Law and Business Review of the Americas
Front Matter
Perspective
The Valuation of Damages in International Investment DisputesRoberto G. MacLean3
Articles
The Disappropriation of Foreign Companies Involved in the Exploration, Exploitation and Commercialization of Hydrocarbons in BoliviaAlbuquerque Roberto de Chacon21
Bank Crisis in Argentina: The Constitutionality of Bank Deposits Pesification, the Massa CaseIgnacio Hirigoyen53
State of Necessity and Peremptory Norms in International Investment LawJorge E. Vinuales79
Comments and Case Notes
Peru: Coca, Cocaine, and the International Regime against DrugsAshley Day Drummond107
The Great North American Trade-off: Legislation Shaping Trade Policies between Cuba and the United StatesCatherine M. Clendinning139
"Full Sovereignty Over Oil": A Discussion of Venezuelan Oil Policy and Possible Consequences of Recent ChangesB. Seth McNew149
Updates
Brazilian Update: Securitization in Brazil, Tax Reform, and International Trade IssuesMarcos Valadao and Nara Galeb Porto159
Canada Update - Highlights of Major Legal News and Significant Court Cases from May 2007 to July 2007Brandon Wonnacott165
Unregulated Financial Intermediation in Mexico - The New Sociedad Financiera De Objeto Multiple or SOFOMAntonio Pena169
Recent Developments in NAFTA LawAlbany R. Shaw173