An example of public international Law, with 167 members
What is the WTO
100
the agency for the promotion and regulation of exports
What is U.S. Department of Commerce
100
the organization which drafted the Incoterms
What is the ICC
100
only what types of parties can initiate suits in the WTO
What is nation states or countries
100
what is a source of private law between companies
What is contract law
200
the trade agreement between Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
What is ASEAN
200
the department within the U.S.Department of Commerce which administers U.S. trade laws involving import competition
What is the International Trade Administration (ITA)
200
the organization which drafted the Principles on International Commercial Contracts
What is UNIDROIT
200
the Ministerial Conference meets __ __ __
What is 'every two years'
200
what is another source of private law between private individuals
What is tort law
300
is a treaty which applies to international contracts
What the CISG
300
the person who has the power to negotiate with foreign nations
What is U.S. President
300
a set of rules for private parties governing letters of credit
What is the UCP-Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits
300
The updated version which includes GATT 1947 is called
What is GATT 1994
300
gaps in the UCP may be filled by resort to domestic law such as..
What is the UCC
400
a self-executing treaty
What is A treaty that has a direct effect within the US as soon as the treaty enters into force without the need for implementing domestic legislation?
400
the system which gives economic preferences and benefits to developing countries
What is the Generalized System of Preferences
400
a type of law that becomes legally effective when incorporated by contract
What is a Model Code
400
The Round of GATT negotiations which transformed the GATT into a new fully fledged international organization called the WTO
What is the 'Uruguay Round'
400
treaties of the United States as well as the constitution and laws of the U.S. are to be 'Supreme Law of the Land'.
What is the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution (U.S. Const. Art. VI)
500
the year that the World Trade Organization was created
What is 1994
500
a domestic court will often consider (1) the basic policies underlying the particular field of law, and (2) certainty, predictability and uniformity of the result, and (3) ease in the determination and application of the law to be applied...
what is domestic choice of law rules
500
a set of rules (not ratified by the U.S.) which establish a uniform legal regime governing the rights and obligations of shippers, carriers and consignees under a contract of carriage of goods by sea
What is Hamburg Rules
500
This GATT agreement establishes the procedures for resolving trade disputes among WTO members
What is Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing Settlement of Dispute or the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU)
500
a type of law that is a 'gap filler', that applies when parties have agreed to it, and when no contract or superseding treaty governs