Introduction To The ILW Panel On New Initiatives In Investment Law: Using Trade Agreements To Control Capital Movement Restrictions

The Panel speakers on this topic were Deborah Siegel, Esq., Senior Coun- sel, Legal Department, International Monetary Fund (whose paper follows), Professor Jagdish Bhagwati, University Professor, Columbia University (giving the viewpoint of an economist), and Mr. James Wallace, standing in for Randall Quarels, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, United States Department of the Treasury

U.S. Restructuring Legislation: Revising the International Banking Act of 1978, for the Worse?

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 contains several sections dealing with the regulation of foreign banks in the United States. In this Article, Professor Lichenstein gives a critical analysis of the new foreign-bank legislation. After arguing that these legislative changes do not adequately address the emerging financial marketplace, Professor Lichtenstein offers a modest proposal for revising the U.S. regulatory structure