POLITICAL AND LEGAL ENVIRONMENTS FACING BUSINESS I. INTRODUCTION For a multinational enterprise to succeed in countries with different political and legal environments‚ its management must carefully analyze the fit between its corporate policies and the political and legal conditions of each particular nation in which it operates. Then its must determine how these factors affect the ways in which the firm can capture opportunities and deflect threats. II. THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT A political
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The International Criminal Court and the United States of America Ee Wenyang‚ Jonathan S8811568F I. Introduction The United States of America has a long history of support for international criminal justice that can be traced from the Nürnberg War Crimes Trial through to the International Criminal Tribunals for Yugoslavia (“ICTY”) and Rwanda (“ICTR”).[1] Towards the close of the century‚ the United States proved itself as an ardent supporter for the creation of a
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MGT 540 International Business International Business and Corruption Assignment 4 Dr. Patricia Humphrey November 28‚ 2005 International Business and Corruption Globalization of markets and the falling trade barriers have opened the floodgates for foreign direct investment and multinational investments. But just as the number of multinational corporations soared in the midst of this socio-economical development and entrepreneurial growth‚ so has corruption. In today’s developing nations‚ corruption
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Name: Lam Kai Yip Student ID: 13115497D Seminar group: SEM003 Tutor’s name: MEZZANOTTE Felix Introduction Before making any discussion on statutory derivative action (SDA) and common law derivative action (CDA)‚ we need to define what they are. Salim (2013) established the meaning of CDA: The common law derivative action is based on two principles‚ the ‘majority rule’ and ‘proper plaintiff rule’‚ stated in the case of Foss v Harbottle (1843). The ‘majority rule’ means simply that the wishes
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the two main types of subject-matter jurisdiction in federal court. Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary The power of the federal courts to decide civil disputes between citizens of different states‚ provided the amount the plaintiff seeks in damages exceeds an amount set by Congress (currently $75‚000). The so-called citizens may include companies incorporated or doing business in different states or a citizen of a foreign country. However‚ note that the federal courts traditionally
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PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Principles treated as norms that are binding for all members of international organizations. The principles are divided into general and special. General are principles that embody the most common norms of behavior of subjects and cover a wide range of international relations. General principles are based on natural laws of behavior‚ which consisted of public relations for centuries. The general principles include: o the principle of peaceful
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_v_Union_Marine_Insurance Tsakiroglou & Co Lt v Noblee Thorl GmbH (1962) AC 93‚ (1961) 2 All ER 179 http://pntodd.users.netlink.co.uk/cases/cases_t/tsakirog.htmForce Majeure and Frustration of Contract‚ Second Edition by Ewan McKendrick First published (1991) by Lloyd’s of London Press Ltd Assignment Question Part B John Weston Foakes v Julia Beer (1884) UKHL 1‚ (1881-85) All ER Rep 106‚ (1884) 9 App Cas 605; 54 LJQB 130; 51 LT 833; 33 WR 233 http://www.bailii
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went to court to sue the bank for a breach of contract. The breach was as a result of the good faith covenant and fair dealing. Additionally‚ she felt that the mortgage transaction was an example of unfair practice of violations in business under the unfair competition law of the state of California concerning unjust conversion and enrichment. On the basis of the second amended complaint‚ the bank had maintained the activity of procuring costly replacement insurance when mortgagors made a default on
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BBA 3210-12H-1A12-S1‚ Business Law Unit IV Mini Project Dustin Brown / ID# 202011 August 7‚ 2012 Case Analysis A bank advertises home loans at low interest rates for its account holders for three months. Toward the end of the second month‚ the bank withdraws the offer. Sam opens an account with the bank because of the offer. He is‚ however‚ a little late applying for the loan and the offer is withdrawn before his application is processed. Sam sues the bank. In this case‚ the Bank advertises
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Taxation law notes – Winson Edition 2010 Income from business The main issues that arise from income from business: 1. Is a business being carried on? Ferguson v FCT FCT v Walker Ruling TR 97/11 Ruling TR 2007/8 1.1 hobby or business - Evans v FCT—gambling - FCT v Stone—sportman and sponsorship 1.2 Share trading - Shields v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation 2. Is income or capital nature? 2.1 scope of business - Californian Copper Syndicate v Harris - Western Goldmines (NL) v DCL (WA) -
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