Risk management strategies for identity preserved grain exportsBy A. Bryan EndresInternational and Immigration Law, December 2005Emerging foreign regulations for imported grain ultimately may result in trace-back liability to U.S. farmers for the commingling of even miniscule amounts of genetically engineered DNA.
Stop the genocide in Darfur: Bribe the ChineseBy Lydia LazarInternational and Immigration Law, December 2005You have to give the Bush administration’s deputy secretary of state Robert B. Zoellick credit: he certainly appears to be doing the best he can to stop the genocidal violence in Sudan’s Darfur region.
The new currency control regulations in RussiaBy Yevgeniy Tregubenko & Maxim SavostianovInternational and Immigration Law, November 2005The new Law on Currency Control (hereinafter - “the Law”) was adopted by the State Duma (the lower house of the Parliament) on 21 November 2003.
Reform of the United Nations—September 23, 2005By Cindy G. BuysInternational and Immigration Law, November 2005This year, the United Nations celebrates its 60th anniversary. As with any anniversary, the United Nations’s 60th anniversary has been a time for reflection: a time to assess what the United Nations has done well and what it has not done so well.
Free Embassy Newsletter Provides Information on JordanBy Mark E. WojcikInternational and Immigration Law, September 2005The Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan publishes a quarterly newsletter that is available to interested persons upon request.
International estate planning: A multinational couple with multinational interestsBy Rebecca E. Begelman StrubInternational and Immigration Law, September 2005International Estate Planning is the specialized planning and advice that an attorney provides a client who has connection(s) with or interest(s) in a country other than the U.S.
Cross-oceanic etiquetteBy Gloria PetersenYoung Lawyers Division, August 2005Cultural nuances and behaviors are as numerous as the peoples inhabiting the Earth. Be sure you have been briefed on the country and people you will be visiting.
Case law reportBy Angela PetersInternational and Immigration Law, July 2005The American court properly declined to return the children to the father in Sweden, where the court found under Article 13(b) of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction that returning the children would cause them grave risk of physical or psychological harm or otherwise place them in an intolerable situation.
The snail-paced Doha Round agriculture negotiationsBy Adrian ZenoInternational and Immigration Law, June 2005The WTO contained a package of over 20 multilateral agreements between developed, developing, and least-developed countries (LDCs).
The Supreme Court’s most recent use of foreign and international lawBy Cindy G. BuysInternational and Immigration Law, June 2005In recent years, the Rehnquist Court has been engaged in a heated debate regarding the proper role of international law in the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.
Luncheon at Polish ConsulateBy Juliet BoydInternational and Immigration Law, May 2005On February 11, 2005 the section council was honored to have its February meeting hosted at the Polish Consulate.
Meeting with Supreme Court Justices of the Republic of BuryatiaBy Violeta I. BalanInternational and Immigration Law, May 2005On March 22, 2005, a delegation of three Supreme Court Justices from the Republic of Buryatia met with Illinois practitioners, professors and law school students at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
Asylumlaw.org: A must-see for any asylum attorneyBy Shannon M. ShepherdInternational and Immigration Law, March 2005From the novice to the seasoned veteran, the Web site asylumlaw.org is a resource no asylum practitioner should be without.
Foreign-Owned Business RegistrationInternational and Immigration Law, March 2005The Investment Review Division of Industry Canada1 regulates certain foreign investment in Canada under the Investment Canada Act.
Globalization of human rights law: U.S. Courts v. the Executive BranchBy Christopher Scott MaravillaInternational and Immigration Law, January 2005The increasing globalization of the adjudication of human rights abuses in national courts and international tribunals has given rise to a paradox in the American political system.
Summary of commercial agency/distributorship law in PakistanBy Howard L. StovallInternational and Immigration Law, January 2005The Pakistani Contract Act 1872 (the "Contract Act") contains a special chapter on the relationship between agent and principal, broadly defining the terms as follows:
The future of the World Trade Organization …?By Nick LewisInternational and Immigration Law, December 2004This past September, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Summit in Cancun, Mexico, took place.
Is Customs the Grinch that stole Christmas?By Adrian ZenoInternational and Immigration Law, December 2004Importers may have lost the benefit of importing a wide range of holiday-themed goods at duty free tariff rate. According to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (hereinafter referred to as HTSUS), heading 9505 applies to "festive, carnival, or other entertainment articles," which include "articles for holiday festivities and parts and accessories thereof."