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He was surely right, at least in so far as we are considering matters within US jurisdiction.
US firms can legitimately claim that their “European” profits are just a return on their IP, which can formally be localized anywhere, preferably in a low-tax jurisdiction.
Such an agreement could be defined relatively quickly, easing the pressure to rush into decisions on thorny issues relating to the EU budget, the jurisdiction of European courts, and migration, while putting in place a broader framework for cooperation.
At China’s Foreign Ministry, a spokesperson explained: “[W]e are opposed to any country engaging in oil and gas exploration and development activities in waters under China’s jurisdiction.”
That entails leaving the EU single market and customs union, so that the UK can impose immigration controls on EU citizens, free itself from the European Court of Justice’s jurisdiction, and pursue its own trade deals.
Yet May has already squandered the opportunity by continuing to insist on so-called red lines, which include rejection of the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
May’s only way out, then, is to avoid a hard border with continental Europe by accepting the four freedoms (which also requires accepting ECJ jurisdiction).
And, finally, Duterte suggested that the ICC had not met the requirement of “complementarity,” which stipulates that the court has jurisdiction only when a state is unwilling or unable to prosecute.
While Duterte’s petition suggests he understands that withdrawal from the Rome Statute will take a year, he ignores the fact that Bensouda would have jurisdiction to indict him – regardless of the Philippines’ future standing with the court – so long as a full investigation is launched before then.
She has made it clear that controlling immigration and leaving the European Court of Justice’s jurisdiction are her primary objectives.
By making these boats’ presence appear ordinary, China seeks to establish its jurisdiction in the waters surrounding the islands as a fait accompli.
But the ICJ cannot exercise jurisdiction in the dispute without both countries’ consent, and South Korea has rejected Japan’s proposal, maintaining that Lee was within his authority to visit the islets, given that Dokdo is unquestionably South Korean territory.
But we have given up on staying in the single market (which would require us to accept European jurisdiction and the free movement of labor) or the customs union.
But the ICC’s creators deemed the waging of aggressive war – which the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg called “the supreme international crime” – to be outside the court’s jurisdiction.
The answer is simple: where the interests of a UN Security Council member or one of their clients are at stake, the court’s jurisdiction ends.
A court, a place that furnishes binding jurisdiction for both oppressed minorities and for the countries riven by ethnic disputes is now required.
The move – which some legal scholars, including former French Justice Minister Robert Badinter, hold was unnecessary – was intended to ensure that France’s constitutional council or a European jurisdiction could not overturn it.
Importantly, those countries who expect China to yield to WTO protocols will have to behave responsibly when demanding it abide by international decisions beyond its own jurisdiction, not all of which will be to its liking.
Such claims have gained traction since the expansion of the court’s jurisdiction to include areas like human rights, monetary policy, immigration, and citizenship.
For example, while the Philippines was within its rights, according to UNCLOS, to internationalize its dispute with China over maritime jurisdiction within the West Philippine Sea (its name for the South China Sea), the benefits of calling for multilateral arbitration remain doubtful.
Just a few years ago, the European Central Bank tried to insist that the clearing of euro instruments should take place within its jurisdiction, but was prevented from doing so by a ruling from the European Court of Justice.
That is somewhat ironic: removing the UK from the ECJ’s jurisdiction is now one of May’s principal aims.
Neither is within the jurisdiction of the monetary authority (or even, in the case of air pollution, of the Hong Kong government).
Governor Dan Tarullo sensibly weakened the jurisdiction of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which had become largely captured by big banks.
If the UK can tolerate giving jurisdiction in this area to a European high court, as May’s Munich speech seems to suggest, why not in other areas?
As the University of California at Berkeley’s Alan Auerbach first pointed out, the border tax adjustment is a way to push back on under- and over-invoicing in a high-tax jurisdiction such as the US.
What is needed is a change in the rules set by the Department of Labor, which has jurisdiction over retirement-related issues.
The International Criminal Court is up and running, and 107 states, including Mexico, have ratified the treaty establishing the court and acceded to its jurisdiction.
National courts, such as those in Spain, play an increasingly strong role in combating impunity through the exercise of universal jurisdiction.
State Aggression and Judicial PassivityWASHINGTON, DC – When the member states of the International Criminal Court gather later this month in Kampala, Uganda, for a conference to review the ICC’s work, one issue on the agenda will be whether to amend the Court’s statute to allow it to exercise jurisdiction over the crime of aggression.
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