Exam 24: International Law And Transactions

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Jaye owns a business in a foreign country that is considered "friendly" with the United States but which has significant political unrest.Jaye is uneasy about the situation in the country and concerned that any business could be the subject of a taking by the foreign country or could suffer losses due to civil unrest.What advice would you give Jaye?

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A domestic business can establish a presence in a foreign country to supervise or manage sales with little or no investment __________,or by creating __________ in the host country.

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Hartley,a dress designer,arranges an apparently great deal with a company in Ireland,called Fashion,which has agreed to purchase a number of Hartley's dresses.The manager of Fashion,however,insists on delivery of the dresses before payment will be provided.Which of the following would be a good idea for Hartley?

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__________ can include boycotts of goods,refusal to maintain commercial relationships,and quotas.

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__________ tariffs require the importer to pay a percentage of the value of the imported merchandise.

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A product is __________ when it is sold abroad below the current selling price in the exporter's home market or below the exporter's cost of production.

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A political union represents the agreement of countries regarding constitutional systems.

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__________ law legal systems primarily rely on case law and precedents.

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The __________ is the program developed by the industrialized countries to assist developing nations by improving their ability to export.

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As affirmed in Underhill v.Hernandez,U.S.businesses generally cannot look to the U.S.courts for protection from or compensation for acts such as expropriation.The courts rendered this decision based on the:

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Civil law systems are found exclusively in European countries.

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__________ is the process by which a country asserts a right to regulate activities that occur beyond its borders.

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To encourage common banking standards and formulate broad supervisory guidelines and oversight practices at foreign banks,__________ was established in 1974.

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Under GATT's principle of __________ tariffs,each time tariffs are reduced,they may not be raised again without compensation to other World Trade Organization members.

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Connie owns a retail establishment that sells electronics and does a lot of business with Company ABC in Japan.Connie does not want to learn Japanese law or travel to Japan in the event of a dispute with the company,so Connie seeks advice regarding how to protect from such risks in the event of a dispute.Which of the following would be a good idea for Connie?

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Choice-of-law provisions in a contract seek to avoid later disputes over which law applies.

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Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 is the principal U.S.statute addressing unfair foreign practices affecting U.S.exports of goods or services.

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In India,Hindu law is applied to most commercial transactions.

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One simple way of addressing foreign tax risks is a(n)__________,whereby the local licensee is obligated to pay all taxes other than those specifically allocated to the foreign partner.

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Since 1977,when the United States enacted the __________ and became the first major industrial country to ban bribes,__________ countries have adopted similar prohibitions.

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