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21 Int'l L. News 1 (1992)

handle is hein.journals/inrnlwnw21 and id is 1 raw text is: April 8-11, Annual Spring Meeting International Law and Practice World Order and Disorder he Section's Annual Meeting will be held in New York this year on April 8-11, 1992, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. More than 60 speakers on 20 programs will describe the most re- cent developments, as well as forecast what can be expected later this year, in such areas as: * The Iraqi Claims Commission * Revision of the Uniform Rules of Documentary Credits * Annual Review of judicial and Arbitral Decisions Affecting International Corn- mercial Law - The Proposed Convention on Guaran- tees * BCCI and Its Aftermath * Proposed North American Free Trade Agreement * EEC Unification * Country Risk Management South African Trade * Japanese Foreign Investments • What International Business Lawyers Need to Know about Immigration Law and Customs Law * Capitol Hill Update of International Trade Issues Among the program speakers will be His Excellency Dr. AI-Anbari, the permanent representative of Iraq to the United Na- tions; Hon. Gerold Herrmann, the secre- tary of UNCITRAL; His Excellency the Hon. Harry H. Schwarz, ambassador of South Africa to the United States; and the Hon. Michael Raboin, deputy director of the U.N. Compensation Commission. A highlight will be presentation of t!AW Leonard J. Theberge Award to Professor Louis B. Sohn at dinner in the Delegates Dining Room of the United Nations. The Theberge Award is presented annually to an individual who has made distiniguished, long-standing contributions to the devel- opment of private international law. uring the First Session of the 102nd Congress, proposals were intro- duced to broaden application of the Foreign Agents' Registration Act (FARA) in ways that would for the first time impose the Act's burdensome requirementson law- yers representing foreign-owned compa- nies in any federal agency proceeding. Under those requirements, lawyers would have to make detailed public disclosure of their fees and activities on behalf of clients. The Section Council has taken a formal stand in opposition to these proposals. And Section representatives are working ac- tively with the ABA's Government Rela- tions staff to make members of Congress aware of the impact of these proposals and to develop constructive alternatives. National Institute: Counselling Foreign- Owned Enterprises Page 7 Nominations for Section Positions Page 3 LJBRA-k opening reception at the Ceti- tury Association through a performance of a Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls to closing cocktails, there will be plenty of time to catch up with friends and colleagues too. Find out what's happening. Join us in the Big Apple in April. r The FARA (22 U.S.C. § 601 et. seq.) was enacted in 1938 as a means of exposing Nazi )ropaganda efforts in the United States on the eve of the war. The law was last overhauled in 1966. It requires, among other things, that anyone who repre- sents the interests of a foreign govern- ment or foreign-owned corporation be- fore any federal government agency or official, or the Congress, register with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and file detailed periodic reports of their fees, disbursements, personal political contri- butions, and activities and contacts with government officials made in represent- ing the client. In addition, such represen- tatives are required to disclose, on writ- (continued on page 6) Spring Meeting Agenda and Registration Page 9 COPYRIGHT 1992 e AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Council Opposes Proposals to Broaden Foreign Agents' Registration Act By Joseph B. Sandier I ) LANIDE I

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