Comity and Cooperation: Securities Regulation in a Global Marketplace

33 Pages Posted: 15 Dec 2011

See all articles by Kellye Y. Testy

Kellye Y. Testy

University of Washington - School of Law

Date Written: Spring 1994

Abstract

When the securities laws were enacted, and even later when Rule 10b-5 was promulgated, transactions in securities were primarily domestic in nature. A dramatic globalization trend, however, is presently transforming the nature of securities markets and the nature of transactions conducted in those markets. Courts will soon be faced with more frequent and more difficult decisions as to the scope of the antifraud protections of the U.S. securities laws.

This article suggests that the time is ripe for the SEC or Congress to consider taking action to limit the extraterritorial application of the United States securities laws in antifraud cases. Furthermore, the SEC should look to its work in Regulation S and be guided by policies that further integrate world markets and prevent U.S. markets from being placed at a competitive disadvantage due to the stringency and over-zealous application of U.S. laws.

Keywords: securities regulation, fraud, antifraud, anti-fraud, extraterritoriality

Suggested Citation

Testy, Kellye Y., Comity and Cooperation: Securities Regulation in a Global Marketplace (Spring 1994). Alabama Law Review, Vol. 45, No. 3, 1994, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1971557

Kellye Y. Testy (Contact Author)

University of Washington - School of Law ( email )

William H. Gates Hall
Box 353020
Seattle, WA 98105-3020
United States
206 543 2586 (Phone)

HOME PAGE: https://www.law.washington.edu/directory/profile.aspx?ID=313

Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?

Paper statistics

Downloads
100
Abstract Views
1,806
Rank
479,512
PlumX Metrics