Law of the United States

Business Law guindonsophie@yahoo.fr Dossier : group of 4 or 5. Topics in the intranet. Max 10 pages in English. 1. Explain the subject 2. Explain the legal rules (ex: European competition law) 3. Personal opinion/analysis I. International contracts Why create a company in a foreign country? * Costs (labour is cheaper) * New market (different demand) * Reciprocal agreements (bilateral for foreign investment) * Proximity * Taxation * Corporate law issues

réticence, les vaccinations --- en fait cette acceptation peut varier de communauté à communauté. History Cover The Amish and the Mennonites, 1938 An old Amish cemetery in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1941. The Amish Mennonite movement descends from the 16th century fellowship known as the Swiss Brethren.[10] The Swiss Brethren were Anabaptists, and are often viewed as having been a part of the Radical Reformation. "Anabaptist" means "one who baptizes again"—a reference to those who had been baptized

by Antonio Gonzalez, Associated Press Writer, contributions to the story by Associated Press writer Angela Charlton in Paris. news.yahoo.com ORLANDO, Fla. - The French national railway's hope to bid on the first high-speed tracks in the United States is running into resistance from Holocaust survivors because of the company's role in transporting Jews to Nazi death camps. One of those leading the charge against the railway is Florida resident Rosette Goldstein, who says her father

Consumer Products (GCPL) is at it again. The Godrej group company is all set to make its sixth global acquisition, this time in Latin America. It is learnt that GCPL is in talks with an Argentine company, Issue Group Co, a family-owned business which specialises in hair colouration, for a possible buyout. If the acquisition goes through, GCPL would get a strong foothold in the Latin American market after establishing bases in Africa and Indonesia through a series of acquisitions recently. -------------------------------------------------

flows of goods, services, money, people, information and culture”. So, it is a worldwide phenomenon, including very different aspects such as economics, politics and socials, which has intensively spread just after the World War II. Indeed, after spending several years of fear, countries wanted to prevent those kinds of things from happening again (Levin Institute Study on Human rights – 2008). So, cooperation through market trades and international organizations creation seemed to be the best solution

member states ECB: European central bank UE: - Supranational organization corresponding to a federation of 27 MS - The largest confederation existing in the world and developing many links in terms of legal and commercial activities. - Based on the principal of a common market - The main principal is to organize a free relationship between the different MS. The specificities of the common market are developed through a customs union, a common currency system under the control of the ECB

creates a situation of tax competition among governments. Different jurisdictions tend to be havens for different types of taxes, and for different categories of people and/or companies. There are several definitions of tax havens. The Economist has tentatively adopted the description by Geoffrey Colin Powell (former economic adviser to Jersey): "What ... identifies an area as a tax haven is the existence of a composite tax structure established deliberately to take advantage of, and exploit, a worldwide

Article 1 “Senators Warned of Terrorist Attack on U.S. by July,” by Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, 3 February 2010. America’s top intelligence official told lawmakers on 2 February that Al-Qaeda and its affiliates had made it a high priority to attempt a large-scale attack on American soil within the next six months. The assessment by Dennis C. Blair, the Director of National Intelligence, was much starker than his view last year, when he emphasized the considerable progress in the campaign to debilitate

source of international competitive advantage. Critically evaluate: « European powers fought over Africa’s resources, markets, and lands, with little regard for local cultures and citizens » (Griffin et al.,2003, p91). It is more important today for companies who want to move in a foreign country must adapt their own culture to the dominant one (in the chosen country); at first to respect the nation, but also to enhance their competitive advantage through cultural diversity. Lots of theorists

Education in the USA: the K-12 system How does it work? How expensive is it? How successful? What about the achievement gap? What is the teaching philosophy? Although the American system of primary and secondary education or K-12 sector for (Kindergarten to 12th grade). is not centralized as it is in France and in spite of vast differences from one State to the other, it is altogether a huge machine with revenues (585 billion dollars per year) that are second only to healthcare revenues. The system