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Geothermal Resources Under The Mining Law Regime--Problems & Possibilities, Richard A. Grisel Dec 2011

Geothermal Resources Under The Mining Law Regime--Problems & Possibilities, Richard A. Grisel

Richard A Grisel

The development of geothermal resources has been greatly hampered by the legal and institutional framework governing geothermal energy resources. This framework has been plagued by conflicting mining and water laws, anachronistic common law systems of property rights, problematic legal classifications of geothermal resources, and jurisdictional variances from state to state and between states and the Federal government. These issues have combined to significantly hinder the development of what will be a vital resource for our nation’s future energy needs.

This thesis concerns one way to address the suboptimal development of geothermal energy resources. Using the Federal acquisition of exclusive airspace …


Noción Y Elementos Existenciales Del Título De Crédito, Bruno L. Costantini García Oct 2011

Noción Y Elementos Existenciales Del Título De Crédito, Bruno L. Costantini García

Bruno L. Costantini García

Discernir la noción y elementos de existencia de los títulos de crédito, considerando la doctrina y la denominación expresada en nuestra Ley General de Títulos y Operaciones de Crédito, conceptualizando el término de los documentos que consignan un derecho crediticio propio de su naturaleza y deslindando de manera dogmatica y exegética los elementos que lo forman y le dan su funcionamiento, mediante una visión de las instituciones jurídicas que les dan su existencia y aplicación dentro del devenir de los actos de comercio.


Negotiability, Property, And Identity, James S. Rogers Oct 2011

Negotiability, Property, And Identity, James S. Rogers

James S. Rogers

In this Article, Professor Rogers challenges the assumption that securities transfer law has always been based on negotiable certificates and suggests that the reign of negotiability is a relatively recent, and brief, phase in the long history of investment securities trading. Professor Rogers posits that the difficulties currently facing the law of securities transfers are in large part due to the transition from paper to electronic representations of investments. To place these challenges into perspective, Professor Rogers first surveys the history of securities trading and then examines the theoretical underpinnings of the law of securities transfers.


Derivatives: A Twenty-First Century Understanding, Timothy E. Lynch Oct 2011

Derivatives: A Twenty-First Century Understanding, Timothy E. Lynch

Faculty Works

Derivatives are commonly defined as some variation of the following: a financial instrument whose value is derived from the performance of a secondary source such as an underlying bond, commodity or index. But this definition is both over-inclusive and under-inclusive. Thus, not surprisingly, derivatives are largely misunderstood, including by many policy makers, regulators and legal analysts. It is important for interested parties such as policy makers to understand derivatives, because the types and uses of derivatives have exploded in the last few decades, and because these financial instruments can provide both social benefits and cause social harms. This Article presents …


Gambling By Another Name; The Challenge Of Purely Speculative Derivatives, Timothy E. Lynch Oct 2011

Gambling By Another Name; The Challenge Of Purely Speculative Derivatives, Timothy E. Lynch

Faculty Works

Derivatives contracts can be used to hedge pre-existing risks, but they can also be used to speculate. This Article focuses on derivatives contracts in which both counterparties are speculators. These “purely speculative derivatives (PSD) contracts” have become increasingly common over the last several years and have notably resulted in the transfer of many tens of billions of dollars from institutions that had invested in the US subprime housing market to a handful of speculators who foresaw the market’s collapse, as well as many billions of dollars in fees to PSD brokers.

PSD contracts are problematic. PSD contracts are less-than-zero-sum transactions …


Fiduciary Relationships Are Not Contracts, Scott Fitzgibbon Sep 2011

Fiduciary Relationships Are Not Contracts, Scott Fitzgibbon

Scott T. FitzGibbon

No abstract provided.


Generalidades De La Propiedad Intelectual En México, Bruno L. Costantini García Sep 2011

Generalidades De La Propiedad Intelectual En México, Bruno L. Costantini García

Bruno L. Costantini García

Presentación de las Generalidades de la Propiedad Intelectual en México (Propiedad Industrial y Derechos de Autor), legislación que la rige, aplicación y modalidades


Ownership Unbundling In European Energy Market & Legal Problems Under Eu Law, Michael Diathesopoulos Sep 2011

Ownership Unbundling In European Energy Market & Legal Problems Under Eu Law, Michael Diathesopoulos

Michael Diathesopoulos

In this paper we will examine the issue of ownership unbundling and forced divestiture remedies imposed in a series of recent competition law cases of the energy market - examined in other papers - in relation to the possible existence of a series of legal obstacles. These energy market decisions belong to a group of antitrust cases in which a structural divestiture remedy has been imposed under the provisions of Article 9 of Regulation 1/2003. This divestiture refers to transmission networks and to generation capacity and is meant to lead to severe structural changes, which are compatible with the findings …


Recuperação De Empresas Viáveis Em Dificuldades: Prevenção E Preservação De Valor [Restructuring Distressed Viable Business Entities: Prevention And Value Preservation], Bruno Ferreira Aug 2011

Recuperação De Empresas Viáveis Em Dificuldades: Prevenção E Preservação De Valor [Restructuring Distressed Viable Business Entities: Prevention And Value Preservation], Bruno Ferreira

Bruno Ferreira

No abstract provided.


La Jurisprudencia En México, Bruno L. Costantini García Aug 2011

La Jurisprudencia En México, Bruno L. Costantini García

Bruno L. Costantini García

Breve presentación de la jurisprudencia en México, su aplicación, objetivos y fines para el Derecho Mexicano. ¿Por qué es util para el derecho? ¿Quién la emite?


Notariado Y Correduria Y Su Registro En México, Bruno L. Costantini García Aug 2011

Notariado Y Correduria Y Su Registro En México, Bruno L. Costantini García

Bruno L. Costantini García

Introducción al Derecho Notarial y Registral en México, cuyo objeto es conocer los elementos de las figuras del notario y del corredor público, la formalización de sus actos y su registro.


Vinculação De Ações À Acordos De Acionistas, Luiz Rafael De Vargas Maluf Aug 2011

Vinculação De Ações À Acordos De Acionistas, Luiz Rafael De Vargas Maluf

Luiz Rafael de Vargas Maluf

O presente trabalho busca avaliar se as ações pertencentes à signatários de acordo de acionistas seriam vinculativas ao próprio acordo, o que significa que carregariam esse numa hipótese de alienação dessas ações para terceiros. Após uma análise quanto ao surgimento histórico, tipos de acordo, as formalidades de registro, bem como sobre a forma como são abordados na legislação de outros países, e os tipos de restrições aplicáveis, o trabalho conclui com um a abordagem prática analisando casos hipotéticos, com os benefícios e prejuízos em cada situação. Como resultado final, demonstra que tais vinculações dependem de uma série de quesitos, como …


Renda Fixa Ganha “Novo Mercado”: Projeto Apresentado Pela Anbima Pretende Aumentar Acesso Ao Segmento Para Mais Investidores, Luiz Rafael De Vargas Maluf May 2011

Renda Fixa Ganha “Novo Mercado”: Projeto Apresentado Pela Anbima Pretende Aumentar Acesso Ao Segmento Para Mais Investidores, Luiz Rafael De Vargas Maluf

Luiz Rafael de Vargas Maluf

No abstract provided.


Co-Organizer: International Conference On The Jurisprudence Of Parenting And The Influence On Culture, Scott Fitzgibbon Apr 2011

Co-Organizer: International Conference On The Jurisprudence Of Parenting And The Influence On Culture, Scott Fitzgibbon

Scott T. FitzGibbon

No abstract provided.


Parenting And The Culture Of Friendship, Scott Fitzgibbon Apr 2011

Parenting And The Culture Of Friendship, Scott Fitzgibbon

Scott T. FitzGibbon

No abstract provided.


Competition Law And Sector Regulation In The European Energy Market After The Third Energy Package: Hierarchy And Efficiency, Michael Diathesopoulos Apr 2011

Competition Law And Sector Regulation In The European Energy Market After The Third Energy Package: Hierarchy And Efficiency, Michael Diathesopoulos

Michael Diathesopoulos

The aim of this research is to provide the basic parameters for a model for the definition of the relation between the general competition and sector specific frameworks and rules regarding the regulation of the Internal Energy Market, especially after the Third Energy Package. The research considers the recent sector specific framework in relation to a series of recent competition law cases of the Energy Market where structural remedies were applied under the commitments procedure. Essential facilities doctrine and generally competition law tools do not seem to provide a suitable framework for effectively addressing the dynamic competition concept, treating the …


El Derecho De Sucesiones Se Debe Atemperar A Los Cambios De La Sociedad Del Siglo Xxi, Edward Ivan Cueva Feb 2011

El Derecho De Sucesiones Se Debe Atemperar A Los Cambios De La Sociedad Del Siglo Xxi, Edward Ivan Cueva

Edward Ivan Cueva

No abstract provided.


Demonstre Consistência: Controles Internos Para Preparo Das Demonstrações Financeiras Estão No Alvo Do Formulário De Referência., Luiz Rafael De Vargas Maluf Jan 2011

Demonstre Consistência: Controles Internos Para Preparo Das Demonstrações Financeiras Estão No Alvo Do Formulário De Referência., Luiz Rafael De Vargas Maluf

Luiz Rafael de Vargas Maluf

No abstract provided.


Appellate Jurisdiction Of The Supreme Court Of India, Mubashshir Sarshar Jan 2011

Appellate Jurisdiction Of The Supreme Court Of India, Mubashshir Sarshar

Mubashshir Sarshar

No abstract provided.


Islamic Banking In India, Mubashshir Sarshar Jan 2011

Islamic Banking In India, Mubashshir Sarshar

Mubashshir Sarshar

No abstract provided.


Child Labour In India, Mubashshir Sarshar Jan 2011

Child Labour In India, Mubashshir Sarshar

Mubashshir Sarshar

No abstract provided.


Escrow Mechanism Under Foreign Direct Investment, Mubashshir Sarshar Jan 2011

Escrow Mechanism Under Foreign Direct Investment, Mubashshir Sarshar

Mubashshir Sarshar

No abstract provided.


Environmental Refugees, Mubashshir Sarshar Jan 2011

Environmental Refugees, Mubashshir Sarshar

Mubashshir Sarshar

No abstract provided.


Laws Relating To Data Protection In India, Mubashshir Sarshar Jan 2011

Laws Relating To Data Protection In India, Mubashshir Sarshar

Mubashshir Sarshar

No abstract provided.


“Adiantamentos Sobre Lucros No Decurso Do Exercício: Algumas Reflexões” [Interim Dividends In The Course Of The Annual Accounting Period: Some Reflexions], Bruno Ferreira Jan 2011

“Adiantamentos Sobre Lucros No Decurso Do Exercício: Algumas Reflexões” [Interim Dividends In The Course Of The Annual Accounting Period: Some Reflexions], Bruno Ferreira

Bruno Ferreira

A realização de adiantamentos sobre lucros no decurso do exercício ocupa uma posição bastante particular no esquema orgânico-societário das sociedades anónimas. Este facto, conjugado com uma maior atenção que o tema tem recebido recentemente, aconselham a uma reflexão sobre os procedimentos, limites e natureza jurídica de tais distribuições, em especial no confronto com a distribuição de lucros aos accionistas mediante deliberação em assembleia geral.

Advances on profits made in the course of the annual accounting period occupy a somewhat special position on the corporate-organizational structure of sociedades anónimas. This fact, in addition to a recent heightened focus on the matter, …


“The Law Of Corporate Restructuring And Insolvency In Portugal: A Brief Introduction From A Financial Creditor’S Perspective", Bruno Ferreira Jan 2011

“The Law Of Corporate Restructuring And Insolvency In Portugal: A Brief Introduction From A Financial Creditor’S Perspective", Bruno Ferreira

Bruno Ferreira

In times of economic slump, the law of restructuring and insolvency, particularly its statutory provisions, assume an indisputable relevance. The involvement of financial creditors in informal and formal restructuring procedures and the eventual ensuing formal insolvency procedures presents significant challenges and risks. This article provides a brief introduction to the law of restructuring and insolvency in Portugal and addresses some of these challenges and risks.


D. Joaquín Garrigues: Mestre Dos Mercantilistas Espanhóis, Bruno Ferreira Jan 2011

D. Joaquín Garrigues: Mestre Dos Mercantilistas Espanhóis, Bruno Ferreira

Bruno Ferreira

No abstract provided.


Revisitando La Responsabilidad Civil De Las Sociedades Gerentes Y Depositarias De Fondos Comunes De Inversión Por Pérdidas En La Gestión Del Patrimonio Común, Martin Paolantonio Jan 2011

Revisitando La Responsabilidad Civil De Las Sociedades Gerentes Y Depositarias De Fondos Comunes De Inversión Por Pérdidas En La Gestión Del Patrimonio Común, Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

No abstract provided.


Mercado De Capitales, Fondos Comunes De Inversión Y Arbitraje, Martin Paolantonio Jan 2011

Mercado De Capitales, Fondos Comunes De Inversión Y Arbitraje, Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

A propósito de un fallo de la Cámara Nacional en lo Comercial, análisis del rol del arbitraje en el mercado de capitales y los fondos comunes de inversión, incorporando la perspectiva del derecho del consumidor


Algunas Cuestiones Sobre La Ineficacia De Las Resoluciones Asamblearias, Martin Paolantonio, Pablo Legón Jan 2011

Algunas Cuestiones Sobre La Ineficacia De Las Resoluciones Asamblearias, Martin Paolantonio, Pablo Legón

Martin Paolantonio

Análisis del fallo "Gazzolo c. Agropecuaria La Trinidad", que considera posible declarar la inexistencia de una resolución asamblearia de una sociedad anónima