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Economic Globalization: The Challenge For Arbitrators, Ranee K.L. Panjabi

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

CHOICE OF LAW IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION

By Okezie Chukwumerije

Westport, Connecticut: Quorum Books, 1994. Pp. 219.

Arbitration at the municipal level is becoming more frequently used because it is regarded as a more expeditious process for resolving disputes. In the realm of labor relations, for instance, arbitration is often the dispute resolution method of choice and is incorporated in numerous collective agreements. In an arbitration the two parties usually select an arbitrator and jointly pay the costs of the process. In the collective agreement or contract, the parties stipulate the terms of the procedure that generally bind the arbitrator, …

Book Review: The Winding-Up Of Insolvent Companies In England And France, Keith M. Lundin

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Livadas provides an especially adept analysis and comparison of the treatment of employees of insolvent companies in the two countries. The author convincingly demonstrates that a French "liquidation des biens" protects employee wages, benefits, and claims more extensively than an English winding-up proceeding. The French requirement of compulsory insurance to protect the wages of employees and the special privilege afforded employees against the immovable assets of a French company are without analogy in English winding-up law. Livadas punctuates the chapters on the liabilities of officers and directors, which are generally more strict in France than in England, and the priorities …

Case Digest, Journal Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

A Time Charterer is not Liable as Owner Pro Hac Vice for Injuries Incurred by Employees of the Vessel's Owner in the Course of their Employment

U.S. Violation of Regulation in Deportation Proceeding Renders Alien's Deportation Unlawful only if Such Violation Prejudiced the Alien's Interests Protected by the Regulation

Where Information Regarding Weight of Suitcase Checked with Airline is Undocumented, Liability Limitation of the Warsaw Convention does not Apply

Cultural Exchange Agreements involving Payment Constitute Commercial Activity and are not Immune under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act

Preparation And Presentation Of An Arbitration Case, Joseph S. Murphy

Vanderbilt Law Review

This article deals primarily with the preparation and presentation of a case in labor arbitration. However, much of what is said here is equally applicable to the preparation and presentation of a commercial case. It is clear that the comments with regard to documents, witnesses, orderly presentation, and the like are basically the same whether one is arguing that a construction contract has been breached and that the fault lies with the contractor who was guilty of delayed construction, or whether one is defending against a charge of vio- lation of an overtime clause dealing with equal distribution. In each …