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European Harmonization Of Data Protection Laws Threatens U.S. Participation In Trans Border Data Flow, George B. Trubow
European Harmonization Of Data Protection Laws Threatens U.S. Participation In Trans Border Data Flow, George B. Trubow
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
We are in the midst of "Europe '92," the year when the European Community (EC) is to take on new shape and substance as it seeks transformation to economic and political strategies intended to enhance its position in international trade and commerce. With respect to matters of information processing and transborder data flow, the Council of Europe has prepared a draft directive concerning privacy and security regarding personal information (Privacy Directive). That draft, under consideration by the member states, is of great importance to the rest of the world since it contemplates that EC members will not exchange information with …
Legal Acceptance Of Electronic Documents, Writings, Signatures, And Notices In International Transportation Coventions: A Challenge In The Age Of Global Electronic Commerce, Judith Y. Gliniecki, Ceda G. Ogada
Legal Acceptance Of Electronic Documents, Writings, Signatures, And Notices In International Transportation Coventions: A Challenge In The Age Of Global Electronic Commerce, Judith Y. Gliniecki, Ceda G. Ogada
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
This paper surveys a number of international transportation conventions with respect to their treatment of electronic means as acceptable methods of generating documents. In addition, this paper looks at the methods of satisfying the applicable formalities of writing, signature, and notice.
Jurisdiction And The Court Of International Trade: Remarks Of The Honorable Gregory W. Carman At The Conference On International Business Practice Presented By The Center For Dispute Resolution On February 27-28, 1992, Gregory W. Carman
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
The United States and the other countries of the world will continue to develop rules and laws governing their relationships in international commercial matters as the years ensue. As part of that agenda, lawyers and members of the international trading community should be familiar with the dispute resolution provisions of the United States Court of International Trade and some of the procedural and substantive problems of the Court. The Court's function is to judicially review disputes under the customs and trade laws of the United States.
Does The Government Really Help Small Business Exporters--An Analysis Of Pre-Export Financing Programs Under The Small Business Expansion Act Of 1980 And The Export Trading Company Act Of 1982, Toni P. Lester
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
This paper will attempt to address these questions by examining the legislation and subsequent regulations that lead to the establishment of the SBA and Eximbank guarantee programs. First, there will be a brief discussion of the types of financing needed by small-business exporters and the problems they face when they try to get financing. The 1980's legislation, which attempted to redress some of those problems, as well as the regulations and guidelines that were adopted by the SBA and Eximbank to implement that legislation, will then be covered. Finally, based on an evaluation of the above regulations and guidelines, measures …
Critical Analysis Of Judicial Attempts To Reconcile The United States-Japan Friendship, Commerce And Navigation Treaty With Title Vii, A , Jeffrey J. Mayer
Critical Analysis Of Judicial Attempts To Reconcile The United States-Japan Friendship, Commerce And Navigation Treaty With Title Vii, A , Jeffrey J. Mayer
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
This paper offers a practical solution to the conflict between civil rights and economic growth through a new, but sensible, interpretation of the "right to choose" provision. Part I explains the conflicting rulings of the five Courts of Appeals that have addressed this issue. Part II concludes that the courts' various reconciliations between Title VII and the Japan FCN Treaty are, in each case, impossible to apply consistently or fairly. Courts have wrongly attempted to preserve the protections of Title VII for American employees of foreign corporations by asking factfinders to draw impossibly fine distinctions between permissible and prohibited criteria …