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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Can one of my citizenships cause problems with investing?
As a citizen and resident of Mexico, American and European brokers are happy to take my business. But I'm also a citizen of Syria, which is sanctioned. While filling out account creation forms, I don'...
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Who has more power over the Police? [closed]
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When ranking the "power"(see footnote 1) over a community, the ordinary citizen will have the least power while the local police in the respectful community (street, city etc.) will ...
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Can Francois Hollande end up before The Hague for war crimes?
Investigative reporters in France uncovered a French-Egyptian collaboration where the Egyptian military in covert aircraft struck civilians (by all indications those seeking to file for asylum in the ...
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Authority of opposite decision on international law of other U.S. court of appeals in state court in instant circuit court
Say the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit decides that the provision of a self-executing, ratified-by-the-U.S. international treaty which provides for an individual right does not provide such ...
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How is Poland's EU membership not void because of the EU contract violating the Polish constitution?
As far as I understand it, an illegal contract is void, and the Polish Supreme Court has assessed that EU contract violates the Polish Constitution.
Why is Poland still considered an EU member state?
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Is there any other jurisdiction where a government-devised scheme similar to civil forfeiture for crime prevention exist other than the U.S.?
In the U.S., many states adopted laws that allow law enforcement to appropriate property that is liquid or easily liquidated (in practice predominantly cash) not only in cases where past criminal ...
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Arbitration and GDPR
Arbitration allow a both parties to settle the dispute outside the court where the arbitrator would decide the law to b e applied to the dispute?.
However, arbitration will not exempt their ...
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Arbitrator and choice of law
Given the arbitrator is in California, and the dispute is related to say Consumer protection issues in UK, what will be the choice of law during arbitration process?
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Are parcel forwarders to other countries legal?
There are online stores in the U.S. that don't ship to Russia. They say that customs house makes delivery "impossible". UPS delivery support told me that delivery to Russia is possible via ...
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Is assassination of presumed civilian informants considered a war crime and/or crime against humanity?
In Myanmar for the past several months revolutionary forces have been regularly threatening, targeting, and assassinating civilians who are believed to be reporting anti-government activity to the ...
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Is it legal to mention a real newspaper in a fictional book / novel?
I'm writing my first novel. And I'm curious if it is legal for me to mention a real newspaper like "New York Times" or "The Daily Herald" in a fictional horror / thriller novel ...
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Can a US person sue an entity that is funded by a federal agency in the US?
Hypothetically, if a foreign company raises money through the US Development Finance Corporation, are they liable to lawsuits in the US if there is a breach of contract between the foreign company and ...
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What is the purpose of the protocol to the madrid system? [closed]
As the question arises in the title: What is the purpose of this protocol and, especially, what are the benefits over the Madrid system?
What is the need for this protocol?
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Did the constitution authorize other states besides the original 13 to join the union?
When reading the Constitution I came across this SECTION. 10.
1 No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of ...
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International shipping question
Suppose that a private individual (A) who is resident outside the US sends a prescription drug to USA (nothing narcotics or can be abused ) for someone who can't afford the current US prices. Suppose ...
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Contract in different languages
Based on a question on another stackexchange site: Contractor A wants to work for company B. A is English speaking, B is in Bulgaria. B offers a contract in Bulgarian, with an English translation, and ...
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"diamond" ♦ moderators and the law of agency
Are our moderators (♦) legally considered agents of Stack Exchange, Inc. from the standpoint of other non-moderator community members?
I've reviewed the moderator agreement, and note it says:
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What happens to a country’s debt if the country ends?
Suppose a country either just calls it quits or is destroyed by war (for example, Yugoslavia or Czechoslovakia). If that country has a national debt, including both domestic and foreign lenders, what ...
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Breaking Filipino laws outside of the Philippines
If some one breaks the laws of the Philippines in their own country and then visits the Philippines, what happens?
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Does secret or semi-secret prior art invalidate granted patents when presented?
An example would be inventions from the former Soviet Union that were officially secret, then some became semi-secret as they leaked into the public realm but so obscure that only very narrow circles ...
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Willing union of states and UN membership
Consider the following three scenarios, separated by their initial state of affairs:
Distinct states A, B are recognized UN members.
Distinct states A, B are a UN member and a non-UN-member state
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International law: sanctions
I am analyzing the United Nations Charters, specifically focusing on sanctions. I analyzed Art. 41 (Chapter VII) that states:
The Security Council may decide what measures not involving the use of ...
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What kind of compensation can small island states demand from other countries for damages caused by climate changes?
The IPCC report cites state-of-the-art science that could support
legal demands on companies and governments to reduce emissions, go
beyond net-zero reductions and compensate climate disaster victims.
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Are corporations subject to international law?
Are corporations subject to international law? A corporation seems to be subject to international law just as much as an individual is, at least according to a decision made by the U.S. against ...
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Is China's policy of phasing out foreign hardware and software against WTO rules?
China's Communist Party has ordered all state offices to remove
foreign hardware and software within three years, the Financial Times
reported, in a move which could hit major U.S. firms including
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Selling software internationally and taxes
I'm about to go crazy due to the amount of information I have explored on this matter and still I have no answers. Anyone with at least some knowledge, please share it.
My case is very simple (I think)...
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Coronavirus entry requirement change: flight refund (EU)
The short story is that I (EU citizen) booked a flight, the government imposed an entry a policy change for me post-booking, and the flight company (Lufthansa) refuses to refund me (although re-...
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Is commiting a domestic crime in a foreign country punishable?
If a Frenchman was to commit a French crime while visiting Australia, where that action is not a crime, can France prosecute them for that action?
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Why is Julian Assange in jail?
Further to another question asked on these boards:
Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks for jumping bail on 1 May 2019
Presumably, his jail term began immediately upon sentencing, in which case he ...
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Is Web Wed legal?
My question is very simple: are marriages arranged through Web Wed legal? Specifically:
Are such marriages fully recognized in the United States?
With the apostille service, are such licences fully ...
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Where does outer space legally start?
Recently the Billionaire Space Race culminated with both Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, doing what I can tell without any dispute, "going up" and "coming down". The claim that ...
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Can non-US citizens outside the US commit information sharing crimes under ITAR?
Wikipedia states of ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations):
US persons (including organizations; see legal personality) can face heavy fines if they have, without authorization or the use ...
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What are "a state's natural persons"?
I'm not asking about the definition of "natural person." I'm asking about the definition of the relationship between the state and the person that justifies the use of the grammatical ...
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Has article VI or VII of the Outer Space Treaty ever been invoked?
Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty states
States Parties to the Treaty shall bear international responsibility for national activities in outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, ...
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Moving detained person(non-civilian) in Non-international armed conflict (NIACs)
An example: some English guys converted to Islam and fought against the UK in Iraq in favor of ISIS. How were they moved to the UK? bellow I wrote my idea, am I right? I need a legal basis for it.
I ...
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May an F-2 visa holder marry inside the US with a US citizen/green card holder without ending the previous marriage?
If someone with F-2 visa status comes to the US, then wants to marry with a US citizen/green card holder, should he/she ends/gets divorce of his/her previous wife/husband even if their marriage ...
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Can employer force me to handover my updated passport? [closed]
I work for a EU organization internationally,
They have had my previous passport on file for more than a year, but it has expired last year: They are now requesting I send them my new passport "...
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How does the WTO define what a 'public body' is?
Washington has repeatedly complained that its judges have adopted a
narrow definition of what constitutes a ‘public body,’ effectively
allowing several Chinese companies to receive government ...
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Can the U.S. self identify as a "developing" country within the WTO organization?
Criticisms of the WTO by the United States and others, such as the
European Union and Japan, fall into three major categories: the
ability of WTO members to self-identify as “developing” countries in
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What are the advantages of applying for a patent in each major region instead of going through the Patent Cooperation Treaty?
What are the advantages of applying for a patent in each major region instead of going through the Patent Cooperation Treaty? A lot of companies still decide to submit a patent application to each ...
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Is something located outside of territorial waters protected by an international law?
When reading about the Republic of Rose Island (a micronation implanted in 1968, 500m outside Italian territorial waters), I learned that it was attacked, then destroyed by the Italian police forces.
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How a country can fine an Internet company from another country?
Recently France fined Google. Google intends to comply. Why? How a country can fine an Internet company from another country? I understand that Google's business is mostly ads. As long as France is ...
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Are government-funded research producing patents considered illegal subsidies under the WTO?
Are government-funded research producing patents considered illegal subsidies under the WTO? If not, in what case could this be considered an infringement of WTO trade rules on illegal government ...
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How is videogame medium protected by copyright in practical terms?
Before some people get all worked up, the question is being asked in the context of modding.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_piracy
Video game piracy is the unauthorized copying and ...
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Does a court have to accept evidence produced by another country if it becomes available during a trial?
Does a court have to accept evidence produced by another country if it becomes available during a trial? Let's say one trial in the U.S. starts after 1 year another country produces evidence that show ...
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Can a marriage be dissolved between Alice and Bob under California law?
Alice is a national of Afghanistan, Bob is of Afghanistan and the U.S.. Bob gained U.S. citizenship as a result of having been in the employ of the U.S. military as a translator and subsequently ...
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Can Bob, as a non-resident for the purposes of U.S. law, relay information of his consumer experiences to his embassy or consulate of a sending State?
Say, Bob, purchases a consumer product in the State of California where he is a resident for the purposes of California law although not a resident of the U.S., a State for the purposes of the 1961 ...
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What legal recourse does Huawei have to have the U.S. remove it from their blacklist?
https://www.ft.com/content/978f169a-8175-11e9-b592-5fe435b57a3b
China has lashed out at the US over its blacklisting of Huawei,
accusing it of abusing national security exceptions to global trade
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For the purposes of the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, is being ordered to and appearing before a court "detention" under any charges?
As a criminally charged person before the court, are you detained or are you free to go while before the court per the order of the court to be present in a criminal hearing?
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Agreement on minimum global corporate income tax
Today there are some headlines that G7 countries and a lot of others decided to go with a global minimum corporate income tax of 15% (for companies of a certain size only).
The way they want to ...
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