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 are the implications of the Good Friday Agreement for customs controls?
After the Good Friday Agreement was concluded, customs and security controls between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom were removed (From Wikipedia). The Irish border is one of the major ...
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Which countries grant extraterritoriality to US citizens?
Some countries have ceded, to the United States, some control in the application of their own laws within their own borders.
A historical example would be the Treaty of Wanghia, signed with China in ...
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Returning goods bought online in Poland as foreigner
I am a Czech national living just at the Polish border. I want to buy a laptop online at Polish online store called Morele.net. The store offers the goods to be sent to a Polish post office for pickup ...
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Private military activity
Is there any country that would legally allow a private military organization to take part in a military conflict outside of its own borders?
For example, a private military agency established in ...
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Have "objection to" vs. "acceptance of" a treaty reservation ever had different effects?
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties has provisions with regards to action a state may take in response to a reservation to a treaty. Assume that Article 20 (1-3) do not apply.
Article 21:
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Why doesn't Ecuador make Julian Assange an ambassador?
Julian Assange is currently living in the London Ecuadorian embassy to avoid being extradited to Sweden.
It's my understanding that diplomats are immune from prosecution, detention, and (presumably) ...
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How does the EC Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings address cooperation between between EU and non-EU insolvency courts?
In particular, I am curious how the EC Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings addresses issues with cross-border corporate groups. The UNCITRAL Model Law contains provisions on the cooperation of ...
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Can the U.S. self identify as a "developing" country within the WTO organization?
Criticisms of the WTO by the United States and others, such as the
European Union and Japan, fall into three major categories: the
ability of WTO members to self-identify as “developing” countries in
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For the purposes of the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, is being ordered to and appearing before a court "detention" under any charges?
As a criminally charged person before the court, are you detained or are you free to go while before the court per the order of the court to be present in a criminal hearing?
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What international laws were broken by Belarus diverting a flight to arrest someone?
Belarus has been in the news for diverting a civilian airliner flying in their airspace (but not from or to Belarus) to arrest a prominent opposition activist.
What laws were broken?
My understanding ...
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Is it illegal for a European to be paid for giving financial advice to people in the US?
I live in a country in the EU in which giving financial advice, such as stock tips, and getting paid for this is perfectly legal for a private individual.
Let's say I have a friend in the US who asks ...
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What law governs providing online services
I have a following question. Let’s say I want to provide a service of fitness coaching. In my country(Czech Republic) to do so, you must have a certificate issued by the Ministry of Education, before ...
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What determines the pertinent regulations on the sale of products and services to passengers in international flight?
I hope someone can help. I am conducting research and have been looking at the Chicago and Tokyo conventions with respect to which convention governs the sale of goods and services to passengers when ...
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What effect does the EU Biopatent Directive have if there is the independent European Patent Office with its own law and court?
The EU Commission and the European Patent Office (EPO) are currently fighting over whether plants that are not registered varieties are patentable.
The EPO exists independently from the EU as an ...
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Are standards and regulations a kind of law?
Are standards and regulations (often set at international level) a kind of law?
For example aerospace standards: a company could be prosecuted if it did not follow particular standards. But is the ...
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