International Law Update http://www.internationallawupdate.com A monthly report on public & private international legal developments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:47:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 In litigation involving U.S. citizen with U.S. residence who also had Canadian residence where he spent most of his time as business consultant, Canadian Federal Court of Appeal interprets Canada-United States Income Tax Convention (1980) to require that U.S. citizen should pay Canadian taxes on his business income earned in Canada http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/in-litigation-involving-u-s-citizen-with-u-s-residence-who-also-had-canadian-residence-where-he-spent-most-of-his-time-as-business-consultant-canadian-federal-court-of-appeal-interprets-canada-unit/ http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/in-litigation-involving-u-s-citizen-with-u-s-residence-who-also-had-canadian-residence-where-he-spent-most-of-his-time-as-business-consultant-canadian-federal-court-of-appeal-interprets-canada-unit/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:43:59 +0000 Mike http://www.internationallawupdate.com/?p=3605 http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/in-litigation-involving-u-s-citizen-with-u-s-residence-who-also-had-canadian-residence-where-he-spent-most-of-his-time-as-business-consultant-canadian-federal-court-of-appeal-interprets-canada-unit/feed/ 0 Where Plaintiffs obtained $2.6 billion default judgment against Iran under Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act for its involvement in 1983 suicide bombing of United States military barracks in Lebanon, Ninth Circuit raises “immunity from execution” defense sua sponte and affirms dismissal of case http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/where-plaintiffs-obtained-2-6-billion-default-judgment-against-iran-under-foreign-sovereign-immunities-act-for-its-involvement-in-1983-suicide-bombing-of-united-states-military-barracks-in-lebanon-n/ http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/where-plaintiffs-obtained-2-6-billion-default-judgment-against-iran-under-foreign-sovereign-immunities-act-for-its-involvement-in-1983-suicide-bombing-of-united-states-military-barracks-in-lebanon-n/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:42:39 +0000 Mike http://www.internationallawupdate.com/?p=3603 http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/where-plaintiffs-obtained-2-6-billion-default-judgment-against-iran-under-foreign-sovereign-immunities-act-for-its-involvement-in-1983-suicide-bombing-of-united-states-military-barracks-in-lebanon-n/feed/ 0 In reviewing conviction for drug crimes committed by crew of vessel on high seas that lacked customary indicia of its nationality, First Circuit interprets Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (MDLEA) to support criminal jurisdiction of U.S. federal court over violators http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/in-reviewing-conviction-for-drug-crimes-committed-by-crew-of-vessel-on-high-seas-that-lacked-customary-indicia-of-its-nationality-first-circuit-interprets-maritime-drug-law-enforcement-act-mdlea-to/ http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/in-reviewing-conviction-for-drug-crimes-committed-by-crew-of-vessel-on-high-seas-that-lacked-customary-indicia-of-its-nationality-first-circuit-interprets-maritime-drug-law-enforcement-act-mdlea-to/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:40:53 +0000 Mike http://www.internationallawupdate.com/?p=3601 http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/in-reviewing-conviction-for-drug-crimes-committed-by-crew-of-vessel-on-high-seas-that-lacked-customary-indicia-of-its-nationality-first-circuit-interprets-maritime-drug-law-enforcement-act-mdlea-to/feed/ 0 In underlying contract dispute between United Kingdom and Virginia companies where language in forum selection clause makes such disputes “subject to jurisdiction” of United Kingdom courts, Fourth Circuit determines that U.S. Supreme Court’s 1972 ruling in The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co. seems to favor enforcement of such clauses in international context http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/in-underlying-contract-dispute-between-united-kingdom-and-virginia-companies-where-language-in-forum-selection-clause-makes-such-disputes-%e2%80%9csubject-to-jurisdiction%e2%80%9d-of-united-kingdom-co/ http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/in-underlying-contract-dispute-between-united-kingdom-and-virginia-companies-where-language-in-forum-selection-clause-makes-such-disputes-%e2%80%9csubject-to-jurisdiction%e2%80%9d-of-united-kingdom-co/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:39:21 +0000 Mike http://www.internationallawupdate.com/?p=3599 http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/in-underlying-contract-dispute-between-united-kingdom-and-virginia-companies-where-language-in-forum-selection-clause-makes-such-disputes-%e2%80%9csubject-to-jurisdiction%e2%80%9d-of-united-kingdom-co/feed/ 0 Ninth Circuit reverses dismissal of Peruvian tribal lawsuit against Occidental Oil Company over its oil pollution in Peru because [1] Defendant failed to show that Peru is in fact more convenient forum than U.S.; [2] Defendant failed to overcome strong presumption in favor of Plaintiffs’ choice of forum; and [3] district court failed to impose mitigating conditions upon dismissal http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/ninth-circuit-reverses-dismissal-of-peruvian-tribal-lawsuit-against-occidental-oil-company-over-its-oil-pollution-in-peru-because-1-defendant-failed-to-show-that-peru-is-in-fact-more-convenient-foru/ http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/ninth-circuit-reverses-dismissal-of-peruvian-tribal-lawsuit-against-occidental-oil-company-over-its-oil-pollution-in-peru-because-1-defendant-failed-to-show-that-peru-is-in-fact-more-convenient-foru/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:37:40 +0000 Mike http://www.internationallawupdate.com/?p=3595 http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/ninth-circuit-reverses-dismissal-of-peruvian-tribal-lawsuit-against-occidental-oil-company-over-its-oil-pollution-in-peru-because-1-defendant-failed-to-show-that-peru-is-in-fact-more-convenient-foru/feed/ 0 In reviewing conviction of American wife for murdering her American husband while both resided in Hong Kong, its highest court’s main basis for reversing and remanding case for new trial was that trial court had failed to correct final argument of prosecution that jury could consider Victim’s hearsay statements that Defendant was trying to poison Victim as affirmative evidence that she did in fact make such attempts http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/in-reviewing-conviction-of-american-wife-for-murdering-her-american-husband-while-both-resided-in-hong-kong-its-highest-court%e2%80%99s-main-basis-for-reversing-and-remanding-case-for-new-trial-was-t/ http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/in-reviewing-conviction-of-american-wife-for-murdering-her-american-husband-while-both-resided-in-hong-kong-its-highest-court%e2%80%99s-main-basis-for-reversing-and-remanding-case-for-new-trial-was-t/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:53:43 +0000 admin http://www.internationallawupdate.com/?p=3584 http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/in-reviewing-conviction-of-american-wife-for-murdering-her-american-husband-while-both-resided-in-hong-kong-its-highest-court%e2%80%99s-main-basis-for-reversing-and-remanding-case-for-new-trial-was-t/feed/ 0 Where Iraqi Plaintiff seeks U.S. compensation for property damage during U.S. military occupation of home in Battle of Fallujah, U.S. Court of Federal Claims dismisses [1] for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because property damage occurred during hostile action; Court also rejects novel theories [2] that U.S. is liable based on its effective exercise of sovereignty over Iraq, and [3] that Plaintiff has pleaded facts showing contractual duty to repay http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/where-iraqi-plaintiff-seeks-u-s-compensation-for-property-damage-during-u-s-military-occupation-of-home-in-battle-of-fallujah-u-s-court-of-federal-claims-dismisses-1-for-lack-of-subject-matter-j/ http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/where-iraqi-plaintiff-seeks-u-s-compensation-for-property-damage-during-u-s-military-occupation-of-home-in-battle-of-fallujah-u-s-court-of-federal-claims-dismisses-1-for-lack-of-subject-matter-j/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:51:39 +0000 admin http://www.internationallawupdate.com/?p=3582 http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/where-iraqi-plaintiff-seeks-u-s-compensation-for-property-damage-during-u-s-military-occupation-of-home-in-battle-of-fallujah-u-s-court-of-federal-claims-dismisses-1-for-lack-of-subject-matter-j/feed/ 0 In case where evidence that Guantanamo Bay detainee was active part of al‑Qaida at time of arrest was thin, District of Columbia Circuit vacates grant of habeas corpus for district court to conduct additional fact finding in light of intervening District of Columbia circuit precedents on sufficiency of evidence that petitioner was active agent of al‑Qaida http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/in-case-where-evidence-that-guantanamo-bay-detainee-was-active-part-of-al%e2%80%91qaida-at-time-of-arrest-was-thin-district-of-columbia-circuit-vacates-grant-of-habeas-corpus-for-district-court-to-co/ http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/in-case-where-evidence-that-guantanamo-bay-detainee-was-active-part-of-al%e2%80%91qaida-at-time-of-arrest-was-thin-district-of-columbia-circuit-vacates-grant-of-habeas-corpus-for-district-court-to-co/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:51:06 +0000 admin http://www.internationallawupdate.com/?p=3580 http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/in-case-where-evidence-that-guantanamo-bay-detainee-was-active-part-of-al%e2%80%91qaida-at-time-of-arrest-was-thin-district-of-columbia-circuit-vacates-grant-of-habeas-corpus-for-district-court-to-co/feed/ 0 WTO Dispute Settlement Panel issues mixed report in United States‑China dispute over United States anti‑dumping and countervailing duties on Chinese steel pipes, off‑road tires, rectangular pipes and tubes and laminated woven sacks http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/wto-dispute-settlement-panel-issues-mixed-report-in-united-states%e2%80%91china-dispute-over-united-states-anti%e2%80%91dumping-and-countervailing-duties-on-chinese-steel-pipes-off%e2%80%91road-tires/ http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/wto-dispute-settlement-panel-issues-mixed-report-in-united-states%e2%80%91china-dispute-over-united-states-anti%e2%80%91dumping-and-countervailing-duties-on-chinese-steel-pipes-off%e2%80%91road-tires/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:50:38 +0000 admin http://www.internationallawupdate.com/?p=3578 http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/wto-dispute-settlement-panel-issues-mixed-report-in-united-states%e2%80%91china-dispute-over-united-states-anti%e2%80%91dumping-and-countervailing-duties-on-chinese-steel-pipes-off%e2%80%91road-tires/feed/ 0 Second Circuit holds that, in ATCA cases alleging violations of customary international law, courts must determine scope of tort liability by customary international law itself; corporate liability for its own wrongdoing is not a universally recognized norm of customary international law http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/second-circuit-holds-that-in-atca-cases-alleging-violations-of-customary-international-law-courts-must-determine-scope-of-tort-liability-by-customary-international-law-itself-corporate-liability-fo/ http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/second-circuit-holds-that-in-atca-cases-alleging-violations-of-customary-international-law-courts-must-determine-scope-of-tort-liability-by-customary-international-law-itself-corporate-liability-fo/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:47:40 +0000 admin http://www.internationallawupdate.com/?p=3575 http://www.internationallawupdate.com/10/second-circuit-holds-that-in-atca-cases-alleging-violations-of-customary-international-law-courts-must-determine-scope-of-tort-liability-by-customary-international-law-itself-corporate-liability-fo/feed/ 0