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China's Anti-Corruption Crackdown And The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Daniel C.K. Chow
China's Anti-Corruption Crackdown And The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Daniel C.K. Chow
Texas A&M Law Review
China’s highly publicized crackdown on corruption may affect the type and number of cases in China that arise under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), but it should not be assumed that the crackdown will necessarily lead to fewer FCPA prosecutions. Although there is some overlap of the goals of China’s corruption crackdown and the goals of the FCPA, China’s crackdown also serves important goals of the ruling Communist Party. The main goal of the current crackdown is to reinforce the Party’s power by targeting enemies and rivals of the current leadership. The crackdown is not aimed at prohibiting bribes …
The French Subjective Theory Of Contract: Separating Rhetoric From Reality, Wayne Barnes
The French Subjective Theory Of Contract: Separating Rhetoric From Reality, Wayne Barnes
Faculty Scholarship
Most of the world, including Anglo-American jurisdictions, conforms to the objective theory of contract, which posits that contract formation is determined by reference solely to external evidence of manifestations of assent. On the other hand, France uniquely clings to the rhetoric of its “subjective” theory of contract, championing the freedom of the individual and the autonomy of the will. France’s association with a subjective theory of contract is widely recognized and assumed. One would initially assume that the French subjectivist philosophy would result in dramatically different outcomes in actual cases, when compared with the objectivist rules-based perspective that obtains in …
Nota Sobre El Contracte De Col·Laboració Publicoprivada [Notes On The Public-Private Partnership Contract], Vanessa Casado-Pérez
Nota Sobre El Contracte De Col·Laboració Publicoprivada [Notes On The Public-Private Partnership Contract], Vanessa Casado-Pérez
Faculty Scholarship
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Contemplating A Civil Law Paradigm For A Future International Commercial Code, Wayne R. Barnes
Contemplating A Civil Law Paradigm For A Future International Commercial Code, Wayne R. Barnes
Faculty Scholarship
The international community has worked toward a global law of contracts for the last century. These efforts include the Uniform Law on the International Sale of Goods, the Uniform Law on the Formation of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts, the Principles of European Contract Law, and the Vienna Convention for the International Sales of Goods (CISG). These texts are all tremendous achievements in their own right. However, they reflect a delicate juxtaposition of the two primary legal systems of the world --- the civil law and the common law. A consequence …