International Business Law Final Assignment !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Short ;Answer ;(2 ;points ;each)

1. ;In ;the ;case ;of ;Global-Tech ;Appliances, ;Inc., ;et ;al. ;v. ;SEB, ;SA, ;131 ;S.Ct. ;2060 ;(2011), ;which ;involved ;inducement ;of ;direct ;patent ;infringement, ;the ;Court ;applied ;a ;mens ;rea ;(state ;of ;mind) ;that ;is ;traditionally ;found ;in ;criminal ;law ;to ;the ;“knowing” ;state ;of ;mind ;now ;required ;for ;inducement ;of ;patent ;infringement. ;What ;is ;that ;state ;of ;mind?

2. ;With ;respect ;to ;the ;Foreign ;Corrupt ;Practices ;Act ;(FCPA), ;what ;is ;the ;state ;of ;mind ;required ;for ;the ;elements ;of ;making ;the ;prohibited ;payment ;directly ;or ;indirectly ;to ;a ;foreign ;official?

3. ;In ;an ;internal ;investigation ;in ;connection ;with ;the ;possible ;violations ;of ;the ;Foreign ;Corrupt ;Practices ;Act ;(FCPA) ;an ;attorney ;conducting ;the ;investigation ;must ;advise ;company ;personnel ;and ;witnesses ;who ;she ;interviews ;that, ;with ;respect ;to ;her ;role, ;she ;is ;the ;attorney ;for——.

4. ;In ;the ;case ;of ;Kiobel ;v. ;Royal ;Dutch ;Petroleum, ;132 ;S.Ct. ;1659 ;(2013), ;the ;Court ;held ;that ;the ;Alien ;Tort ;Statute ;could ;apply ;to ;conduct ;that ;occurred ;outside ;of ;the ;United ;States ;only ;when ;the ;evidence ;shows ;what?

5. ;There ;are ;two ;types ;of ;personal ;jurisdiction. ;What ;are ;they?

6. ;With ;regard ;to ;personal ;jurisdiction, ;what ;are ;the ;words ;that ;the ;courts ;use ;to ;describe ;the ;test ;that ;must ;be ;satisfied ;in ;order ;for ;the ;requirement ;of ;Due ;Process ;to ;be ;met?

7. ;As ;contrasted ;between ;mediation ;and ;arbitration, ;in ;order ;to ;enforce ;arbitration, ;the ;courts ;must ;find ;that ;there ;was ;a——between ;the ;parties ;in ;which ;the ;arbitration ;agreement ;is ;contained.

8. ;As ;contrasted ;between ;mediation ;and ;arbitration, ;a ;mediator ;does ;not ;make ;findings ;of ;fact ;or ;conclusions ;of ;—-, ;but ;an ;arbitrator ;does. ;What ;is ;that ;difference?

9. ;If ;a ;party ;does ;not ;abide ;by ;an ;arbitrator’s ;decision, ;the ;winning ;party ;may ;file ;what ;type ;of ;action ;to ;enforce ;the ;arbitrator’s ;decision?

10. ;The ;DOJ ;frequently ;uses ;a————when ;investigating ;a ;corporation ;for ;a ;potential ;criminal ;offense ;to ;encourage ;the ;corporation ;to ;cooperate. ;What ;is ;it ;that ;the ;DOJ ;frequently ;uses?

11. ;When ;designing ;a ;compliance ;and ;ethics ;program, ;you ;must ;keep ;in ;mind ;that ;the ;Organizational ;Sentencing ;Guidelines ;will ;result ;in ;a ;court ;evaluating ;that ;program ;to ;make ;sure ;that ;it ;is ;an———program. ;What ;is ;the ;term ;used ;in ;the ;Sentencing ;Guidelines?

12. ;If ;a ;Board ;of ;Directors ;does ;not ;establish ;a ;compliance ;and ;ethics ;program ;in ;a ;corporation, ;what ;fiduciary ;duty ;has ;the ;Board ;breached?

13. ;A ;compliance ;and ;ethics ;program ;should ;contain, ;as ;part ;of ;the ;compliance ;dimension, ;a ;focus ;on ;understanding ;the ;legal ;rules ;that ;apply ;to ;the ;particular ;business, ;the ;risks ;involved, ;and ;what ;it ;takes ;to ;comply ;with ;the ;law. ;In ;contrast, ;the ;ethics ;portion ;of ;any ;compliance ;and ;ethics ;program ;should ;be ;—–based. ;

14. ;In ;addition ;to ;having ;a ;compliance ;and ;ethics ;program ;and ;continuous ;training ;on ;the ;program, ;a ;compliance ;and ;ethics ;program ;must ;have ;———–.

15. ;The ;Dodd-Frank ;Act ;required ;the ;Securities ;and ;Exchange ;Commission ;to ;set ;up ;what ;type ;of ;program ;for ;whistleblowers?

True/False ;(2 ;points ;each)

1. ;American ;Antitrust ;law ;does ;not ;apply ;extraterritorially ;even ;if ;such ;antitrust ;conduct ;has ;a ;direct, ;substantial, ;and ;reasonably ;foreseeable ;effect ;on ;U.S. ;commerce ;or ;on ;the ;business ;of ;a ;person ;engaged ;in ;exporting ;goods ;from ;the ;U.S. ;to ;foreign ;nations. ;True/False?

2. ;Title ;VII ;(employment ;law ;provisions ;regarding ;discrimination ;in ;employment), ;does ;not ;apply ;extraterritorially ;to ;employees ;of ;U.S. ;companies ;abroad. ;True/False?

3. ;American ;patent ;law ;(excluding ;inducement ;of ;patent ;infringement) ;does ;not ;apply ;extraterritorially. ;True/False?

4. ;The ;Foreign ;Corrupt ;Practices ;Act ;applies ;only ;to ;U.S. ;persons ;and ;corporations ;and ;not ;to ;non-U.S. ;persons. ;True/False?

5. ;The ;Sarbanes-Oxley ;Act ;has ;been ;held ;by ;the ;courts ;to ;apply ;extraterritorially. ;True/False?

6. ;If ;an ;employee ;proves ;a ;prima ;facie ;case ;of ;employment ;discrimination ;under ;Title ;VII, ;the ;burden ;of ;production ;shifts ;to ;the ;employer ;to ;prove ;a ;bona ;fide ;occupational ;qualification ;(BFOQ) ;which ;will ;be ;a ;defense ;under ;Title ;VII ;unless ;the ;employee ;plaintiff ;proves ;that ;the ;alleged ;BFOQ ;is ;a ;pretext ;i.e. ;is ;an ;unjustified ;and ;unsupported ;excuse ;advanced ;by ;the ;employer. ;True/False?

Shorter ;Essay ;(2 ;points)

1. ; ;Other ;than ;court-ordered ;mediation, ;both ;mediation ;and ;arbitration ;should ;be ;considered ;to ;be ;voluntary. ;Explain.

Bonus ;Question ;(10 ;points)

Trust ;is, ;or ;at ;least ;should ;be, ;an ;organizing ;principle ;in ;business ;relationships. ;Assuming ;that ;is ;true, ;does ;the ;“fairness ;doctrine,” ;which ;is ;part ;of ;the ;Fiduciary ;Duty ;of ;Loyalty, ;as ;applied ;in ;American ;courts, ;support ;the ;concept ;of ;trust ;as ;between ;a ;board ;of ;directors ;and ;a ;director ;who ;had ;an ;undisclosed ;conflict ;of ;interest?