International Law

International law attorneys must be well-versed in cross-border laws and regulations. The rise of globalization has brought unique challenges to those lawyers who represent U.S. interests abroad. Whether your practice involves international M&A developments in China or the increasing opportunities for small businesses in both importing and exporting, FindLaw’s Corporate Counsel Center has a library of articles tailored to your client’s legal needs. You can also find information on how to represent your client in overseas prosecution of alleged antitrust violations and a brief summary of the Hague Convention on taking evidence abroad in both civil and commercial ligation.

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International Law Articles

United States Export Controls And The Internet

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Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters

THE INFORMATION IN THIS CIRCULAR RELATING TO THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OF SPECIFIC FOREIGN COUNTRIES IS PROVIDED FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND MAY NOT BE TOTALLY ACCURATE IN A PARTICULAR CASE. QUESTIONS INVOLVING INTERPRETATION OF SPECIFIC FOREIGN ...
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Airlines Face Changes if Air Carrier Access Act Amended

On Sept. 7, 2005 the Department of Transportation issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to invite comments from the airline industry regarding an amendment to the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986. The amendment, if passed as proposed, will affect ...
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Annual Review of the 1995 U.S.-Japan Flat Glass Agreement

During the annual review of the 1995 U.S.-Japan flat glass agreement held on May 27-28 in Washington, D.C., U.S. officials complained that foreign access to Japan's flat glass market is still "severely limited." U.S. participants charged that ...
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Bureau of Information and Security Announces Final Penalty Guidance Rule and Deemed Export Violation Settlements

The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Information and Security ("BIS") recently announced the settlement of two California cases investigated by its Office of Export Enforcement ("OEE") that illustrate the application of its new penalty guidance ...
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BVI Continues to Dominate International Company Formations

The annual international company incorporation survey for 1997 conducted by the Offshore Investment magazine shows that the British Virgin Islands continued to dominate the world offshore company formation market during the year. With almost 300,000 ...
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Canadian Approaches to International Trade Regulation

"Security trumps trade has become a political mantra in the United States " since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.2 The most serious issue affecting Canada 's international trade performance today is unrestricted access to the U.S ...
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Clinton Administration Releases Semi-Annual Report on the U.s.-Japan Auto Agreement

Yesterday the Clinton Administration released its fifth semi-annual report on the U.S.-Japan Automotive Agreement which calls on Japan to "take concrete steps to further open and deregulate its automotive sector." The report, which was drafted ...
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Congress Pressures USTR to Investigate Alleged Violations of the U.S.-Japan Insurance Accords

Earlier this month, several members of Congress at the urging of certain U.S. insurance companies exerted pressure on USTR Barshefsky to review more thoroughly alleged violations of the U.S.-Japan insurance accords.Under these agreements, Japanese ...
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Customs’ Enforcement of U.S. Customs Laws

(Article appeared in the 1998 Custom House Guide) All Rights Reserved The Customs Code (19 U.S.C. 1646a) and the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 161.1) give Customs officials the authority to supervise the performance of all actions that are required of ...
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