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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Autorité vs Haute Autorité
In France, we have so called Autorités Administratives Indépendantes which have various kind of names.
Is there a difference in the law between Autorité (for example Autorité de sûreté nucléaire) and ...
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How is the legal successor of the rigths of a no longer existing state determined?
I was reading about the conflict between Spain and a company (Oddisey) about the ownership of a wrecked treasure ship. Essentially that ship was sunk in 1804 full of gold, and the dispute was about ...
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How did Eurovision handle countries without a de jure official language?
At some stages of its history, the Eurovision Song Contest had restrictions on what languages could be sung by a given country.
However, it seems that countries that lacked a de jure official ...
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Article 9, ECHR question
Just doing some reading on human rights law, particularly article 9 and the case of R(on the application of Playfoot) v Millais School Governing Body (2007).
I wanted to know if a specific ...
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Is .xyz not available in China? Is accreditation is required for all new TLDs?
Researching abc.xyz, I've come across xyz.xyz and gen.xyz, with a prominent link from the latter to a page called ".xyz for China".
http://gen.xyz/china
Thank you for your continued support ...
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When unmanned objects, such as satellites, are used for military purposes, do they become valid military targets according to international law?
In the current conflict in Ukraine there has been some speculation that Russia may try to knock out or disable satellites used in support of the Ukrainian army.
Notably, large civilian constellations ...
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Good resources on public participation?
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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What is the legal situation with warships and Israeli flagged vessels using Yemeni waters?
A previous answer discussed the legality of a blockade and the answer was that this is governed by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. On the signatories page this was created when Yemen was two ...
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Are there countries in which the "price" paid in a prisoner exchange deals is restricted by law?
When terrorist organizations capture hostages, sometimes the captives' country tries to negotiate a deal, which often includes prisoner exchange. The "price" for such deals may be very high. ...
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Does my website have to comply with the legislation of every country in the world?
I have a website (cad-gis.online) running on an apache2 server on my raspberry pi connected to my router in Germany. It has some pretty simple html and css content and two javascripts using leaflet ...
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I have an International Driving Permit (1949 convention) issued on July 1 2022: is it valid until June 30, 2023 end of day or July 1, 2023 end of day?
Also, end of day in which time zone? Country of issuance or country where one is currently located?
I read the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic but didn't see the answer.
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Company's permanent establishment (OECD Tax treaty model article 5) and remote work
TL;DR The info I'm looking for is if there is known cases when a digital nomad -style remote work has been triggered permanent establishment for a company?
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My employee has released a new ...
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What countries enforce patent licensing deals with royalties beyond expiration of the patent?
I heard that in the USA, licensing deals that involve royalties beyond 20 years is no enforceable.
Is this common? Are there countries that allow royalties in perpetuity or beyond expiration at least?
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Is it possible for foreigners for any reason to enter China?
Non Chinese citizens of any status including green card or permanent residence permit holders.
Can they enter mainland China if they live there but left to visit abroad given the current Corona virus ...
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Which airline is legally responsible for undue charges in a multi-stop flight booking
I booked a multi-stop international flight from Qatar airways website, and the receipt clearly states that 1 piece of checked-in baggage is included in the price. In fact, for each leg separately it ...
