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 gives rise to binding obligations at international law?
There are many international agreements, declarations, and norms. Which of these give rise to obligations that are binding on nation states at international law?
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When is misrepresentation and concealment allowed in negotiating contracts?
Suppose I, or a company I own, want to purchase a domain name from an existing owner. Am I allowed to blatantly lie about the interests I represent and why I want the domain?
Can I, for example, buy ...
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How can Magnus Carlsen, a Norwegian, be sued for defamation by Hans Niemann in Missouri?
Hans Niemann is suing multiple people for defamation (full complaint):
Among the defendants, Norwegian Magnus Carlsen is listed. I don't get how this is possible: they're two separate countries with ...
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Is the illegality of an action constrained to a country?
John is a citizen of country X. Doing action A is illegal in his country.
He travels to country Y where action A is legal (officially legal, that is codified as being legal, not merely tolerated) and ...
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How to effectively search laws?
A common answer to problems and situations includes researching your state/country's law to check what are the consequences of a particular action.
As a layman, it is difficult to do this research ...
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Has article VI or VII of the Outer Space Treaty ever been invoked?
Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty states
States Parties to the Treaty shall bear international responsibility for national activities in outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, ...
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Amazon 3rd party seller shipped me a book in US which clearly say "For sale in Indian subcontinent only"
What legal options do I have if an Amazon 3rd party seller shipped me a book in US which clearly says "For sale in Indian subcontinent only" ?
I'd like to get a US edition book and get some ...
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Diplomatic immunity and criminal acts
As in the case of the 23rd July 2017 incident in which an Israeli security guard killed 2 Jordanians outside of Israel's embassy to Jordan, if the guard has diplomatic immunity, does that mean he can "...
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Does a WIPO patent supersede a US patent?
If a United States utility patent has expired but a virtually identical World Intellectual Property Organization patent is still in effect, would the WIPO patent prevent any US manufacturers from ...
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What implications does the signatory and ratification status bring to the Rome Statute?
Wikipedia has a map of the Rome Statue with signatories and ratification,
My question is about the significance of these status points. What does it mean to be signatory, and ratifier and what ...
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Should a foreigner have a US-based company to sell through Amazon cloud-based warehouses?
Let's borrow and expand on Can a foreigner setup an unstaffed company in United States?.
Everyone knows that you can rent computing resources from Amazon.com in the cloud, but not many know that they ...
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"Impersonating" a government agent for an Alternate Reality Game
Say I'm creating an alternate reality game where I want players to be contacted by an FBI agent through email. Ideally, in order for players to remain immersed, the email would appear to be actual ...
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What are the advantages of applying for a patent in each major region instead of going through the Patent Cooperation Treaty?
What are the advantages of applying for a patent in each major region instead of going through the Patent Cooperation Treaty? A lot of companies still decide to submit a patent application to each ...
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How does multinational criminal copyright infringement get settled?
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The plaintiff, lives in the UK and published a literary work (e.g. A Book)
The defendant, a corporation headquartered in the US, wilfully infringing plaintiff's copyright worldwide.
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Is criminal prosecution of asylum seekers who entered the US illegally a violation of the Refugee Convention?
The United States is a party to the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, and Article 1, paragraph 1 of that protocol incorporates Articles 2-34 of the 1951 Convention Relating to the ...
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