Introduction to international and comparative law

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Private international law example bodies


· Torts
· Contracts and sales
· Transportation
· Money and banking
· Financing
· Securities regulations
· Intellectual property
· Antitrust
· Antifraud
· Taxation
· Inheritances
· Nationality
· Marriage and divorce

under article 38(1) of the Statue of the ICJ  which sources are they permitted to use?

  1. international conventions
  2. international custom, as evidence of a general practice accepted as law
  3. the general principle of law recognized by civilized nations
  4. subject to provisions of article 59, judicial decisions and teachings of the most highly qualified publicists of various nations. 

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There is no way to force a state to comply with a judgment. However, State A may have recourse to the 

Security Council, which may, if it deems necessary, make recommendations or decide upon measures to give effect to the judgment.

what is a convention?

legally binding agreement between states sponsored by an international organization

what is persistent objection?

active rejection of a customary practice from its first observance by other states

non-self-executing treaty

which requires state parties to enact enabling legislation before it becomes effective domestically

Estoppel is a legal role that?


one cannot make an allegation or denial of fact that is contrary to
one’s previous actions or words.

What does it mean when a state is dependend?


A state that has surrendered its rights to conduct international
affairs to another state.

The council of European Union


Representative of the member state governments and the co-legislative body (with Parliament) of the EU.

Free trade area (FTA)


A group of states that have reduced or eliminated trade barriers among themselves but maintain their individual tariffs in dealing with other states.


economic consultative association


A group of states that exchanges information, coordinates economic policy, and promotes trade cooperation.

What is the EU in law

o Not a state, international organisation
o IS A SUPRANATIONAL ORGANISATION
o Goal: economic integration – 4 movements
o Member states’ sovereignty:
§ Gave up/hand over a part of their political, legal & economic to the EU

with which 3 kinds of international relationships does IL deal with?

states and states, states and persons, persons and persons 

Explain
  • Hierarchical and logical system

    • Constitution
    • Law (Legislation or Act)
    • Decisions of the Court (e.g. and bureaucratic organizations and institutions)
    • Contracts

What is a private person and what is a juridical person?

Private person: means any natural person or any artificial person, including a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity, other than a Governmental Unit. “Private Person” includes the United States and any agency or instrumentality of the United States.
Juridical person:  is a non-human legal entity, in other words any organization that is not a single natural person but is authorized by law with duties and rights and is recognized as a legal person and as having a distinct identity.

Subordinate organizational structures (to parent company)

Joint venture: A business venture
Representative office: Does not conduct business for the company
Agent: Authority to act on behalf of another
Holding company:   To supervise and coordinate the operations of subsidiary

The 3 types of organisational structures

  • The "non-multinational enterprise" (the simplest form)
    • is a domestic firm that operates internationally through independent foreign agents.

  • The "national multinational enterprise" (somewhat more complex form)
    • a parent-firm established in one state that operates through branches and subsidiaries in other states.

  • The "international multinational enterprise"(the most complex form)
    • two or more parents from different states that co-own subordinate operating businesses in two or more states.

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