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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Does State Responsibility Arise from Supporting Non-State Actors in Acts of Genocide?
I am researching the legal implications of state support for non-state actors that commit acts of genocide. Specifically, I am interested in understanding whether a sovereign state incurs legal ...
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What would be the legal issues addressed by the ICJ in this situation?
In my university class, I received an assignment to identify the legal issues that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) would address in the following situation:
Both Country A and Country B are ...
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Good resources on public participation? [closed]
I'm currently doing some reading for a research project on the Aarhus Convention. Could anyone recommend any good resources (ideally available freely online or on JSTOR) on public participation e.g., ...
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Request for Assistance with International Property Law Case in Portugal [closed]
am seeking legal assistance with a property law issue involving the inheritance of a house in Portugal from my late husband. Despite paying my Portuguese lawyers €1,000 upfront, I have not received my ...
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Whats the point of ICC warrants against Russia or Israel?
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants against Russian officials and has an application for warrants against Israeli officials. For the latter, Karim A. A. Khan states “my ...
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How can Telegram defend themselves from law enforcement action? [closed]
It has been stated for over a decade on Telegram's Privacy Policy that
All data is stored heavily encrypted and the encryption keys in each case are stored in several other data centers in different ...
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Is Maldives banning Israelis a form of 'collective punishment' and therefore illegal?
According to an article in the Guardian the Maldives are going to ban Israelis from visiting.
According to a quote in wikipedia...
International law posits that no person may be punished for acts ...
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A tricky question about cybercrime
Let’s say I hack into a database when I’m in America, but the database servers are physically in Iran, but to complicate it even more- the company that owns the database is European.
These are just ...
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How far "down" do war crimes go?
South Africa has filed a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that Israel is engaging in "genocidal acts" in Gaza.
We have had cases where relatively low level people ...
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Is it legal for india to ban major platforms and websites under Geospatial Information Regulation Bill 2016
“No person shall depict, disseminate, publish or distribute any wrong or false topographic information of India including international boundaries through internet platforms or online services or in ...
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Literary translation and copyright
A US friend would like to translate literary works published in Farsi. What should they do (if anything) to ensure this is legal assuming the works are not yet in the public domain?
Or do the ...
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Is it true that the International Criminal Court can only bring a state to trial if that state accepts the court’s jurisdiction over them?
Article 36 of the ICJ Statute appears to say that a country can voluntarily assent to having the ICJ have jurisdiction over them for the purposes of some trial.
https://www.icj-cij.org/statute
I am ...
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Process after signing a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cross-border M&A in Malaysia
If a listed company in Malaysia signed a MoU for cross-border M&A (merger and acquisition), what kind of process does the company needs to take?
For example, announcement to their stakeholders;
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Common reporting standard
I have a question that I still have no answer for.
I know that countries have a mutual agreement called Common Reporting Standard which is thought for fiscal transparency, but how does it operate?
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Are the final stages of a product’s lifecycle protected by patent?
This is a follow up to this question: International patents
Consider the following stages of a product’s lifecycle:
Manufacture
Sales
Import/export
Use
End of life/disposal
It is presumed that in a ...
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