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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456968403321

Titolo

A global view of business insolvency systems / / Jay Lawrence Westbrook, editor and senior author ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : ; Leiden ; ; Boston, Mass. : , : World Bank ; , : Martinus Nijhoff

c2010

ISBN

1-283-16068-4

9786613160683

90-04-18253-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (318 p.)

Collana

Law, justice, and development series

Nijhoff eBook titles

Altri autori (Persone)

WestbrookJay Lawrence

Disciplina

346.07/8

346.078

Soggetti

Bankruptcy

Corporate reorganizations

Debtor and creditor

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-276) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / J.L. Westbrook -- Chapter One. Introduction / J.L. Westbrook -- Chapter Two. Systems For The Enforcement Of Debt / J.L. Westbrook -- Chapter Three. Corporate Insolvency Legislation / J.L. Westbrook -- Chapter Four. Corporate Rehabilitation Proceedings / J.L. Westbrook -- Chapter Five. Informal Workouts And Restructuring / J.L. Westbrook -- Chapter Six. Employee Rights In Insolvency / J.L. Westbrook -- Chapter Seven. Judicial And Administrative Institutions / J.L. Westbrook -- Chapter Eight. Cross-Border Considerations / J.L. Westbrook -- Bibliography / J.L. Westbrook -- Index / J.L. Westbrook.

Sommario/riassunto

We live in an age of economic turmoil. The recent crises emphasize the need for modern, sophisticated rules to govern businesses in financial distress in order to realize value from distressed companies and to protect economic institutions. Guided by the World Bank's Principles and Guidelines on International Insolvency, we have assembled,



compared and analysed the legal principles and institutions of many different jurisdictions. Our goal is both practical and scholarly. Our work supplements the Legislative Guide of the UN Commission on International Trade Law by providing extensive analysis