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Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

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Whoops - The Imminent Reconciliation Of U.S. Securities Laws With International Comity After Morrison V. National Australia Bank And The Drafting Error In The Dodd-Frank Act, Andrew Rocks Jan 2011

Whoops - The Imminent Reconciliation Of U.S. Securities Laws With International Comity After Morrison V. National Australia Bank And The Drafting Error In The Dodd-Frank Act, Andrew Rocks

Villanova Law Review

The article contends that the Dodd-Frank Act and the case, Morrison v. National Australia Bank, restrict the extraterritorial reach of U.S. fraud laws to private rights of action involving domestic transactions of U.S. securities. The author notes that the U.S. legal jurisdiction is governed by the policy of minimal interference and respect for sovereignties and by the principle of comity. He states that this position will help establish a cooperative regulatory effort across global markets.