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Trust & Estate Planning: The Effect Of Soviet Polices On Legacies From Abroad, Claudia Brooks Jan 1977

Trust & Estate Planning: The Effect Of Soviet Polices On Legacies From Abroad, Claudia Brooks

UC Law SF International Law Review

When one attempts to create or administer a money estate or trust in favor of an alien residing in the Soviet Union he or she must be aware of the problems commonly associated with such a gift. This article examines the inheritance laws of California and other states with regard to nonresident alien heirs, and analyzes the past and present attitudes of the Soviet Government toward interitances from abroad intended for its citizens. In addition the author proposes drafting techniques to aid an attorney in creating an effective will or trust instrument for the benefit of a Soviet resident.


A New Constitution For German Big Business: The Co-Determination Act Of 1976, Fritz Rittner Jan 1977

A New Constitution For German Big Business: The Co-Determination Act Of 1976, Fritz Rittner

UC Law SF International Law Review

Designed to change the economic and social life of Germany, the Federal Republic of Germany enacted the Co-Determination Act of 1976. The author of this commentary analyzes the basic content of the Act, outlines its central theme and scope of application and the probable effects of the Act upon the operation of German business enterprises.


Innovation In International Organization: The International Energy Agency, Richard F. Scott Jan 1977

Innovation In International Organization: The International Energy Agency, Richard F. Scott

UC Law SF International Law Review

Responding to the Arab oil embargo of 1973-74 and to the abrupt shift of control over the oil market from the international oil companies to the producer countries, the major oil consuming countries established the International Energy Agency (IEA) on November 15, 1974. This article analyzes the origin, structure and early operations of the lEA. The author concludes that the organization of the IEA demonstrates the ability of oil consuming countries to respond in a constructive, cooperative, and peaceful fashion to the energy challenges of today.


Compelling Contract Performance In France, James Beardsley Jan 1977

Compelling Contract Performance In France, James Beardsley

UC Law SF International Law Review

The threat of a money judgment substantially exceeding provable damages has become the basis of enforcement of specific performance of contracts in France. The author of this article traces the developments in this area and the evolution of the astreinte, which has substantially changed what may be called the law of specific performance of France.


United States V. Hollinshead: A New Leap In Extraterritorial Application Of Criminal Laws, William J. Hughes Jan 1977

United States V. Hollinshead: A New Leap In Extraterritorial Application Of Criminal Laws, William J. Hughes

UC Law SF International Law Review

In United States v. Hollinshead, the defendants were convicted of violating a federal penal statute and subjected to criminal penalties in the United States for the importation of Mayan artifacts illegally exported from Guatemala. The case held, in effect, that articles not characterized as stolen under the laws of the United States may still become the basis for violation of 18 USC § 2314, interstate transportation of stolen property. In his note, the author analyzes the usefulness of this decision in the extraterritorial applications of United States penal laws.


The United States Domestic International Sales Corporation: An Analysis Of Its Objectives And Effects, Bruce William Feuchter Jan 1977

The United States Domestic International Sales Corporation: An Analysis Of Its Objectives And Effects, Bruce William Feuchter

UC Law SF International Law Review

The Domestic International Sales Corporation Act has encouraged exports of United States' products without destructive economic effects outside the country to warrant keeping the Act in effect. The author proposes that its use has been of sufficient value to justify Congressional extension of the life of the Act.


A Code Of Conduct Regulating International Technology Transfer: Panacea Or Pitfall, Marcus B. Finnegan Jan 1977

A Code Of Conduct Regulating International Technology Transfer: Panacea Or Pitfall, Marcus B. Finnegan

UC Law SF International Law Review

Industrialized or developed countries control some of the most valuable, useful and transferable technology in the world. Recognizing the need for the transfer of technology from the larger industrialized nations to the more numerous developing countries, the author of this article examines the difficulties of such transfers and analyzes the proposed codes of conduct to regulate such transactions.


Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization And Tankers: A Case Study In The Effectiveness Of International Maritime Regulation, Robert L. Otsea Jr. Jan 1977

Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization And Tankers: A Case Study In The Effectiveness Of International Maritime Regulation, Robert L. Otsea Jr.

UC Law SF International Law Review

In recent years the world has seen a proliferation of maritime disastors that has resulted in numerous environmentally threatening oil spills. The author examines the problem of international maritime regulation of 'tankers and discusses the role of the Inter-governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) as a tool in the regulation of tanker safety and the prevention of oil spills.


The Legal Status Of Foreign Investments In The East African Common Market, T. O. Elias Jan 1977

The Legal Status Of Foreign Investments In The East African Common Market, T. O. Elias

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

One noticeable development in the field of International Economic Law during the last decade since the United Nations ushered in the new era of an economic world order has been the growing literature on the law of investments, especially in respect to developing economies. International Economic Law itself is a recent specialist off-shoot of general public international law, having been nurtured and popularized as a subject of separate university discipline in its own right within the last 30 years or so by Schwarzenberger among others. Notable, generally, among the specialized studies on international investments law are Worthley's Expropriation in Public …


Inter-American Legal Developments, Rafael C. Benitez Oct 1976

Inter-American Legal Developments, Rafael C. Benitez

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Latin American Economic Integration, Edward M. Livingston, Richard D. Newman Oct 1976

Latin American Economic Integration, Edward M. Livingston, Richard D. Newman

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Aviation, L. D. Kent Jun 1976

Aviation, L. D. Kent

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Inter-American Legal Developments, R. C. Benitez Jun 1976

Inter-American Legal Developments, R. C. Benitez

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Inter-American Legal Developments, R. C. Benitez Feb 1976

Inter-American Legal Developments, R. C. Benitez

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


International Law In The New Greek Constitution, A. A. Fatouros Jan 1976

International Law In The New Greek Constitution, A. A. Fatouros

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


The Value Of Comparative Constitutional Law, Donald P. Kommers Jan 1976

The Value Of Comparative Constitutional Law, Donald P. Kommers

Journal Articles

The publication of an English translation of a notable decision by a major foreign tribunal' is a fitting occasion on which to discuss the value of comparative constitutional law as a subject of academic study and as a legal discipline of valid current applicability. When referring to comparative constitutional law, I am speaking mainly of case law and most particularly of judicial decisions handed down by national tribunals empowered to review the constitutionality of legislative and executive acts.


Inter-American Legal Developments, R. C. Benitez Oct 1975

Inter-American Legal Developments, R. C. Benitez

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Latin American Economic Integration, F. V. Garcia Amador Oct 1975

Latin American Economic Integration, F. V. Garcia Amador

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Oceans, Staff Report Oct 1975

The Oceans, Staff Report

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Recent Cases, G. G. Costas Oct 1975

Recent Cases, G. G. Costas

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


State Responsibility And The Law Of International Watercourses, T. O'C. Holstein Oct 1975

State Responsibility And The Law Of International Watercourses, T. O'C. Holstein

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Revisited, C. R. Norberg Jun 1975

Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Revisited, C. R. Norberg

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Inter-American Legal Developments, R. C. Benitez Jun 1975

Inter-American Legal Developments, R. C. Benitez

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Latin American Economic Integration, F. V. Garcia Amador, A O.C. Tolosa Jun 1975

Latin American Economic Integration, F. V. Garcia Amador, A O.C. Tolosa

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Commercial Agency: Colombia, Kirkwood, Kaplan, Russin & Vecchi Ltd. Jun 1975

The Commercial Agency: Colombia, Kirkwood, Kaplan, Russin & Vecchi Ltd.

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Recent Cases, G. G. Costas Jun 1975

Recent Cases, G. G. Costas

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Inter-American Legal Developments, R. C. Benitez Feb 1975

Inter-American Legal Developments, R. C. Benitez

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Latin American Economic Integration, F. V. Garcia Amador, A. O.C. Tolosa Feb 1975

Latin American Economic Integration, F. V. Garcia Amador, A. O.C. Tolosa

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Taxation In The United States Virgin Islands, G. A. Danielson Feb 1975

Taxation In The United States Virgin Islands, G. A. Danielson

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Oceans, Staff Report Feb 1975

The Oceans, Staff Report

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.