New OECD treaty fights corruption; signatory countries will make it a crime to bribe foreign officials, which may level the playing field for the United States

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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) new treaty, the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions entered into force on Feb 15, 1999, and will cause the participating countries to criminalize foreign public officials' bribery, although the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 made such conduct illegal in the US two decades ago. The convention requires prompt legal assistance between signatory countries, thus promoting international cooperation in fighting bribery.

Bribery

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Proposed Hague Convention would help IP owners; but political wrangling nearly derailed treaty on foreign civil judgments

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The proposed Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments is discussed. The benefits to litigants in intellectual property suits which would accrue under the treaty are summarized.

Laws, regulations and rules, Harmonization of laws, Judgments, Judgments (Law), Jurisdiction (International law)

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Challenging awards is no simple task; agreements for judicial review of arbitral decisions may be enforceable here, not overseas

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Guidelines for the review by foreign courts of judicial review of arbitration, relevant statutes and case law are discussed.

Judicial review of administrative acts

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