"No way out": the lack of efficient insolvency regimes in the MENA region

This paper provides a comparative summary of the payout phase of insolvency systems in the MENA Region. Countries in the region generally have weaker restructuring and liquidation systems than those in most other regions. The paper summarizes many of the weaknesses common across the region.Bankruptcy and Resolution of Financial Distress,Debt Markets,Deposit Insurance,Banks&Banking Reform,Investment and Investment Climate

The challenges of bankruptcy reform

The 2008 financial crisis was followed by a global economic downturn, credit crunch, and reduction in cross-border lending, trade finance, remittances, and foreign direct investment, which adversely affected businesses around the world. The consequent increase in the number of firm insolvencies in the financial and corporate sectors highlights the importance of efficient bankruptcy laws. This paper summarizes the theoretical and empirical literature on bankruptcy design, discusses the challenges of introducing and implementing bankruptcy reforms, and presents examples of how policymakers are trying to use the current economic downturn as an opportunity to engage in meaningful reform of the bankruptcy process.Bankruptcy and Resolution of Financial Distress,Debt Markets,Access to Finance,Deposit Insurance,Banks&Banking Reform

High-throughput methodologies for systematic enzyme profiling

Ph.DDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPH

Fluorescence-activated cell sorting and directed evolution of α-N-acetylgalactosaminidases using a quenched activity-based probe (qABP)

10.1039/C3CC42836BChemical Communications49657237-723

In Situ Proteome Profiling of C75, a Covalent Bioactive Compound with Potential Anticancer Activities

A library of cell-permeable, minimally tagged C75 analogues was synthesized and used to uncover biological targets in human liver cancer cells. Known targets of C75, namely FASN and CPT1A, together with other unknown targets, including PDIA3, TFRC, and GAPDH, were thus identified

Intein-mediated attachment of ligands to proteins for immobilization onto a support

US20040265921A1Published Applicatio

Inhibitor fingerprinting of metalloproteases using microplate and microarray platforms: An enabling technology in Catalomics

10.1038/nprot.2007.305Nature Protocols292126-213

Public Wrongs, Private Actions : Civil Lawsuits to Recover Stolen Assets

International audienceCorruption and thefts of public assets harm a diffuse set of victims, weakens confidence in public institutions, damages the private investment climate, and threatens the foundations of the society as a whole. In developing countries with scarce public resources, the cost of corruption is an impediment to development: developing countries lose between US$20 to US$40 billion each year through bribery, misappropriation of funds, and other corrupt practices. Corruption is by no means a "victimless crime." This study aims to explore the standing of States and Government entities as victims and the possible recourse to private actions to redress public wrongs. States and Government entities may act as private litigants and bring civil suits to recover assets lost to corruption. The goal of this work is to promote knowledge and understanding as well as to increase the use of civil remedies and private lawsuits to recover stolen assets in the context of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) offences. The UNCAC, the global standard for the fight against corruption, does not contain a legal definition of corruption itself but lists an array of offences, including public and private sector bribery and the embezzlement of public and private sector funds. The study will mainly focus on these two types of corruption, namely bribery and embezzlement of funds. This study is not intended in any way to minimize the importance of criminal proceedings and confiscation in addressing acts of corruption. Rather, it will show that civil law remedies can effectively complement criminal penalties by attacking the economic base of corrupt activities both in the public and the private sectors. In fact, given the magnitude of the challenges, all avenues of asset recovery, be they criminal or civil, should be explored simultaneously in order to tackle corruption from each and every angle and achieve the goals of deterrence and enforcement. Hence, while criminal law expresses society's disapproval of the corrupt acts and aims at dissuasion, punishment, and confiscation of illicit proceeds, civil law focuses on victims' interests and aims at compensation and restitution. These procedures may occur sometimes in parallel, sometimes sequentially. An effective response to corruption very often requires concomitant use of both criminal and civil law remedies to achieve the desired result