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• ARBITRATION
  First Circuit holds that subsequent oral agreement is subject to foreign arbitration agreement contained in prior written contract and that Circuit Court has jurisdiction to hear interlocutory appeal of this matter under Federal Arbitration Act and Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
• COMITY
  Eleventh Circuit rules that District Court should have deferred to Belizean Court’s decision interpreting certain Articles of Association, where case’s only connection with U.S. consisted of payments made to Bank in Miami
• IMMIGRATION
  U.S. Supreme Court rules 5 to 4 that Immigration and Naturalization Act must be construed to allow alien opportunity to withdraw motion for voluntary departure, provided alien makes request before expiration of departure period
• INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS OF JURISDICTION
  U. K. Privy Counsel reviews judgment of Bahamas Court of Appeal and disapproves failure of Florida bankruptcy judge to observe international comity when it entered orders that purported to cancel orders of Bahamas court pertaining to sale of Bahamas real estate
• HABEAS CORPUS
  U.S. Supreme Court holds, 5 to 4, that alien Guantanamo petitioners are entitled to seek habeas corpus; that Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (DTA), Section 1005(e) review procedures are inadequate substitute for habeas corpus; and that these petitioners need not exhaust review procedures in Court of Appeals before proceeding with their habeas actions in District Court