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Cumulation Of Import Statistics In Injury Investigations Before The International Trade Commission, 7 Nw. J. Int'l L. & Bus. 433 (1986), William B.T. Mock

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

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Creditor Equality In Transnational Bankruptcies: The United States Position, Ulrich Huber

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

In addition to giving a fresh start to the debtor, a primary goal of bankruptcy law (at least of liquidation bankruptcy) is to distribute equally the debtor's assets to his creditors. Although the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 and its 1984 Amendments (collectively "the Code") provide many ways of achieving this goal in domestic bankruptcies, these methods often prove to be of little help when a debtor's assets are located in more than one country.

Equality of creditors regardless of their origin, however, is considered essential for the development of international trade. International trade has grown substantially, if not explosively, …

The Perils Of Panama--Are United States Employees Of The Panama Canal Commission Exempt From United States Income Taxation?, Pamela P. Bond

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Since the enactment of the Panama Canal Treaty (the Treaty) on October 1, 1979, United States citizens employed by the Panama Canal Commission have come to the United States federal courts seeking exemption from income taxation. The Commission employees have based their claims on an executive agreement which accompanied the Treaty. Specifically, they have relied on the language found in article XV of the Agreement in Implementation of Article III of the Panama Canal Treaty (the Implementation Agreement).

Jurisdiction: Foreign Plaintiffs, Forum Non Conveniens, And Litigation Against Multinational Corporations, Mark A. Chinen

Faculty Articles

This article outlines the litigation against multinational corporations. Specifically, it investigates a case brought against a United States-based corporation, Union Carbide, that owned 51% of stock in an Indian corporation that was responsible for a chemical plant gas leak. The leak resulted in the death of 2,100 people and the injuring of over 200,000. The intricacies of the case are discussed.