Commonwealth Secretariat (Books and Journals)
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Stop Vulture Fund Lawsuits
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Commonwealth Secretariat, 2010
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Bringing Justice Home. The Road to Final Appellate and Regional Court Establishment
by:
Commonwealth Secretariat, 2008
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2005 Meeting of Commonwealth Law Ministers and Senior Officials
Commonwealth Secretariat, 2006
- Introduction
- Annex 3. The UK Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Act 2010
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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
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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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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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Negotiation
4.1 When is negotiation possible? - 4.2 What is negotiation? - 4.3 Negotiation methods
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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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Responding to Lawsuits
6.1 Negotiation - 6.2 Contractual terms - 6.3 ‘Name and shame’ campaigns - 6.4 Legal support for sovereign debtors
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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)
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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
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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
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- List of Cases
- Annex 1. US Court Judgment in FG Hemisphere Associates, LLC v Democratic Republic of Congo and Société Nationale D?Electricité (S.N.E.L.)
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Annex 2. Belgian Legislation
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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
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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
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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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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...
- Acknowledgments
- List of acronyms
- Introduction
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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
- References and Bibliography
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Implementing International Environment Instruments in Small States
Background. Summary of International Environment Agreements. Conclusions and Submissions. Annex. Parties to conventions for the conservation and management of the environment and related agreements.
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Communiqué
Juvenile Justice. Law Reform. Regulating Broadcasting Organisations. Legal Education in the Commonwealth. Constitutional Developments in the Commonwealth. Gender and Human Rights in the Commonwealth. Commonwealth Land-locked States and the Law of the SEA. Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons. International Humanitarian Law. Criminal Defamation in the Commonwealth. Human Rights....
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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.