Questions from Business Law

Q: The Japan Liquor Tax Law, or Shuzeiho, taxes liquors sold

The Japan Liquor Tax Law, or Shuzeiho, taxes liquors sold in Japan based on the type of beverage. There are ten categories of beverage (the categories are sake, sake compound, shochu, mirin, beer, win...

Q: In the case in Question 1, if a U.S

In the case in Question 1, if a U.S. court sought to enforce U.S. laws on Slobovia’s leading export, how would U.S.– Slobovian relations be affected? What if a key U.S. naval base was located in Slobo...

Q: Bellaizac–Hurtado and others were arrested in Panama for drug trafficking

Bellaizac–Hurtado and others were arrested in Panama for drug trafficking aboard a Panamanian-flagged vessel in Panamanian waters. They were extradited to the United States for prosecution under the M...

Q: For 50 years prior to this case, India had placed complex

For 50 years prior to this case, India had placed complex restrictions on the import of agricultural, industrial, and consumer goods from other countries. Goods placed on the “negative list” could onl...

Q: The European Community (EC) had been the world’s largest importer

The European Community (EC) had been the world’s largest importer of bananas, two-thirds of which were grown in Latin America. A large percentage came from developing countries that were once colonies...

Q: The Royal Thai government maintains restrictions on imports of cigarettes. The

The Royal Thai government maintains restrictions on imports of cigarettes. The Tobacco Act of 1966 prohibited the import of all forms of tobacco except by license of the director-general of the Excise...

Q: Throughout the 1970s, European consumers became more concerned over the use

Throughout the 1970s, European consumers became more concerned over the use of hormones to speed the growth of livestock. Their fears were in part based on the fact that some people had been injured b...

Q: The European Communities requested a WTO panel to decide whether U.

The European Communities requested a WTO panel to decide whether U.S. Sections 301−310 [the Act] violated GATT dispute settlement procedures. The Act permits the USTR to investigate possible violation...

Q: The state of California imposed an ad valorem property tax on cargo

The state of California imposed an ad valorem property tax on cargo containers owned by Japanese companies and temporarily located in California ports. The containers were used exclusively for transpo...

Q: Argentina conducted a safeguard investigation into imports of footwear during the period

Argentina conducted a safeguard investigation into imports of footwear during the period from 1991 to 1996 and found the following data related to absolute levels of imports: Argentina then imposed s...