Debt's Dominion
Subtitle: A History of Bankruptcy Law in America
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: November 10, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780691116372
Subjects: Bankruptcy & insolvency law; Commercial law; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Business/Economics; Business & Economics; Legal Reference / Law Profession; USA; Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Business Law; Business & Economics / Business Law; Economics; Political Science and International Relations
First sentence: CONGRESS'S AUTHORITY to regulate bankruptcy derives quite explicitly from the Constitution, which states in Article I, section 8 that Congress may pass "uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies."