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A House Of Lords' Judgment, And Other Tales Of The Absurd, Alan Watson Oct 1985

A House Of Lords' Judgment, And Other Tales Of The Absurd, Alan Watson

Scholarly Works

In this paper I want to look at four approaches to deciding a case in different societies-contemporary England, uncodified civil or 'mixed' law systems (with an example from 17th century Scot-land and another from early 20th century South Africa), 19th century France after codification, 15th century Germany with a glance at 13th and 14th century Spain-where the attempt is made each time to reach the correct decision by applying the mental process thought most appropriate. None of the approaches examined here is result-oriented, and to outsiders, especially to lawyers brought up in a different legal culture, the mental process seems …


Protection Available To A U.S. Citizen Who Buys Securities From Foreigners: Relief In The U.S. For Sales At Home And Abroad; Protection Under U.K. And Thailand Laws, Narestr Kesaprakorn Jan 1985

Protection Available To A U.S. Citizen Who Buys Securities From Foreigners: Relief In The U.S. For Sales At Home And Abroad; Protection Under U.K. And Thailand Laws, Narestr Kesaprakorn

LLM Theses and Essays

This paper will examine regulations relating to transactions by foreigners in the United States securities markets and compare with investor protection in the U.K. and Thailand. It will also examine the manner in which the U.S. seeks to control extraterritorial securities transactions.


Legal Issues Of Market Dominance: A Comparative Study, Helmut Gottlieb Jan 1985

Legal Issues Of Market Dominance: A Comparative Study, Helmut Gottlieb

LLM Theses and Essays

Chapter I of this paper will focus on the current approach to the delimitation of the relevant market, the determination of market concentration and the legal requirements for a challenge of market dominating enterprises. In Chapter II, because of the interdependency between monopoly and antimerger policy, the present legal situation of mergers shall be analyzed. Finally, the theories of the problem of the jurisdictional reach of antitrust laws will be considered in Chapter III.


The Injury Test Under The Us And Eec Antidumping And Courntervailing Law, Francois Gabriel Jan 1985

The Injury Test Under The Us And Eec Antidumping And Courntervailing Law, Francois Gabriel

LLM Theses and Essays

Antidumping and countervailing legislation contain two tests. First, is the import product dumped or subsidized? Second, is it causing injury to the domestic producers? The latter test, which is the most controversial in the history of antidumping and countervailing legislation, is, in a comparative perspective between the EEC and the USA, the focus of this thesis.