This article summarizes the options available to someone who has obtained a judgment outside the United States, and wishes to enforce that judgment in New York.
The Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Awards in Israel
A recent decision of the Jerusalem District Court summarizes the conditions for the enforcement of a foreign award in Israel. Procedural requirements are straightforward but fundamental, and the ability to prove the legality of the decision under the laws of the country in which it was given is a prerequisite.
The Israeli Supreme Court has issued a decision ordering the extradition of a woman accused of criminal extortion from Israel to the United States, and rejecting her claim that a condition of her extradition should be her return to Israel in order to serve out any sentence imposed. This is an area of law that has undergone many changes in Israel over the last 10 years, and is frequently controversial. An understanding of it is useful in the context of any criminal activity, including parental child abduction, where a suspect has or might attempt to take refuge in Israel.
This article describes the problems inherent in insolvencies which involve more than one jurisdiction, and some of the solutions available under the United States Bankruptcy Code.
The introduction of foreign documents in a court proceeding raises technical issues of vital importance. Failure to address these issues properly can result in the loss of important evidence.
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
Within the United States Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) establishes the rules of contract formation, remedy in the event of breach and many other crucial aspects related to interstate commercial sales of movable property. Some form of the UCC has been adopted in the state laws of all 50 states. However, where a sale transaction involves another country and an entity within the United States there is an excellent chance that instead of the UCC, the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of goods (CISG) will control since the United States and many other countries have ratified it (check here to see which countries). The rules established by the CISG and the UCC are quite different in many key respects, and before entering into a sales contract of this nature a review of the rules, and a decision whether to explicitly opt out of them in the sales and purchase agreements entered into should be considered.
The Hidden Costs of Agency Agreements in the European Union
As the world economy becomes increasingly global, one area which deserves special attention is the use of third party agents to represent a business in negotiations for the sale or purchase of goods in the European Union. This article explores some of the special regulations which apply to this situation.
The preliminary injunction may be sought in all types of litigation, whether there is an international element associated with it or not. The success or failure of a request for a preliminary injunction can be predictive of the outcome of the litigation as a whole. Prior to prosecuting or defending such a request it behooves the practitioner to become famailiar with the fundamental principles involved. This article describes some of these.
The Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction- Special Notes on Israel and the United States
The unlawful abduction of a child by one of his parents to a foreign country causes the parent left behind great distress and is an unfortunately prevalent problem which the Hague Convention was designed to address. This article describes the Hague Convention as it applies in Israel and the United States.
What happens if one of the countries involved in an international child abduction is not a party to the Hague Convention?
Strategies for Preventing Child Abduction When one or both of the parents involved in a custody dispute has ties to different countries, it is extremely important to take measures to limit the danger of parental abduction of the child to a foreign country before it occurs.What should be done when a parent with foreign ties asks to take a child on a trip to visit relatives abroad? The request may seem entirely reasonable and even beneficial for the child, yet it creates significant risk and unease for the parent left behind.