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War And The Business Corporation, Eric W. Orts
War And The Business Corporation, Eric W. Orts
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
This Article addresses the relationship between modern warfare and business corporations. The Article begins by considering the nature of war, emphasizing the effects of globalization and the changing importance of national boundaries. The Article reviews leading theories of war and focuses on how the growth of multinational corporations in economic and political power has begun to rival the power of nation-states. Next, the Article addresses the nature of the business corporation in the context of modern war by surveying standard legal, ethical, and economic understandings of corporate governance. The Article concludes by arguing that the recognition of the moral and …
The Economic Implications Of The Reunification Of Hong Kong With China, Edwin L.-C. Lai
The Economic Implications Of The Reunification Of Hong Kong With China, Edwin L.-C. Lai
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Professor Lai presented this essay at the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law Symposium 1997: Hong Kong's Reintegration into the People's Republic of China. Professor Lai has updated his work since Hong Kong and China reunified. The author questions whether Hong Kong will really be able to remain an independent economic entity while also being a dependent political entity under the unprecedented "one country, two systems" concept.
In this essay, the author identifies the conditions under which Hong Kong's economy can prosper, both in the short term and the long term. After reviewing Hong Kong's recent economic performance, the author assesses …
Reflections On The Economic Future Of Hong Kong, Ted Hagelin
Reflections On The Economic Future Of Hong Kong, Ted Hagelin
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
This Article assesses the economic future of Hong Kong after reunification with China. After reviewing Hong Kong's economic history, this Article discusses Hong Kong's present economic situation, and both the positive and negative influences on its economic future. The author identifies China's self-interest in Hong Kong's continued economic prosperity as a positive factor for Hong Kong's economy. China's self-interest stems largely from the recognition that Hong Kong's economic failure will impact China's politics, economics, and foreign relations. Negative developments within China, however, could lead to a precipitous downturn in Hong Kong's economy. Negative developments include potential military and political crises, …
Corporate Tax Reform: The Key To International Competitiveness, Ann L. Hardman
Corporate Tax Reform: The Key To International Competitiveness, Ann L. Hardman
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
This Note responds to "Integration of the Individual and Corporate Tax Systems: Taxing Business Income Once," a study the United States Department of the Treasury released on January 6, 1992. This Note explores some of the issues and concerns of integration and considers arguments in support of and against the United States system of taxation. The latter portion of this Note addresses the relationship between international economics and integration, focusing on the potential for international competitive disadvantage under the classical tax system. The author concludes that Congress should read the Treasury's study as a legislative proposal and act upon it …
Books Received, Law Review Staff
Books Received, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
SYSTEMS OF CONTROL IN INTERNATIONAL ADJUDICATION AND ARBITRATION
By W. Michael Reisman
Durham and London: Duke University Press, 1992. Pp. 174.
LEGISLATIVE RESPONSES TO TOBACCO USE
By World Health Organization Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1991.Pp. 226.
IMPORT AND CUSTOMS LAW HANDBOOK
By Michael J. Horton
New York, New York: Quorom Books, 1992. Pp. 308. $55.00.
THE LAW AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE THIRD WORLD
Edited by P. Ebow Bondzi-Simpson
New York, New York: Praeger Publishers 1992. Pp. 200. $49.95.
Book Review: The Winding-Up Of Insolvent Companies In England And France, Keith M. Lundin
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 …