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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Westbrook, Jay Lawrence.

Series:

Law, justice, and development.

Law, justice, and development series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bankruptcy.

Corporate reorganizations.

Debtor and creditor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : World Bank ; Leiden ; Boston, Mass. : Martinus Nijhoff, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

1-283-16068-4

9786613160683

90-04-18253-5

OCLC:

741613220

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004180253.i-300 DOI