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Title

Maps of world financial law / Philip R. Wood.

Author

Wood, Philip (Philip R.)

Publication

London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2008.

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Description

246 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps; 30 cm.

Summary

"Maps of World Financial Law explains financial law in the world's jurisdictions by using maps and charts to distil world financial law into particular topics and present them in a unique and revolutionary way Colours are used to grade the approach of the world's jurisdictions to those particular topic providing a clear overview of how jurisdictions differ."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

• Law and practice of international finance series
• Wood, Philip (Philip R.). Law and practice of international finance (2007)

Alternative Title

World financial law

Subject

• Finance > Law and legislation > Maps
• International finance > Law and legislation > Maps
• Bankruptcy > Maps
• Securities > Maps

Genre/Form

Maps

Note

• Earlier edition published under title: World financial law. University ed., pre-publication version (3). London : Allen & Overy, 2003.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-246).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Legal families of the world's jurisdictions -- Key indicators of financial law -- Other specific indicators of financial law -- Corporate law criteria -- General criteria -- Insolvency, set-off and netting -- Free transferability of contracts : publicity for asset transfers -- Security interests -- Trusts in financial law -- Insolvency -- Financial regulation -- Conflicts of law and litigation -- Harmonisation -- And finally.

ISBN

• 9781847033420 (pbk.)
• 1847033423

OCLC

• 228441735
• SCSB-10099041

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library