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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787280303321

Autore

Brun Jean-Pierre <1962->

Titolo

Public wrongs, private actions : civil lawsuits to recover stolen assets / / Jean-Pierre Brun [and 8 others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : STAR Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative, The World Bank-UNODC, , [2015]

2015

ISBN

1-4648-0373-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 138 pages) : illustrations ; ; 26 cm

Collana

Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative

Disciplina

345

Soggetti

Civil procedure

Federal government

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.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Objective""; ""Context: Civil Remedies as One of Several Avenues to Asset Recovery""; ""Scope of the Book""; ""Audience""; ""Overview of Chapters""; ""1. Civil Asset Recovery Litigation: Who May Sue and Be Sued�States as Plaintiffs and Possible Defendants""; ""A. States as Plaintiffs in Corruption Cases""; ""B. Defendants: Who Can Be Sued?""; ""2. Hiring an Attorney: Steps, Considerations, and Fee Arrangements""; ""A. Identifying a Suitable Attorney""; ""B. Structuring a Fee Arrangement""

""C. Litigation and Asset Recovery Funds""""D. Assistance from International Organizations""; ""3. Choice of Forum: Where to Sue?""; ""A. Where Are the Assets, and Where Do the Defendants Have Contacts?""; ""B. Further Considerations""; ""4. Types of Actions""; ""A. Proprietary Actions�State Asserts Claim to a Particular Asset""; ""B. Personal Claims�Claim against a Person""; ""5. Civil Provisional Measures and Investigative Tools: How to Investigate and Freeze Assets""; ""A. Investigative Measures in Civil Asset Recovery Cases""

""B. Securing the Assets: Provisional Measures in Civil Proceedings""""6. Legal Tools for International Cooperation: How to Obtain the Supporting Evidence""; ""A. International Conventions Promoting International Cooperation""; ""B. Regional Instruments to Facilitate



Mutual Legal Assistance""; ""C. Factors to Consider When Collecting Evidence in Foreign Jurisdictions""; ""7. Damages and Compensation: How Much to Sue For?""; ""A. Methods Used to Quantify Compensation, Restitution, or Illicit Proceeds""; ""B. Beyond the Present�Emerging Theories""

""8. Enforcement and Collection of Judgments""""A. The Recognition and Enforcement of Civil Judgments in an International Context""; ""B. The Challenges of Collecting Civil Judgments""; ""9. Using Insolvency, Receivership, or Similar Proceedings to Trace or Recover Assets""; ""A. Purpose of Insolvency or Similar Proceedings""; ""B. Using Insolvency Proceedings in Asset Recovery Cases""; ""10. Conclusion""; ""Appendix A. Glossary""; ""Appendix B. Case Studies""; ""1. Case of Mr. Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha (United Kingdom)""

""2. Zambian Government v. the former Zambian President, Frederick Chiluba (United Kingdom)""""3. Kartika Ratna Thahir v. Pertamina (Singapore)""; ""4. Federal Republic of Nigeria v. Joshua Dariye & Another (United Kingdom)""; ""5. JSC BTA Bank v. Ablyazov & Others (United Kingdom)""; ""6. Attorney General of Turks and Caicos Islands v. Star Platinum Island Ltd. et al.""; ""Appendix C. Table of Cases Mentioned""; ""1. Core of text""; ""2. Cases mentioned in footnotes""; ""Appendix D. Resources""; ""1. Website Resources""; ""2. Publications and Studies""; ""Boxes""

""1.1 States Are Legal Persons Entitled to Bring Claims: The Ferdinand Marcos Case (United States)""

Sommario/riassunto

Over the last decade, the topics of corruption and recovery of its proceeds have steadily risen in the international policy agenda, with the entry into force of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in 2005, the Arab Spring in 2011, and most recently a string of scandals in the financial sector. As states decide how best to respond to corruption and recover assets, the course of action most often discussed is criminal investigation and prosecution rather than private lawsuits. But individuals, organizations, and governments harmed by corruption are also entitled to recover l



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783033403321

Autore

Coulombe Joseph L. <1966->

Titolo

Mark Twain and the American West [[electronic resource] /] / Joseph L. Coulombe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2003

ISBN

0-8262-6318-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Collana

Mark Twain and his circle series

Disciplina

818.409

Soggetti

Western stories - History and criticism

Indians in literature

Nature in literature

West (U.S.) In literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-173) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Go east, young man : class conflict and degenerate manhood in Mark Twain's early writings -- Mark Twain as western outlaw : masculine language, violence, and success in Roughing it -- Moneyed ruffians : the new American hero in Life on the Mississippi -- Mark Twain's Native Americans and the repeated racial pattern in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- The eco-criticized Huck Finn : another look at nature in the works of Mark Twain -- Mark Twain's influence on Willa Cather's West.