Commonwealth Secretariat (Books and Journals)
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Stop Vulture Lawsuits
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Commonwealth Secretariat, 2010
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Bringing Justice Home. The Road to Final Appellate and Regional Court Establishment
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Commonwealth Secretariat, 2008
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2005 Meeting of Commonwealth Law Ministers and Senior Officials
Commonwealth Secretariat, 2006
- Conclusion
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Debt Management
5.1 What is public debt management? - 5.2 Why is public debt management important? - 5.3 How to achieve effective debt management - 5.4 Identifying loans which are targets for vulture funds
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International Initiatives
8.1 HIPC debt relief initiatives (1996) - 8.2 Norway (1998) - 8.3 G8 (2005) - 8.4 The Paris Club Initiative (2007) - 8.5 China (2007) - 8.6 Jubilee Debt Campaign
- Introduction
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Lawsuits
3.1 Legal defences available to a sovereign debtor - 3.2 Legal arguments supporting vulture fund claims - 3.3 Effects of lawsuits
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Legislation
7.1 Belgian law (2008) - 7.2 UK law (2010) - 7.3 US law (2008 and 2009) - 7.4 French law (2007)
- List of Cases
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Loan Agreements
2.1 What is a loan agreement? - 2.2 Structure of a loan agreement - 2.3 Concepts under a loan agreement
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Negotiation
4.1 When is negotiation possible? - 4.2 What is negotiation? - 4.3 Negotiation methods
- Notes
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Responding to Lawsuits
6.1 Negotiation - 6.2 Contractual terms - 6.3 ‘Name and shame’ campaigns - 6.4 Legal support for sovereign debtors
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Vulture Funds
1.1 What is a vulture fund? - 1.2 The rise of vulture funds - 1.3 Legal rights of vulture funds
- Annex 1. US Court Judgment in FG Hemisphere Associates, LLC v Democratic Republic of Congo and Société Nationale D?Electricité (S.N.E.L.)
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Ways Forward
9.1 International framework for restructuring sovereign debt - 9.2 International arbitration court - 9.3 Regulatory framework for public financial management
- Annex 2. Belgian Legislation
- Annex 3. The UK Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Act 2010
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
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History of Appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London
Location of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Jurisdiction of the Privy Council The effect of monarchical and republican streams of independent states
- Introduction
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Judicial Independence - Final Appellate Court Establishment
The decline of appeals to the Privy Council The case of Canada Australia's abolition New court in New Zealand The Caribbean's court challenge Decline of appeals and petitions to the Privy Council
- List of acronyms
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Recommended Best Practices
Appellate jurisdiction General recommendations Judicial appointments Library and research facilities Amicus curiae Translation and interpretation services Adequate security Specific recommendations Public confidence/appointment and independence of judges Recommendations: Backlog and modernisation Recommendations: Continuing judicial education Recommendations: The regional and international law...
- References and Bibliography
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Regional Court Establishment
Regional developing trends Regional courtsand their community law The Caribbean Court of Justice The court and its place in community law The COMESA Court of Justice Relationship between COMESA court and national courts The court and its place in community law The Community Court of Justice of ECOWAS The court and its place in community law
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Some Results So Far
New Zealand Supreme Court Criminal Property (land) Family law Human rights Equity Environmental law Civil procedure - appeal rights Torts The Caribbean Court of Justice Leave to appeal, administrative law - damages Property (land) Criminal law The COMESA Court of Justice
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Further Initiatives in Capacity Building to Combat Terrorism
Background. Initiatives. Abuse of Technology. Action Sought. Tracking and Disrupting the Movement of Terrorists and Preventing Abuse of Travel Documents. Action sought. Abuse of Refugee Systems. Action sought. Abuse of Charities or Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organisations. Action Sought.
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Towards Good Practice in Juvenile Justice Policy in the Commonwealth
1. Introduction.2. Methodology. 3. Key Issues. 3.1 Ages of criminal responsibility, prosecution and adulthood. 3.2 Dealing with antisocial behaviour. 3.3 The aims of juvenile justice. 3.4 Restorative justice processes and juvenile justice.3.5 Diversion from court. 3.6 Diversion from custody. 3.7 The range of dispositions available. 3.8 Protecting young offenders' rights. 3.9 Time taken to process
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Agenda and Indicative Timetable
Day 1: Monday, 17 October 2005. Day 2: Tuesday, 18 October 2005. Agenda Item 1: Issues for Ministerial Consideration. Day 3: Wednesday, 19 October 2005. Agenda Item 2: Recommendations From Solm. Day 4: Thursday, 20 October 2005. Agenda Item 3: Roundtable Discussions (Updates on Commonwealth Secretariat Activities). Day 5: Friday, 21 October 2005.