Search results for: “forward exchange contract”

  • Outright

    Outright in International Trade Meaning of Outright, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): In foreign exchange, a forward purchase or sale of currency which is not offset by a corresponding spot transaction. i.e. which has not been contracted through swaps. […]

  • Outright

    Outright in International Trade Meaning of Outright, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): In foreign exchange, a forward purchase or sale of currency which is not offset by a corresponding spot transaction. i.e. which has not been contracted through swaps. […]

  • Hedging

    The act of avoiding price fluctuations over time of commodities or foreign currencies by buying or selling "forward." By hedging, a merchant fixes the future price of a commodity or currency. For example, an American who has purchased ten thousand yards of cloth at one pound per yard […]

  • A Dictionary of Law Enforcement

    A Dictionary of Law Enforcement A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is “the only dictionary available -according to Oxford University Press, its publisher- that focuses on United Kingdom (British) law enforcement terms. This legal resource contains over 3,400 legal terms, covering many United Kingdom and European Union institutions.” Most of the entries in “A Dictionary of…

  • A Dictionary of Law Enforcement

    A Dictionary of Law Enforcement A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is “the only dictionary available -according to Oxford University Press, its publisher- that focuses on United Kingdom (British) law enforcement terms. This legal resource contains over 3,400 legal terms, covering many United Kingdom and European Union institutions.” Most of the entries in “A Dictionary of…

  • Leff Dictionary of Law

    Hello The Leff Dictionary of Law The Leff Dictionary of Law, authored by Arthur A. Leff, was published in part by the Yale Law Journal in 1985. Arthur Leff was writing a legal dictionary at the time of his death. Book Review Even from the small samples we had tasted it was clear that the…

  • Package

    Generally, a unit of cargo tendered by a shipper to a common carrier for onward transportation. The term is not explicitly defined. It attains its greatest significance within the meaning of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act. The act (46 U.S.C. A. Sec. 181) stipulates: Neither the carrier nor the shi…

  • Carmack Amendment

    The common name for the carrier liability provisions of the Hepburn Act of 1906 (49 U.S.C. Sec. 20[11]) by which the Interstate Commerce Act was amended to restrict efforts by certain common carriers to limit their liability for loss and damage of merchandise in transit. The amendment provides that …

  • Bourse

    A continental European term for a commodity or stock exchange….

  • History of Nationalization

    History of Nationalization Introduction The fact that “Nationalization” had become in 1916-21 one of the burning political questions of the day is unfortunate as regards arriving at a clear appraisal of its principles, for, from the outset, it is difficult for a writer to avoid a certain bias in approaching its discussion. Yet Nationalization of…

  • Constitutional Text: Brazil Constitution of 1988

    Constitutional Text: Brazil Constitution of 1988 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL OCTOBER 5, 1988 Preamble We, the representatives of the Brazilian People, convened in the National Constituent Assembly to institute a democratic state for the purpose of ensuring the exercise of social and individual rights, liberty, security, well-being, development, equality and justice as…

  • Constitutional Texts: Bavaria 1808 and 1818 Constitutions

    Constitutional Texts: Bavaria 1808 and 1818 Constitutions BAVARIA’S CONSTITUTION OF 1808 MAY 1ST, 1808 We Maximilian Joseph, by the grace of God King of Bavaria. We are governed by the conviction that as long as the State remains a mere aggregate of separate parts, it can neither achieve its full potential strength, for which it…

  • Constitutional Text: Austria 1920, Admended 2004

    AUSTRIA’S CONSTITUTION OF 1920 WITH AMENDMENTS THROUGH 2004 JANUARY 1ST, 2004 Chapter I General Provisions; European Union A. General Provisions Article 1. Austria is a democratic republic. Its law emanates from the people. Article 2. 1. Austria is a federal state. 2. The Federal State is composed of the autonomous Laender of Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower…

  • International trade law Part 3

    International Trade law Part 3   34 “C.I.F. Gatwick”and Other Such Nonsense upon Stilts: Incoterms and the Law, Jargon and Practice of International Business Transactions GBENGA ODUNTAN International Company and Commercial law Review Volume 21, Issue 6, 2010 p.214 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW International transportation of goods is fraught with many risks, many of…

  • Trade law Part 15

    Trade law Part 15   150 Broad-based employee share ownership in Australian listed companies: An empirical analysis Ingrid Landau, Richard Mitchell, Ann O’Connell, Jan Ramsay and Shelley Marshall Australian Business Law Review Volume 37, Number 6, December 2009 p.412 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW The Treasurer’s 2009-2010 Federal Budget announcement of proposed reforms to the…