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Comparing The Approaches Of The Presidential Candidates, Pierre-Richard Prosper, William W. Burke-White
Comparing The Approaches Of The Presidential Candidates, Pierre-Richard Prosper, William W. Burke-White
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This is a panel discussion between Pierre Prosper, attorney at Arent Fox LLP and William Burke White, Deputy Dean at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, comparing the approaches and priorities of U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney regarding foreign policy.
International Civil Litigation In U.S. Courts: Becoming A Paper Tiger?, Stephen B. Burbank
International Civil Litigation In U.S. Courts: Becoming A Paper Tiger?, Stephen B. Burbank
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Prospective Advice And Consent, Jean Galbraith
Prospective Advice And Consent, Jean Galbraith
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A Tea Party At The Hague?, Stephen B. Burbank
A Tea Party At The Hague?, Stephen B. Burbank
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In this article, I consider the prospects for and impediments to judicial cooperation with the United States. I do so by describing a personal journey that began more than twenty years ago when I first taught and wrote about international civil litigation. An important part of my journey has involved studying the role that the United States has played, and can usefully play, in fostering judicial cooperation, including through judgment recognition and enforcement. The journey continues but, today, finds me a weary traveler, more worried than ever about the politics and practice of international procedural lawmaking in the United States. …
United States Sovereign Debt: A Thought Experiment On Default And Restructuring, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
United States Sovereign Debt: A Thought Experiment On Default And Restructuring, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
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This chapter adopts the working assumption that it is conceivable that at some time in the future it would be in the interest of the United States to restructure its sovereign debt (i.e., to reduce the principal amount). It addresses in particular U.S. Treasury Securities. The chapter first provides an overview of the intermediated, tiered holding system for book-entry Treasuries. For the first time the chapter then explores whether and how—logistically and legally—such a restructuring could be effected. It posits the sort of dire scenario that might make such a restructuring advantageous. It then outlines a novel scheme …