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Legal Services And The Emergence Of A Service Economy: Practical And Theoretical Considerations, Richard Self
Legal Services And The Emergence Of A Service Economy: Practical And Theoretical Considerations, Richard Self
Michigan Journal of International Law
Perhaps the most difficult question facing legal professional associations is how to treat outsiders, particularly attorneys from foreign countries. The issue has become more acute as the growth of international trade and investment has led attorneys, following their clients, to attempt to establish themselves permanently in foreign legal jurisdictions. In fact, over the past three years the problem of transnational legal practice has, at least between the United States and Japan, become a trade issue in its own right. As U.S. lawyers attempt to tear down Japanese barriers against foreign legal "consultants," foreign attorneys in the United States struggle against …
Legal Services And The Trade And Tariff Act Of 1984, Michael K. Grace
Legal Services And The Trade And Tariff Act Of 1984, Michael K. Grace
Michigan Journal of International Law
Part I of this note outlines the major nontariff barriers (NTBs) to trade in services. Part II discusses the provisions of the Trade and Tariff Act that are aimed at the reduction of those barriers. Part III examines the applicability of the TTA to legal services and the potential limitations on the provisions of an international agreement for that particular service industry. It concludes that concerns over state sovereignty, while no longer posing a constitutional obstacle to an international agreement on trade in services, will remain an important political force in the shaping of such an agreement.