Swiss Banking Secrecy and the US-Swiss Conflict over Holocaust Claims:
This book examines the conflict between the US and Switzerland in the context of Swiss banking secrecy and Holocaust related claims from World War II until the end of the 1990s. The US pressured Switzerland for Holocaust restitution, eventually resulting in a billion-dollar settlement and causing th...
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| spelling | Pruska, Anna Berenika Verfasser aut Swiss Banking Secrecy and the US-Swiss Conflict over Holocaust Claims 1st ed Frankfurt a.M. Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften 2022 ©2022 1 Online-Ressource (263 Seiten) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier International Relations in Asia, Africa and the Americas Ser. v.15 Cover -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Swiss Banking Secrecy: Its Origins, Foundations and Legal Implications -- 1.1 The Swiss Banking System: A Historical and Contemporary Perspective -- 1.1.1 The Historical Foundations of Swiss Banking -- 1.1.2 Overview and Structure of the Contemporary Swiss Banking Sector -- 1.2 The Concept and the Customary and Legal Foundations of Swiss Banking Secrecy -- 1.2.1 Banking Secrecy in the United States -- 1.2.2 Protection of Banking Secrecy in Swiss Law -- 1.2.2.1 Swiss Constitution -- 1.2.2.2 Internal Bank Laws and Code of Conduct -- 1.2.2.3 Cantonal Laws -- 1.2.2.4 Swiss Civil Code and Swiss Code of Obligations -- 1.2.2.5 Swiss Criminal Code -- 1.2.2.6 Federal Act on Banks and Savings Banks (Banking Act) of 1934 -- 1.3 Limits of Swiss Banking Secrecy Under Domestic and International Law -- 1.4 The Debate on the Origins of Swiss Banking Secrecy and the Role of the Conflict with the U.S. -- 1.5 Banking Secrecy and the Swiss Public Opinion -- 1.6 The Numbered (Anonymous) Accounts Controversy -- 1.7 Evaluation of the Role of Banking Secrecy in the Rise of the Swiss Financial Center -- 1.8 Conclusions -- Chapter 2. Swiss Banking During World War II: The First Major Conflict with the United States -- 2.1 The Role of Swiss Banks in Gold Transactions with the Reichsbank -- 2.2 U.S. and Allied Measures to Restrict German Economic and Financial Expansion: The Swiss Connection. -- 2.2.1 Swiss Assets in the United States: U.S. Freezing Order, Suspicion and Criticism with Respect to the Conduct of Swiss Banks -- 2.2.2 Blacklisting -- 2.2.3 London Declaration of January 5, 1943 -- 2.2.4 Declaration on Gold Purchases of February 22, 1944 -- 2.2.5 The Safehaven Program and Bretton Woods Resolution No. VI -- 2.3 Escalation of Pressure: Negotiations and Impositions 2.3.1 The Currie Agreement -- 2.3.2 Allied Control Council's Vesting Decree: Public Law No. 5 -- 2.3.3 The Puhl Affair -- 2.4 The Washington Accord -- 2.4.1 The Issue of Looted Gold During Washington Negotiations -- 2.4.2 The Provisions of the Washington Accord -- 2.4.3 Fulfillment of the Washington Accord -- 2.4.4 U.S.-Swiss Sentiments in the Aftermath of the Washington Accord -- 2.5 The Evaluation of Swiss Conduct During World War II in the Context of International Law: Legalism versus Morality -- 2.6 The Final Act: The Interhandel Case -- 2.7 Conclusions -- Chapter 3. The Conflict Over Holocaust-Related Claims in the 1990s -- 3.1 Cold War Era Efforts to Resolve the Issue of Holocaust-Related Claims -- 3.1.1 Overview of Holocaust Compensation Efforts Before 1996 -- 3.1.2 Legal Impediments -- 3.1.3 The Role of the Holocaust in the United States -- 3.1.4 Efforts to Settle the Dormant Accounts and Heirless Assets Issue Before the 1990s Conflict -- 3.2 The Development of the Conflict -- 3.2.1 The Initial Stage: Involvement of Jewish Organizations and the U.S. Congress -- 3.2.2 Independent Committee of Eminent Persons-Volcker Commission -- 3.2.3 Class Action Suits -- 3.2.4 The Bergier Commission -- 3.2.5 The Meili Affair -- 3.2.6 Diplomatic Blunders and the Holocaust Fund -- 3.2.7 The Eizenstat Report and the Involvement of the U.S. Government -- 3.2.8 Swiss Reaction to the Eizenstat Report -- 3.2.9 Holocaust Victims' Gold -- 3.2.10 Financial Sanctions -- 3.2.11 The Involvement of the U.S. State Department: Mediation of the Settlement -- 3.2.12 The Settlement -- 3.2.13 The Political Power Game -- 3.3 Holocaust Litigation: Its Distinctive Features and Historical Legacy -- 3.3.1 A Hybrid Legal Framework -- 3.3.2 The United States as Jurisdiction -- 3.3.3 Litigation and Banking Secrecy -- 3.3.4 The Role of the Judge in Class Actions 3.3.5 The Historical Legacy of Holocaust Litigation -- 3.3.6 International Legacy -- 3.4 Silent Bystander, Willing Accomplice or Righteous Neutral: The Role of Switzerland During World War II in the Light of the Conflict -- 3.5 The Debate on the Moral Ambiguity and Validity of Holocaust Restitution: How Legitimate Was the Final Outcome of the Conflict? -- 3.6 Conclusions -- Concluding Remarks -- Summary -- Bibliography This book examines the conflict between the US and Switzerland in the context of Swiss banking secrecy and Holocaust related claims from World War II until the end of the 1990s. The US pressured Switzerland for Holocaust restitution, eventually resulting in a billion-dollar settlement and causing the Swiss to reevaluate their wartime history Bank (DE-588)4004436-1 gnd rswk-swf Juden (DE-588)4028808-0 gnd rswk-swf Nachrichtenloses Vermögen (DE-588)4467134-9 gnd rswk-swf Rückerstattung (DE-588)4178639-7 gnd rswk-swf Bankgeheimnis (DE-588)4004458-0 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf Schweiz (DE-588)4053881-3 gnd rswk-swf Electronic books Schweiz (DE-588)4053881-3 g Bank (DE-588)4004436-1 s Bankgeheimnis (DE-588)4004458-0 s Juden (DE-588)4028808-0 s Nachrichtenloses Vermögen (DE-588)4467134-9 s Rückerstattung (DE-588)4178639-7 s USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g DE-604 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Pruska, Anna Berenika Swiss Banking Secrecy and the US-Swiss Conflict over Holocaust Claims Frankfurt a.M. : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften,c2022 9783631872819 |
| spellingShingle | Pruska, Anna Berenika Swiss Banking Secrecy and the US-Swiss Conflict over Holocaust Claims Cover -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Swiss Banking Secrecy: Its Origins, Foundations and Legal Implications -- 1.1 The Swiss Banking System: A Historical and Contemporary Perspective -- 1.1.1 The Historical Foundations of Swiss Banking -- 1.1.2 Overview and Structure of the Contemporary Swiss Banking Sector -- 1.2 The Concept and the Customary and Legal Foundations of Swiss Banking Secrecy -- 1.2.1 Banking Secrecy in the United States -- 1.2.2 Protection of Banking Secrecy in Swiss Law -- 1.2.2.1 Swiss Constitution -- 1.2.2.2 Internal Bank Laws and Code of Conduct -- 1.2.2.3 Cantonal Laws -- 1.2.2.4 Swiss Civil Code and Swiss Code of Obligations -- 1.2.2.5 Swiss Criminal Code -- 1.2.2.6 Federal Act on Banks and Savings Banks (Banking Act) of 1934 -- 1.3 Limits of Swiss Banking Secrecy Under Domestic and International Law -- 1.4 The Debate on the Origins of Swiss Banking Secrecy and the Role of the Conflict with the U.S. -- 1.5 Banking Secrecy and the Swiss Public Opinion -- 1.6 The Numbered (Anonymous) Accounts Controversy -- 1.7 Evaluation of the Role of Banking Secrecy in the Rise of the Swiss Financial Center -- 1.8 Conclusions -- Chapter 2. Swiss Banking During World War II: The First Major Conflict with the United States -- 2.1 The Role of Swiss Banks in Gold Transactions with the Reichsbank -- 2.2 U.S. and Allied Measures to Restrict German Economic and Financial Expansion: The Swiss Connection. -- 2.2.1 Swiss Assets in the United States: U.S. Freezing Order, Suspicion and Criticism with Respect to the Conduct of Swiss Banks -- 2.2.2 Blacklisting -- 2.2.3 London Declaration of January 5, 1943 -- 2.2.4 Declaration on Gold Purchases of February 22, 1944 -- 2.2.5 The Safehaven Program and Bretton Woods Resolution No. VI -- 2.3 Escalation of Pressure: Negotiations and Impositions 2.3.1 The Currie Agreement -- 2.3.2 Allied Control Council's Vesting Decree: Public Law No. 5 -- 2.3.3 The Puhl Affair -- 2.4 The Washington Accord -- 2.4.1 The Issue of Looted Gold During Washington Negotiations -- 2.4.2 The Provisions of the Washington Accord -- 2.4.3 Fulfillment of the Washington Accord -- 2.4.4 U.S.-Swiss Sentiments in the Aftermath of the Washington Accord -- 2.5 The Evaluation of Swiss Conduct During World War II in the Context of International Law: Legalism versus Morality -- 2.6 The Final Act: The Interhandel Case -- 2.7 Conclusions -- Chapter 3. The Conflict Over Holocaust-Related Claims in the 1990s -- 3.1 Cold War Era Efforts to Resolve the Issue of Holocaust-Related Claims -- 3.1.1 Overview of Holocaust Compensation Efforts Before 1996 -- 3.1.2 Legal Impediments -- 3.1.3 The Role of the Holocaust in the United States -- 3.1.4 Efforts to Settle the Dormant Accounts and Heirless Assets Issue Before the 1990s Conflict -- 3.2 The Development of the Conflict -- 3.2.1 The Initial Stage: Involvement of Jewish Organizations and the U.S. Congress -- 3.2.2 Independent Committee of Eminent Persons-Volcker Commission -- 3.2.3 Class Action Suits -- 3.2.4 The Bergier Commission -- 3.2.5 The Meili Affair -- 3.2.6 Diplomatic Blunders and the Holocaust Fund -- 3.2.7 The Eizenstat Report and the Involvement of the U.S. Government -- 3.2.8 Swiss Reaction to the Eizenstat Report -- 3.2.9 Holocaust Victims' Gold -- 3.2.10 Financial Sanctions -- 3.2.11 The Involvement of the U.S. State Department: Mediation of the Settlement -- 3.2.12 The Settlement -- 3.2.13 The Political Power Game -- 3.3 Holocaust Litigation: Its Distinctive Features and Historical Legacy -- 3.3.1 A Hybrid Legal Framework -- 3.3.2 The United States as Jurisdiction -- 3.3.3 Litigation and Banking Secrecy -- 3.3.4 The Role of the Judge in Class Actions 3.3.5 The Historical Legacy of Holocaust Litigation -- 3.3.6 International Legacy -- 3.4 Silent Bystander, Willing Accomplice or Righteous Neutral: The Role of Switzerland During World War II in the Light of the Conflict -- 3.5 The Debate on the Moral Ambiguity and Validity of Holocaust Restitution: How Legitimate Was the Final Outcome of the Conflict? -- 3.6 Conclusions -- Concluding Remarks -- Summary -- Bibliography Bank (DE-588)4004436-1 gnd Juden (DE-588)4028808-0 gnd Nachrichtenloses Vermögen (DE-588)4467134-9 gnd Rückerstattung (DE-588)4178639-7 gnd Bankgeheimnis (DE-588)4004458-0 gnd |
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