Questions tagged [international]
For questions about the interaction of two or more sovereign states, including agreements and laws between them, and disputes of jurisdiction for civil or criminal matters.
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How corrupt does a contract need to be for a country to invalidate it?
It is in the news that there is a case in the UK High Court regarding a contract between Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) and the Nigerian state. It involved gas extraction, but the ...
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Is there such a thing as citizens arrest in international waters?
Say someone knows for CERTAIN that a speedboat in international waters is carrying something illegal can they do a citizens arrest and stop the boat ? And then hand it over to the navy or police ?
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Which countries law applies in online defamation?
Let's say Person A who lives in Germany writes defamatory statements on Twitter, incorporated in the US, about Person B who lives in Thailand.
Person B suffers damage abroad as a result of the Tweets. ...
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Can the spouse of an EU citizen legally work in France before they obtain a carte de séjour?
Let us suppose an EU citizen, who is not French, resides in France. According to the EU directive 2004/38/EC on the freedom of movement and residence rights of EU citizens and their family members, ...
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When a historical name is trademarked, will the trademark be considered 'weaker' than an invented name?
Like the names of important people of medieval Europe, names of planets of the Solar System and its moons or geographical features etc.
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Does the Order of Malta have the right to register ships?
The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, though territory-less since the French invasion of Malta in 1798, does issue passports and does maintain ...
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Does someone get punished if they commit a crime outside of "legal jurisdiction"? (i.e. abroad in another country)
Hypothetical Scenario
Let's consider a scenario where you have killed someone in China and somehow managed to evade the Chinese authorities, returning to America.
The Chinese then release irrefutable ...
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Is there such a thing as specific agents/officers legally pursuing international criminals across borders?
This is a continuance of this question regarding Interpol.
The answer to that question left a hole; who's going to be the international pursuer in the classic, world-wide cat-and-mouse game? It is a ...
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To what degree can Interpol agents take part in an international pursuit?
I wonder to what degree Interpol agents can take part in the pursuit of an international fugitive. The whole reason Interpol exists is precisely because one country's authorities cannot simply pursue ...
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Who really owns extraterrestrial objects?
Dozens of people have historically claimed ownership of planets, stars and more. Some notable examples including Dennis Hope successfully turned it into a full-fledged business and made a fortune. ...
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Happened in Australia, tried in Spain?
A few days after he allegedly kissed in the mouth a female player without consent, it has been announced that "(Luis) Rubiales (...) faces an investigation that could end in sexual aggression ...
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Can an American who travels to Canada record calls of other Americans without their consent?
Canada is a 1-party consent country: at least one person in the conversation has to give consent (which can be the person doing the recording). California is an all-party consent state: everyone in ...
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Are Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo and other search engines allowed to copy website text because of the copyright fair use exception? [duplicate]
These sites certainly send bots out that copy the entirety of websites by stepping through links and then store the entirety of websites in databases.
Then they show any part of a quote from a website ...
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Question concerning the legality of Software Patents
I have a question concering the public reveal of new patents filed by Nintendo Co., Ltd., and how such patents are legal given how general the concepts are, and how this would effect development of ...
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In what forum would Iran sue Pakistan for damages?
According to reports, Iran may claim $18 billion in damages from Pakistan for an unfinished pipeline if Pakistan does not complete its part of it as agreed. What forum would such a claim take place in?...
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Legality of offering psychotherapy from a foreign country (Romania/U.S.)
My partner is a therapist in Romania. She has the master's degree and required endorsements (called "attestations" in Romania) to practice, and she sees several Romanian clients.
She also ...
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What is an OFAC "prohibited transaction"?
so obvious first step: the official OFAC F.A.Q. (i.e. of the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control in the U.S. Treasury Department):
3. What does one mean by the term "prohibited transactions&...
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How (and how effectively) is complete corporate self-ownership prevented?
Corporations are not supposed to be able to have no ultimate beneficial owners. If A Inc. holds 100% of B Group, B Group is not supposed to be able to own 100% of A Inc.
How effectively are these dead-...
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Whiteboards availability in High courts and Supreme courts of USA and UK
Are Whiteboards available separately for the two lawyers in High courts and Supreme courts of USA and UK to explain their cases?
If No, Do you recommend to have Whiteboards in the courts?
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Can an independent contractor from Zimbabwe have a bank account in South Africa to receive income from a South African company?
In a case where a South African company has contracted independent contractors from for example Zimbabwe or other foreign countries, is it legal for the independent contractor to be paid into a South ...
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Why Saudia Arabia Consulate's website in the United States (US) require US certification of Power of Attorney document if both are members of HCCH?
Why does the Saudia Arabia Consulate in the United States (US) require US certification of Power of Attorney document if they are member of HCCH?
Documents and Powers of Attorney
Notary Public The ...
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If pharmaceutical manufacturing meets US CFR 21, or its European equivalent is it automatically accepted by all other countries?
If pharmaceutical manufacturing meets US CFR 21, or its European equivalent is it automatically accepted by all other countries?
Do other countries automatically accept any other countries ...
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can states interpret an international law however they want? [closed]
can they even interpret it to effectively negate the rule of not using domestic law as a justification for non fullfilment of obligations by interpreting the treaty in a way that suits them ?
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International Validity of Power of Attorney Document requiring multiple signatures, individuals sign asynchronously with asynchronous notarization
Is it legally permissible for co-inventors to sign a Power of Attorney (PoA) document at separate locations with only their own signatures in the witness of independent notaries, leaving everyone else'...
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Is an image published in a book in Australia in 1925 public domain in the US?
I want to use an art image that was published in Australia in 1925 and publish it in the US.
Australian copyright law states that the image is protected for 70 years after the artist's death, who died ...
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If Microsoft and Activision Blizzard are both based in the USA, how does the UK have standing to block the merger?
Per this story from the BBC or Bloomberg
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has apparently decided to block the merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. The story notes: "To go through,...
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Do homophobic governments successfully subpoena LGBT dating sites? [closed]
I live in a very homophobic country and I'm afraid my state's police will eventually get unleashed and start prosecuting LGBT people for engaging in "criminal offenses" only because they ...
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Are there any other ways to effect "responsibility to protect" without a UN security council approval?
“Responsibility to protect” is a UN pledge against genocide, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity which allowed states to authorise force as a last resort against other states if those crimes ...
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Time of delivery no later on [closed]
I asked a friend to translate my sales contract to English. Here's the original:
"Thời gian giao hàng không trễ hơn: 30 ngày" which means the time of delivery should not be later than 30 ...
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did the International Criminal Tribunal for Rawanada have the power to grant pardons and remissions?
the information on it that I've found so far doesn't have any information on this aspect. it appears they had desvretion to decide which setances to pass up to life imprisonment but did it have broad ...
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Ensuring Worldwide Legal Compliance for an App
When selling an app, developers need to meet the legal requirements of each country in which they sell the app.
In practice, this seems like an impossible task because there are so many different ...
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What is the maximum number of countries in which one can simultaneously be tax resident?
Inspired by this Reddit thread and other stories of people working remotely from all over the world, apparently without giving too much thought to the legal implications,
Working abroad remotely and ...
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What legal questions must be answered to determine the international copyright status of generated art?
Below is my best understanding of how art is generated by machine learning. I understand that the copyright ownership of the final product and any infringement in the process is currently an open ...
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Overseas ERP consequences [duplicate]
A friend of mine is worried about a certain thing he did a couple of months ago. Assume he lied about his age when he was 17 (now 18), and did erotic roleplay (ERP) with another individual who also ...
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If a crime happens between two parties in different countries over the internet, what laws apply? [duplicate]
Lets say, for the sake of example, it's a severe crime (punishable by jail time) in the United States to say that someone stinks.
Person A is from Brazil where no such law exists
Person B is from the ...
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"Be to verb" in contract
This is a provision in CONTRACT FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL
SALE OF GOODS
Effects of avoidance in general
12.1 Avoidance of this contract releases both parties from their obligation to effect ...
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resolution vs settlement
This is a provision in CONTRACT FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL
SALE OF GOODS
Effects of avoidance in general
12.1 Avoidance of this contract releases both parties from their obligation to
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Why did the contract writer use both provision and term?
This is a provision in CONTRACT FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL
SALE OF GOODS
Effects of avoidance in general
12.1 Avoidance of this contract releases both parties from their obligation to
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Is "make available" often used in commercial sales of goods contract? [closed]
I recently read an International commercial sales of goods contract. In which, there is a sentence...
The seller shall make available to the buyer (or shall present to the bank specified by the buyer) ...
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Cancellation vs Avoidance of a contract
Hey I was reading a International Commercial Sale of Goods Contract and I saw this provision:
Effects of avoidance in general
12.1 Avoidance of this contract releases both parties from their ...
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On the legality of stopping a foreign ship and seizing goods [duplicate]
I read today that in the Gulf of Oman, in international waters, a small Iranian ship was detected by the US Navy. The Americans assumed that it transported weapons to Yemen and contacted the British ...
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States' rights and the 14th amendment [closed]
The 14th amendment guarantees equal protection under the law for all citizens of the US. It's my understanding that this means from the Federal Government, and doesn't exactly apply when it's a "...
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cross border contract
If two entities from different countries A, B sign a contract, does the contract follow:
law of the country, where the contract is signed
law of a country of choice from A and B
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What legal character does the Istanbul document have?
The Budapest memorandum and the Istanbul document are two important documents thought to guarantee security & stability in the regions of the former Soviet Union. 1
The Instanbul documents states:
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Can a person be held liable for copyright infringement for sharing a meme on social media?
This has been a topic of debate in recent years, as memes often include images or videos that are copyrighted. Some argue that sharing a meme constitutes fair use, as it is typically used for comedic ...
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I have an International Driving Permit (1949 convention) issued on July 1 2022: is it valid until June 30, 2023 end of day or July 1, 2023 end of day?
Also, end of day in which time zone? Country of issuance or country where one is currently located?
I read the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic but didn't see the answer.
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Does any country apply universal jurisdiction to coups d'état?
Several countries apply universal jurisdiction when suspects are prosecuted for major crimes such as genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. Among other examples, this ...
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Was it legal to shoot down the Chinese balloon?
Recent news headlines read: "US fires air-to-air missile and takes down alleged Chinese spy balloon." It happened in February 4th, 2023.
The balloon, as far as we know, was not armed and did ...
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Is there a "court of law" for treaty disputes between nations?
For example, say the USA and Canada sign a treaty. But then Canada feels that the USA broke the treaty, but the USA maintains that they didn't. Is there some "court of law" equivalent where ...
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Would it be / have been unhelpful for Hans Niemann to bring up Magnus Carlsen's own cheating?
This is about the Carlsen–Niemann controversy asked about previously:
Why don't courts punish time-wasting tactics?
How can Magnus Carlsen, a Norwegian, be sued for defamation by Hans Niemann in ...
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