With an increasing number of United States corporations locating and affiliating overseas and United States citizens seeking employment with multinational corporations, the debate over the extraterritorial application of United States discrimination laws has attracted greater international attention. The 1991 amendment to Title VI1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, religion, sex, or national origin, specifically provides for extraterritorial application of Title Vii. The foreign compulsion defense, however, limits the scope of Title VII's application abroad and raises the issue of whether U.S. corporations can claim this defense when foreign …

Unlocking The Interlocks: Common Law Fiduciary Duties And The Phenomenon Of Interlocking Corporate Directorates In The Commonwealth Caribbean, Darren Skinner

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

United States Haitian Interdiction Policy: Sale V. Haitian Centers Council, Inc., Dario Perez

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Carbbean Basin Initiative: Ten Years Of Trade Preference, James E. Stamps

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Caribbean Courts' Jurisdiction In Winding Up Of Foreign Corporations, Vincent W. Meerabux

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

It is well established that the Courts in the Commonwealth Caribbean may wind-up a foreign corporation. The term "foreign corporation" refers to a corporation that is not incorporated in the country in which the court is exercising its winding-up jurisdiction. This article sets out the basic principles drawn from decided cases which should guide the court in the exercise of its ancillary windingup jurisdiction. Due to the absence of any reported cases from the West Indian Law Reports, cases from England were selected because insolvency laws in the Commonwealth Caribbean generally are modeled after the laws of England and the …

Cuban Property Rights And The 1940 Constitution, Ignacio E. Sanchez

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Positivism And The Rule Of Law, Formal Systems Or Concealed Values: A Case Study Of The Ehtiopian Legal System, John W. Van Doren

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Book Review: International Human Rights Law In The Commonwealth Caribbean, Daniel C. Turack

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

The Development Of Insolvency Law In The Commonwealth Caribbean: A Brief Survey Of Potential Approaches, Timothy B. Desieno

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Business Reorganization In The Caribbean: A Comparative Analysis Of Some Legislative Models, John Jeremie

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Oil Over Troubled Waters: The Constitutional Implications Of A Presidential Pre-Trial Pardon In Trinidad And Tobago, Albert K. Fiadjoe

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

U.S. Science Policy And The International Transfer Of Technology, Ruth L. Gana

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

"Science policy is not and cannot be the subject of value-free inquiry."

The Mexican Market And Nafta, Rebecca Reynolds Bannister

Seattle University Law Review

In the face of European integration and strategic partnerships in the Pacific Rim, it is vitally important for the United States to strengthen our ties with our North American commercial partners and with the rest of the Western Hemisphere. NAFTA is an historic agreement. It is an ambitious effort to eliminate barriers to agricultural, manufacturing, and services trade, to remove investment restrictions, and to protect intellectual property rights. And, NAFTA is the first agreement in the history of U.S. trade policy that directly addresses envi- ronmental concerns. United States' strategic policy must be focused on that which builds security for …

Free Trade As An Extremist Ideology: The Case Of Nafta, Robert W. Benson

Seattle University Law Review

This article purports that free tradism has become such a classic extremist ideology, just as, until recently, Marxism-Leninism was. Free tradism is fairly described as fitting the two criteria that characterize extremist ideologies: (1) their adherents are oblivious to cognitive dissonance contradicting their analyses, and (2) their adherents are willing to plunge themselves and others into great risks in the name of the ideology. This article adduces evidence in these two categories, using NAFTA as an example, analyzing concrete issues of trade theory, jobs, the environment, human rights, and democracy.

The New Law Of Asset Securitization In Japan, Michael T. Kawachi

Seattle University Law Review

This Article discusses one financial product developed in the United States and expected to develop in Japan as a result of recent legislation adopted there. The Article examines the high degree of regulation of this new financial product under that legislation and concludes that such regulation, while common in Japan, will delay the full development of the market in Japan. This Article begins with a description of an important financial tool first developed in the United States, the securitization of financial assets. The Article next examines several aspects of the new Japanese legislation and reviews the provisions of that legislation. …

Human Rights And Most-Favored-Nation Tariff Rates For Products From The People's Republic Of China, Randall Green

Seattle University Law Review

Because there is an historical link between the economic power possessed by any group of people and the political rights enjoyed by that group, this Article argues that the best way for the United States to promote human rights in China is to assist China's economic development. This argument is supported by logic (e.g., demonstration of cause and effect) as well as by example (e.g., the recent histories of Korea and Taiwan). Part II of this Article takes a detailed look at what MFN status really means and looks at the history of U.S. grants of MFN status to China. …

The Regimes For States Of Emergency In Commonwealth Caribbean Constitutions, Margaret Demerieux

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.