Exam 7: International and Space Law

Equity International Inc. ,a U.S.firm,and Finance Invest Ltd. ,a firm in Great Britain,are parties to a contract with a forum-selection clause.The forum specified in the clause must be within the geographic boundaries of

Countries restrict exports to protect national security,further foreign policy objectives,and conserve resources.

In international business,franchising involves

Coffee Company,a U.S.firm,owns property in the Dominican Republic.When the Dominican government seizes the property,the company asks a U.S.court to order the property's return.The court rules that the Dominican Republic is exempt from the court's jurisdiction.This is an application of

Market Maker,Inc. ,a U.S.firm,can license a foreign manufacturing company to use its

Mining Company,a U.S.firm,owns property in Bolivia.The government of Bolivia seizes the property for an illegal purpose without paying just compensation.This is

Comida de Chile S.A. ,an export company in Chile,and Deli Source Inc. ,an import firm in the United States,enter into a contract.When Deli breaches the contract,Comida obtains an award of damages in a Chilean court.Comida then asks a U.S.court to enforce the award.The U.S.court defers to and enforces the Chilean court's decree.This is an application of

When a wholly owned subsidiary is established in a foreign country,the parent company,which remains in the United States,gives up ownership,authority,and control over all phases of the operation in the foreign country.

Blue Space Corporation launches exploratory space flights to the moon and Mars.The purpose is to discover and retrieve minerals and other resources.Under U.S.Law,Blue Space

The government of Japan sets a limit on the amount of rice that can be imported from the United States.This is

Suisse Internationale,a Swiss maker of athletic equipment,enters into a price fixing agreement with Total World Sports,a U.S.wholesaler of Suisse's products.U.S.courts will apply U.S.antitrust laws if

To prevent the sale of imported goods at less than fair value,an extra tariff-known as an antidumping duty-may be assessed on the imports.

An export tax imposed by Congress would be unconstitutional.

A U.S.employer operating in a foreign country must abide by U.S.discrimination laws even if doing so violates the laws of that foreign country.

Nakeya and other foreign citizens allege environmental destruction committed overseas by the government of Cameroon on behalf of Global Mining Company,a U.S.firm.To seek redress for their injuries in a U.S.court,these citizens can

Mont Blanc S.A. ,a French firm,imports its goods into the United States and offers those goods for sale at "less than fair value." Fair value is the price of Mont Blanc's goods in

The United States taxes each barrel of imported oil at a flat rate.This is

Sufficient business develops in France for Graphic Comics Inc. ,a U.S.firm,to appoint Comics Graphique Ltd. ,a French firm,to act as Graphic's marketing representative in France.This is

Mexico is likely to defer and give effect to the laws and judicial decrees of the United States as long as

Opti-Med Inc. ,a U.S.firm,signs a contract with Pharma Ltd. ,a Canadian firm,to give Pharma the right to sell Opti-Med's products in Canada.This is