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Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Authors

Journal Staff

First Page

677

Abstract

1. ACT OF STATE DOCTRINE

Hickenlooper Amendment Inapplicable to Oil Drilling Concession Granted by Foreign Government

2. ADMIRALTY

Shipowner is Entitled to Indemnification from Tortfeasor when a Covenant of Workmanlike Performance by the Tortfeasor can Reasonably be Implied

Judicially-Created Maritime Wrongful Death Cause of Action Applies Retroactively as Exclusive Remedy Time-Charterer Not Entitled to Indemnification for Litigation Expenses when not Obligated to Provide Seaworthy Vessel

Claims within Scope of the Public Vessels Act Cannot be Brought under the Terms of the Suits in Admiralty Act

Lumber Employee Working on Saltwater Pond Held Not Engaged in Maritime Employment and Not Covered by LHWCA

3. ALIEN'S RIGHTS

Unequal Treatment of Unwed Fathers for Immigration Purposes Held Constitutional

4. ANTITRUST

Act of State Doctrine does not Foreclose Antitrust Claim where Claim can be Resolved without Examination of Foreign Government's Acts

Customers of Intermediate Non-Target Suppliers Lack Standing to Bring Antitrust Actions Against Major Oil Companies Staging Boycott of O.P.E.C. Member

Robinson-Patman Act Discriminatory Pricing Prohibitions Apply Only to Wholly Domestic Transactions

5. BANKRUPTCY

No Distinction Exists between Foreign and Domestic Banks for Purposes of Bankruptcy

6. CUSTOMS AND TRADE REGULATIONS

Trade Act of 1974 Empowers President to Impose License Fees on Imports Threatening National Security

Breach of Representations in Supplier's Certificate Executed by Exporter of Medicinal Drugs gives United States Independent Cause of Action for Compensatory Damages

Foreign Reporting Requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act are Constitutional

Search without Probable Cause of Vessel docked in United States Harbor may be Justified as Customs Search if Agents are Reasonably Certain that Vessel came from International Waters

7. EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

National of European Community Member State Guaranteed Protections of Right to Travel throughout the Community

8. INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT

Air Carrier not Liable under Warsaw Convention for Passenger Injuries after Disembarking

9. JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE

Foreign Tribunals Need Not be Conventional Court Proceedings to Qualify for United States Judicial Assistance

Quasi-in Rem Attachment of Foreign Corporation by Non-Resident Defendant is not Violative of Due Process

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