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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What is the relation between Trademarks and Domains?
For what I have read here, I understood that if I buy a domain of an already registered trademark (in which country, by the way?), I might have a problem at hands.
But it is not clear to me what ...
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What does it mean for international law to be binding? What is the nature of obligation at international law?
A common critique of international law is expressed in propositions like: "international law is just a gentlemen's agreement," or "no one can enforce international law."
What does ...
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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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Does the Israeli military have a legal right to shoot at anyone within the Gaza Strip that they suspect of being a member of Hamas?
In regard to the ground incursion of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli military, I would like to know if it is stated somewhere in either international law, or in Israel law, or in the Geneva Convention, ...
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What happens if a piece of Literature falls within the Public Domain in one Territory but is Copyrighted within another Territory?
I am considering the use of some literature, for use on products on an e-commerce site. For the most part, the literature is classified as being in the public domain. Thus, free of copyright.
For a ...
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Are there any countries without copyright?
Are there any countries that do not recognize any form of copyright, and you could legally (for example) strip the DRM from a just-released movie and share it online?
If so, what happens if I (a US ...
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Who has jurisdiction on an International flight in international airspace in a sexual assault case?
This question relates to a recent sexual assault case of a passenger on an airline from Newark, NJ to London, England as published at the Daily Mail.
No details are available in this article as to the ...
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Limits of navy jurisdiction/authority in international waters
Once and then I read news about US navy stopping, searching and even sinking commercial vessels flowing non-US ensign (most recently Iranian). Sometimes news regard navy vessels not conforming to ...
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Tried for a crime committed in another country
I want to ask whether a country can try a citizen (or a PR) for a crime not committed under their jurisdiction, provided that such country has no extraterritorial jurisdiction over its own citizens or ...
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Are there established criteria for minimum number/fraction of kills to constitute genocide?
Suppose the state of Nowhereistan has subjects of different ethnic groups, including, say, a Million Somebodyites. One day, the government decides ceremoniously to randomly choose one Somebodyite and ...
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How to discover/be aware of changes in law that might affect oneself personally?
I just stumbled upon this article, where it talks about a recent law change:
Norway banned Russian citizens or companies from flying drones or other aircraft in the country on 28 February
I can ...
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Are foreign consulates located in the United States considered foreign territory when it comes to abortion laws?
My friend and I got into a debate whether a woman could step into a foreign consulate, take an abortion pill, then leave without fear of prosecution if abortion is illegal in the State where she ...
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What happens if you break a law in another country outside of that country?
Let's say I wanted to deliver a book that is banned in Bob's country. This book is not banned in my country. I understand that if I go to his country to deliver it, I may get arrested, because I'm ...
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Which jurisdiction applies in a vessel?
Consider an aircraft registered in country A. On a flight operated by an airliner based in country B, it carries passengers on a flight from country X to country Y. The flight path overflies airspace ...
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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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