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9 Int'l L. Update 1 (2003)

handle is hein.journals/intlwup9 and id is 1 raw text is: A monthly report on public and private international legal developments Internationat Law Upbate Editors: Professor John R. Schmertz, Jr., Georgetown University Law Center, and Mike Meier, Esq. January 2003 January Highlights sNinth Circuit reviews dismissal of action filed by Portuguese survivors of China Airlines crash in Hong Kong on grounds that district court lacked jurisdiction under Warsaw Convention (page 2) sEnglish Court of Appeal (Civil Division) decides whether to allow appeal of investor who sued lone director of Pennsylvania corporation in equity for breach of plaintiff's beneficial interest in proceeds from sale of two Virginia subsidiaries (page 2) gwEuropean Court of Justice determines whether to annul Council Decision authorizing conclusion of Energy Star Agreement between U. S. and EC to coordinate energy-efficient labelling programs for office equipment because based on wrong provision of EC Treaty (page 4) @In reviewing challenge by Illinois charitable organization to freeze of its assets under I.E.E.P.A. after September 2001 terrorist attacks, Seventh Circuit rules on whether restrictions turn on beneficial rather than legal ownership of corporation (page 6) owCanadian Supreme Court decides (1) whether Glaxo/Wellcome's patent on AZT as treatment for HIV and AIDS was valid, and (2) whether NIH researchers who verified AZT's efficacy were co-inventors under laws of Canada (page 8) wIn action by household employee against Korean consular officer over low wages and unduly long working hours, Ninth Circuit determines whether dealings with household employee were exercise of private rather than consular functions, and whether they were immune under either Vienna Convention or FSIA (page 10) swIn litigation between German and New Mexico companies, Tenth Circuit rules on whether forum-selection clause declaring that jurisdiction for all and any disputes arising out of or in connection with this agreement is Munich had permissive rather than mandatory effect (page 12) awWTO Appellate Body reviews Panel finding that Canada has continued to provide illegal subsidies for its milk exported to U.S. and New Zealand (page 13) IN BRIEF TOPICS INCLUDE: EU court upholds Commission's right to sue tobacco companies in U.S. - EU issues Regulation on civil aviation security. - In U.S. litigation, federal appeals court rules for Amgen on Epogen patent. - During ongoing Rio Grande water talks, Mexico and U.S. reach interim agreement. - Norwegian court clears local teenager charged with pirating Hollywood films on DVD. - Federal court convicts phony African princess offalsehoods, (page 14) Vol. 9

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