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Miranda is a U.S.citizen working in Europe for Tourist Vacations,Inc.,a U.S.travel agency.Tourist fires Miranda for reasons that she believes violate U.S.antidiscrimination laws.Those laws apply​


A) extraterritorially.
B) only to signatories of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
C) only to members of the World Trade Organization.
D) only within U.S.borders.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Savory Cooking Sauces,Inc.,a U.S.business firm,makes and sells distinctively flavored cooking sauces.Although the recipes are secret,the ingredients could be revealed and the sauces could be reconstructed with diligent efforts.What can Savory do to prevent its products from being "decoded" and pirated abroad?

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Generally,a foreign government cannot sue under U.S.antitrust laws in U.S.courts.

A) True
B) False

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A tariff is always a flat rate per unit.

A) True
B) False

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A U.S.citizen can bring a civil suit in a U.S.court against a U.S.entity for a tort allegedly committed overseas.

A) True
B) False

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US Cars,a U.S.firm,owns property in Argentina.The government of Argentina seizes the property.US Cars claims that this is confiscation.The government of Argentina claims that it is expropriation.The burden of proof lies with​


A) the U.S.government.
B) the government of Argentina.
C) US Cars.
D) the U.S.Supreme Court.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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In direct exporting,a U.S.company signs a sales contract with a foreign purchaser that provides for the conditions of shipment and payment of goods.

A) True
B) False

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All international sales contracts should have a choice-of-language clause to designate the official language by which the contract will be interpreted.

A) True
B) False

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Sudan seizes the assets of Triage Medical,Inc.,a U.S.firm.Triage's recovery from Sudan in a U.S.court may be prevented by


A) the act of state doctrine.
B) the doctrine of sovereign immunity.
C) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
D) the principle of comity.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Sam,or any U.S.citizen,can bring a civil suit in a U.S.court against a foreign entity for​


A) a tort allegedly committed in the United States only.
B) a tort allegedly committed in the United States or overseas.
C) a tort allegedly committed overseas only.
D) no purpose.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Any conspiracy that has a substantial effect on U.S.commerce is within the reach of the U.S.antitrust laws.

A) True
B) False

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Vieux Carré S.A.,a French firm,imports its goods into the United States and offers those goods for sale at "less than fair value." "Fair value" is the price of​


A) comparable goods in a select "basket" of other countries.
B) Vieux Carré's goods in France.
C) Vieux Carré's goods in the United States.
D) Vieux Carré's goods on the world market.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Michael,a citizen of Ireland,and Nina,a citizen of the United States,enter into a contract.When Nina breaches the contract,Michael obtains an award of damages in an Irish court.He asks a U.S.court to enforce the award.The U.S.court defers to and enforces the Irish court's decree.This is​


A) a travesty of justice.
B) the act of state doctrine.
C) the doctrine of sovereign immunity.
D) the principle of comity.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Restrictions on imports may include prohibitions.

A) True
B) False

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International law is a body of law that governs relations between and among citizens,not countries.

A) True
B) False

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A party to a licensing agreement generally agrees to pay royalties on some basis.

A) True
B) False

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Optima Medico Corporation,a U.S.firm,signs a contract with Pharma Beneficial,Ltd.,a Canadian firm,to give Pharma the right to sell Optima's products in Canada.This is​


A) a distribution agreement.
B) a joint venture.
C) direct exporting.
D) licensing.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Mountain Mining Company,a U.S.firm,owns property in Bolivia.The government of Bolivia seizes the property for an illegal purpose without paying just compensation.This is


A) confiscation.
B) defalcation.
C) dumping.
D) expropriation.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Metallic Metals,Inc.,a U.S.firm,files a suit against a Venezuela government agency.The agency has committed a tort in the United States.Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act​


A) the Venezuelan government agency is not immune from the jurisdiction of the U.S.courts.
B) the Venezuelan government agency is immune from the jurisdiction of the U.S.courts.
C) Metallic Metals cannot bring a suit against the Venezuelan agency.
D) Metallic Metals must file suit in Venezuela.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Two Japanese firms-Mikato,Ltd.,and Shuzushi,Ltd.-enter into a joint venture in an attempt to increase their market share of the U.S.auto market.If the joint venture is not a per se violation of U.S.antitrust laws,a U.S.court could exercise jurisdiction over the firms​


A) if the joint venture has a substantial effect on U.S.commerce.
B) if the joint venture has any effect on U.S.commerce.
C) if the joint venture was entered into in the United States.
D) under no circumstances.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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