Friendly and Hostile Deals in the Market for Sovereign Control: A Response to Professors Blocher and Gulati
Journal: eYLS (Yale Law School)
Year: 2017

In their wide-ranging and thought-provoking article, A Market for Sovereign Control, Joseph Blocher and Mitu Gulati argue that territorial sovereignty is a commodity that can and should be subject to market forces. In this Response, I first identify the two different types of deals — friendly and hostile — that can occur within a market for sovereign control. I then discuss some of the obstacles that may impede the successful conclusion of each type of deal. 
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