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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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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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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Does apply Single Tax Principle in that situation?
Does apply Single Tax Principle in that situation:
Person is citizen of Chile, but currently lives and has residence in Ukraine and works remotely meanwhile Chile.
Does he need pay taxes in Ukraine?
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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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Can a server justify a permanent establishment in a tax manner?
Let's assume I am located in Germany, but I am operating servers in some other country, for example Ireland. My fictional business is running these servers to rent them out to others (like hosting ...
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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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Is this airline violating the Montreal Convention?
According to the Montreal Convention, I can read the following:
Article 17 - 2.
The carrier liable for damage sustained in case of destruction or loss of,
or of damage to, checked ...
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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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How can a country reclaim money held in Swiss bank(s)?
Suppose, a 3rd world country X had a corrupt/autocratic government in the 90's. Politicians embezzled a lot of public money and deposited them in various banks in Switzerland.
In the 2010's, that ...
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How do sanctions apply to intellectual property and copyright infringement
Scenario:
Business X in country A sells software with a subscription license.
Business Y in country B pays monthly for software from X.
Country A and B are members of the Berne Convention
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Vienna Contract on Road Traffic - can I take my E-Bike (Moped) abroad?
I did some research on that topic, but it did not really become clear to me.
Situation: I live in Switzerland. Switzerland did not declare to treat Mopeds as Motor Cycles - Article 54 (2). My fast ...
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International purchase for a family member
I have little experience with the law, so I wanted to ask about my situation before I take any action.
A cousin asked me to purchase an item on Amazon and send it to them internationally via UPS (I ...
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Is the current Israel/Gaza conflict "war" or "law enforcement"?
My understanding is that Israel justifies its actions on the West Bank as enforcing Israeli Military Orders, which they claim are based on international law.
Do they claim that these still apply to ...
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Is it required to include "Disagree" buttons for terms of service?
When installing software applications for the first time, there's usually a prompt to accept/reject the terms of service. Accepting the terms grant access to the service while disagreeing closes the ...
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What international law requires armed police to be present in international airports?
Among its reasons for reintroducing weapons into Solomon Islands' police force, RAMSI states that
Under international conventions it is a requirement that all international airports maintain an ...
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