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7 Int'l L. Update 1 (2001)

handle is hein.journals/intlwup7 and id is 1 raw text is: A monthly report on public and private international legal developments Interrnathrnal uyTte Editors: Professor John R. Schmertz, Jr., Georgetown University Law Center, and Mike Meier, Esq. Vol. 7 January Highlights aw In case of first impression, Ninth Circuit decides whether child acquires new habitual residence under Hague Convention on Child Abduction only in presence of settled intent by parent or lawful guardian to abandon former residence (page 2) _ District of Columbia Circuit rules on sufficiency of plaintiff 's allegations that U.S. government's deceptions concerning torture and death of her husband at hands of Guatemalan military breached her constitutional right of access to courts (page 3) German High Court decides novel issue of whether German law may impose criminal liability on foreign owners of web sites who design their sites to stir up racial hatred within German society (page 6) European Court of Justice determines whether jurisdictional provisions of Brussels Convention require plaintiffs domiciled outside European Union to comply with Convention rules when suing EU defendants (page 7) ,w Supreme Court of Canada decides whether General Electric had infringed Canadian patents held by Whirlpool on its dual action clothes washing machines (page January 2001 ow German High Court rules on whether otherwise unpatentable software may be indirectly patented through its use in patentable technology (page 10) Japan and U.S. negotiate about new measures regarding status of U.S. forces in Japan under Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, including who should pay for requested relocations (page 11) In action to enforce provisions of Driftnet Fishing Act, U. S. Federal Circuit decides, as matter of first impression, whether President and other executive officers are immune from suit (page 12) WTO Appellate Body determines whether U.S. quota on wheat gluten imports from EU was consistent with provisions of Agreement on Safeguards (page 13) In U.S.-Korea dispute over alleged dumping of Korean steel on U.S. market, WTO Dispute Settlement Panel decides whether U.S. had acted inconsistently with Anti-Dumping Agreement (page 13) Topics found in our In Brief' section: Changes in foreign company taxes and tariffs in Russia. -- U.S. - Israel Air Service Agreement -- Presidential pardon of fugitive billionaire - U.S. -EU Educational Cooperation Agreement -- U.S. treasury regulations for conversion to EURO - - U.S. signature on International Criminal Court treaty -- EU actions on electronic signatures. (pages 14-16)

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