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FCPA Enforcement Expectations Under President Trump

By Jinyoung Seok, Managing Editor The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) was enacted in 1977 in the wake of reports of numerous U.S. businesses were making large payments to foreign officials to secure business.[1] It prohibits corruptly giving, promising, or offering anything of value to a foreign governmental official, political, party or party official with […]

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Including Launch Services in the GATS Can Relieve the Drought in the United States Small Satellite Launch Market.

By Shane Fitzmaurice, MJIL Staff Member Currently, small satellite developers in the United States are pressuring the government to let them launch their satellites on India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).[1] These companies would be more than happy to launch their satellites on vehicles made in the United States, except there isn’t enough supply.[2] United

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North Korea’s Human Rights Obligations: North Korea Sends Report to the CEDAW Committee

By Eric Ryu, MJIL Staff Member Even though the documented human rights abuses in North Korea is extensive, they are a party to four major international human rights treaties: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)[1], International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights[2], Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)[3], and Convention

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Insolvency Law and Foreign Direct Investment

By Jason Jack, MJIL Staff Member Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) generally refers to the activities of corporations investing in projects outside of their own country’s borders. Factors commonly understood to influence FDI include economic conditions, diplomatic connections, and simple supply and demand. An additional factor that has often been overlooked is a country’s particular system

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Changing Tides in the Global Landscape of Mergers and Acquisitions

By Braxton Roam, MJIL Staff Member The global mergers and acquisitions landscape has drastically transformed over the past half-century.[1] Hostile takeovers peaked at 40% of the total M&A market in 1967, but has dropped to just 8.6% by 2014.[2] To that end, investment banks have found other methods to create revenue, including advisement and financing

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