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International Law Prof Blog
Visiting Cuba . . . Legally!
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department administers Cuba travel restrictions that apply to all United States res. But there are exceptions that allow some Americans to…
International Law Prof Blog
U.N. Security Council Resolution 1874 on North Korea Condemns Nuclear Tests
The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1874 to tighten sanctions that will target North Korea's nuclear and missile development programs. The Security Council condemned the 25 May nuclear test conducted in “violation…
International Law Prof Blog
Federal Court Strikes Down Florida’s Attempt to Regulate Travel to Cuba
In another interesting case involving state incursions into the arena of foreign affairs, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida struck down as unconstitutional a Florida law…
International Law Prof Blog
Understanding OFAC (the Office of Foreign Assets Control)
Here's an item of interest to those of you who teach international business transanctions and international trade law. April 29, 2009: Trade Sanctions: What Every Exporter Should Know - WebinarThis webinar…
International Law Prof Blog
U.N. Nuclear Inspectors Leave North Korea
U.N. nuclear inspectors left the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) yesterday after being ordered out of the country earlier this week, following the U.N. Security Council's condmenation of North Korea's…
International Law Prof Blog
Further Easing of US Sanctions on Cuba
As expected, the Obama Administration announced today that it is further easing trade and travel restrictions on Cuba by lifting restrictions on the amount of money that can be sent…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
Azalea Garden Board & Care, Inc. v. Vanhoy, 2009 NCBC 9 (N.C. Super. Ct. March 26, 2009)(Tennille)
This case involves sanctions under Rule 26(g) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, which provides that an attorney's signature on a discovery response is a certification that it…
The Contingency
Arbitrators Wield “Inherent Authority” to Award Sanctions, Second Circuit Rules
Two insurance companies, National Travelers and ReliaStar, disagreed about whether Coinsurance Agreements between them had terminated. The arbitration that the Coinsurance Agreements mandated generated a finding of non-termination and a $21…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
How To Get Properly Excused From Mediation, And Other Ways To Avoid Sanctions
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that a mediator doesn't have the authority to excuse a party from attendance at a mediated settlement conference, in the absence of…
Asset Search Blog
Asset Search News Roundup: February 11, 2009
By Fred Abrams
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is the focus of this "Asset Search News Roundup". OFAC administers economic and trade sanctions against international drug traffickers, terrorists…