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Which countries grant extraterritoriality to US citizens?
Some countries have ceded, to the United States, some control in the application of their own laws within their own borders.
A historical example would be the Treaty of Wanghia, signed with China in ...
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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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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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Is giving money to a foreign government illegal?
If somebody who was a citizen from one country decided to send a gift to the government/etc. of another country, would that be against the law somehow? Suspicious? Bad for the person?
Say Tom is a ...
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Where in the Protect America Act is it stated that the NSA can monitor all electronic communication?
There is a statement that I have heard floating around regarding the Protect America Act (2007) https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/110/s1927/text and the powers it grants to the NSA (National ...
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How would one go about a DBA on the internet?
AFAIK a DBA (Doing business as) needs to be for the target market, not for the place of the business. If I'm wrong, that's that.
If I'm correct, then how would one who is selling over the internet to (...
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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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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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Does a foreign company need to be HIPAA compliant to work with a covered entity?
If I'm a HIPAA covered entity and I want to work with a foreign company (e.g. the foreign company would provide the covered entity with PHI from US and other people), does that foreign company also ...
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Will China's new encryption laws affect electronics exported to the USA?
China is about to roll out a new encryption law that will require the Chinese government "to seize all communications, data, and other information stored in electronic form that belong to foreign ...
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Can a non US citizen work remotely for a US company and be under their payroll?
Some context: I've been in the US for almost 5 years under a F1 visa. In the last year I've worked under OPT for a company in the US. I have a SSN but my card says "valid for work only with DHS ...
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Are there any legal risks to transferring money to another country for an F-1 student?
Let's assume that your dating an F-1 visa student, who is supposed to be financed by her parents in her home country to go to school in the US. She is actually getting money through other means (...
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Undeclared participation in wars and other armed conflict under international law
Wikipedia lists US participation in at least eight wars or armed conflicts justified by Congress's 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force against Terrorists (AUMF). These include wars include:
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If not pictures are exchanged at all, is it ok to have sexual conversations with people who are over the age of consent in their country over phone
If someone 18+ in the US wanted to have sexual conversations with someone who was 17 in the UK (over the legal age of consent) So long as no pictures are exchanged would it be ok to write a "...
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