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California International Law Journal 
The California International Law Journal is the official publication of the State Bar of California International Law Section.
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Current Issue
Volume 19, No. 3-4, Fall 2011-Winter 2012
Previous Issues
Volume 19, No. 2, 2011
Volume 19, No. 1, 2011
Volume 18, No. 2, 2010
Volume 18, No. 1, 2010
Volume 17, No. 1, 2009
Volume 16, No. 1, 2008
Volume 15, No .2, 2007
Volume 15, No. 1, 2007
Volume 14, No. 3, 2006
Volume 14, No. 2, 2006
Volume 14, No. 1, 2005
Volume 13, No. 2, 2004
Special Edition - 2004
Volume 13, No. 1, 2004
Volume 12, No. 2, 2002-2003
Volume 12, No. 1, 2002-2003
Volume 11, No. 2, 2001-2002
Volume 11, No. 1, 2001
Volume 10, No. 2, 2000
Volume 10, No. 1, 2000
Tables of Contents
Volume 19, No. 3-4, Fall-Winter 2012
Editor's Comments
By Dena M. Cruz
Letter from the Chair
By Brent Caslin
Letter from the Law Council of Australia
Combating Illegal Movie Piracy in China: A Three-Tiered Approach in Theatrical Films, DVDs and Online Streaming
By Jessica S. Wang
Litigation Globalization: Trends in Global Securities Litigation One Year After Morrison
By William K. Pao, L. David Russell and Julia
Cherlow
ALERT: The New U.S. Sanctions Against Iran
By Stanley J. Marcuss and George F. Murphy
Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution and the Challenges Ahead
By Katie Zoglin
Doing Business in Tunisia
By Dena M. Cruz
Volume 19, No. 2, Summer 2011
Editor's Comments
By Lisa Earl
Letter from the Chair
By Dena M. Cruz
Structuring Employment Relationships in China
By Andreas Lauffs, Jonathan Isaacs, and Yu Hanqian
New EU Privacy/Cookie Law and Guidance
By Rafi Azim-Khan and Steven Farmer
India’s New Privacy Law
Stephen Mathias
Bioethics in the Organization of American States: Establishing a Human Rights Treaty to Combat Organ Trafficking
By Lia A. Mandaglio
Volume 19, No. 1, Spring 2011
Letter from the Chair
By Dena M. Cruz
La Societe des Auteurs des Arts Visuels et de L’Image Fixe (SAIF) v. Google: A Parisian Story of the Berne Convention and Online Infringement Claims
By Kate Spelman and Brent Caslin
Trade Wars: The WTO’S Enforcement Power in Light of the Subsidy Dispute Between Boeing and Airbus
By Rebecca Laws
The Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership: An Opportunity for New Zealand-United States Free Trade -- Part II
By Jade M. Kelly
Volume 18, No. 2, 2010
Letter from the Chair
The 2009-2010 Transatlantic Bank Taxes: Necessary Measures or Punitive Punch Lines?
by Arun Birla, Mark Poerio, Christopher Walter, Laurent Ragot and David Mallett
MCLE Exam
Protecting Code as Free Speech: Keeping the Internet Open, Free and Publicly Available to the World – Taking the Next Step
by Dan Minutillo
Let the Caroline Sink! Assessing the Legality of a Possible Israeli Attack on Iranian Nuclear Facilities and Why the Traditional Self-Defense Formula Is Incompatible with the Nuclear Age
by Yaniv Roznai
Volume 18, No. 1, 2010
Editor’s comments
Letter From the Chair
The World After Proposition 8 – A Global Survey of the Right to Marry
by S. Elizabeth Foster
A Comparison of International Commercial Arbitration and Conciliation Acts
by Rebecca Golbert
Body Snatchers: Transnational Organ and Tissue Trafficking
by Kathryn Reid
Cross Border Estate Planning – Part II
by Albert S. Golbert and Miriam J. Golbert
Volume 17, No. 2, 2009
Letter From the Chair
The Legal Implications of Nearshore Outsourcing to Mexico
by Renee Dopplick
Going Verde – Renewable Energy in Mexico
by J. Anthony Girolami
MCLE Exam
Importance of Understanding the Mexican Culture When Doing Business in Mexico
by Lizbeth H. Flores
Strategies For Companies Protecting Ip In The Eu – Part II 24
by Robert Cain and Mark Finn
Volume 17, No. 1, 2009
Editor’s Comments
Letter From the Chair
Strategies for Companies Protecting Ip in the Eu – Part I
by Robert Cain And Mark Finn
Islamic Banking and Finance: Sahri’a – Compliance and the Reinterpretation of Riba
by Sapana Shah
New Uk and Eu Pricing, Product Description, Advertising & Unfair Trading Laws in Force
by Rafi Azim-Khan
MCLE Exam
Exploring M&A Transactions in India
by Tim Lopez
Volume 16, No. 1, 2008
Editor’s Comments
Doing Business North of the 49th Parallel: Leasing Law in Canada
by Jeffrey W. Lem
Early Termination Arbitration Fees
by Ian johnson
Legal Reform in Japan at the dawn of the 21st century
by Jesse S. Chui
The Iraqi High Court; a Retrospective and Prospective View
by Benjamin E. Brockman-Hawe
Volume 15, No. 2, 2007
Editor’s Comments
International Corporate Compliance & Due Diligence Primer
by John W. Brooks
China’s New Property Law
by Ashley M. Howlett & Li Hong
Huge Opportunities & Corresponding Risks Foreign Real Estate Investment in China and India
by Bruce Boyd & Dena M. Cruz
“Not So Friendly ‘Friendly Fire’: United States Liability For Foreign Service Members and Civilians Caught In American Crosshairs
by Jacob A. Ramer
Volume 15, No. 1, 2007
Editor’s Comments
by Burton H. Fohrman
Vietnam—Overview of Foreign Investment
by oliver massmann & Katharina Kuehn
Conducting Document Discovery in International Commercial Arbitration— A Practical Overview
by Nathan D. O ’Malley
The Basics of CISG
by Allison E. Butler
Doing Business in India—Introduction and Update for Lawyers
by S. Elizabeth Foster
Practical Tips on Negotiating with the Japanese
by Rudy Guyon
Immigration to the U.S. Tax Planning and Fast Track Permanent Residency
by Stephen a. Malley
Volume 15, No. 1, 2007
Editor’s Comments
by Burton H. Fohrman
Vietnam—Overview of Foreign Investment
by oliver massmann & Katharina Kuehn
Conducting Document Discovery in International Commercial Arbitration— A Practical Overview
by Nathan D. O ’Malley
The Basics of CISG
by Allison E. Butler
Doing Business in India—Introduction and Update for Lawyers
by S. Elizabeth Foster
Practical Tips on Negotiating with the Japanese
by Rudy Guyon
Immigration to the U.S. Tax Planning and Fast Track Permanent Residency
by Stephen a. Malley
Volume 14, No. 3, 2006
Editor’s Comments
by Burton H. Fohrman
Chinese Tax Considerations for Foreign Investors Structuring Joint Ventures in China
by Anthony M. Fay
Globish, or “English Lite,” The International Dialect of the third Millennium
by Jean-Paul Nerriére
Recent Immigration Legislation
by Kathleen Lord Black
Basics of International Licensing
by Paul D. Supnik and Carol A. Brittain
MCLE Test Questions and Instructions
Volume 14, No. 2, 2006
The Growing Foreign Assault On U.S. Internet Speech and Jurisdiction of U.S. Courts to Declare Foreign Judgments Invalid
by Brent Caslin
Japanese Venture Capital: Silicon Valley Style
by Randy S. Laxer, Esq.
Membership Enrollment
2006 to 2007 International Law Executive Committee
Volume 14, No. 1, 2005
Gone With The Wind— As CISG Supercedes The UCC for International Sales of Goods,What Your Clients Need to Know
by Peter L. Vestal
IT Outsourcing Transactions – an overview
by Kevin S. Parikh
Volume 13, No. 2, 2004
An Overview of China’s Venture Capital Industry
by Richard J. Yee
Inbound “Flip” Transactions
by Daniel R. Zimmermann
Vexing Situations: Ethics and International Practice
by Neal Millard with Gregory C. Keating and Robert E. Lutz
Special Edition - 2004
United States Tax Implications of U.S. Residence and Non-Residence Status
By Albert S. Golbert and Miriam J. Golbert
Volume 13, No. 1, 2002-2003
A Quick Overview of U.S. Taxation of Nonresident Aliens
by Phillip D.W. Hodgen
The Executive Branch’s Power to Designate and Detain U.S. Citizens as Enemy Combatants: An Analysis of Padilla v. Rumsfeld and Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
by Anna C. Conley
Deductible Contributions to Foreign Charities: Traps for the Unwary
by David J. Berardo
Volume 12, No. 2, 2002-2003
Is Your Copyright Protected in China? Reality and Practical Options
by Qiang Bjornbak
Corporate Liability for Human Rights Abuses
by Russell Kerr
Antidumping Duties on Imported Goods: Resellers Beware
by Diane MacDonald
Volume 12, No. 1, 2002-2003
United States Control of Domestic Technology Transfers -- The "Deemed Export" Rule
by William M. McGlone & Daniel M. Fisher-Owens
NAFTA Chapter Eleven Awards -- An Assessment of Domestic Court Supervision of International Arbitral Awards
by Prof. Jack J. Coe, Jr.
Legal Issues Concerning Low Earth Orbit Satellites
by Sa'id Mosteshar
The World Summit on Sustainable Development and the Transnational Lawyer
by Prof. Robert E. Lutz, III
Volume 11, No. 2, 2001-2002
United States Immigration Law: An Overview
by David Hirson & James Y. Pack
Basic Principles of International Taxation
by Albert S. Golbert
Scientific Research and Technical Data Export Controls: When Two Worlds Collide
by John R. Liebman
Islamic Law in Saudi Arabia
by Mohamed H. Al-Hoshan & Maren Hanson
Custody Abduction Risk Factors Unique to the Islamic Countries
by Kristine Uhlman/UmHani
Volume 11, No. 1, 2001
International Digital Disputes - Internet Domain Names and the Role of the World Intellectual Property Organization
by Christopher Gibson
United States Trade Law Remedies: Our Defense Against the Visible Foot of Unfair Trade Practices
by William Fennell
International Enforcement Obligations Under the OECD, OAS, and Council of European Antibribery Conventions
by Lucinda A. Low and Michael L. Burton
PRC Insolvency Proceedings: Rights, Powers and Duties of the Debtor and Creditors in China
by Ariel Lu Ye
Volume 10, No. 2, 2001-2002
United States Prohibitions Against Unfair Imports -- A Brief Overview of Practice Under Section 337
by Tom M. Schaumberg
The OECD, OAS, and Council of Europe Antibribery Conventions -- A Comparison With the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: New International Standards and Their Implications
by Lucinda A. Low and Michael L. Burton
Introduction to Letters of Credit -- An Overview for the International Commercial Lawyer
by Gerald T. McLaughlin and Paul Turner
The Marketing of Genetically Modified Organisms in the European Union -- The Precautionary Principle and Its Implications
by Florence Caurand
Volume 10, No. 1, 2001-2002
Foreign Company Access to Funding in the U.S.: Key Legal Issues
by Naoki Shimazaki
The 1998 Amendments to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Under the International Antibribery and Fair Competition Act
by H. Lowell Brown
Immigrant Investor Visas -- An Update
by David Hirson and Catherine I. Mayou
Accessing China and Asia Via Strategic Cross-Border Purchases of Hong Kong Companies
by Simon Luk
Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgements in South Korea
by Ju Myung Hwang and Ryul Kim
The statements herein are provided for reference and should not be relied upon as legal advice; any opinions expressed are those of the authors and editors and not necessarily those of The State Bar of California, the International Law Section, or any government body.