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Instilling Some Order into the Confusion of U.S. Unilateral Economic Sanctions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2017

Barry E. Carter*
Affiliation:
Georgetown University Law Center.

Abstract

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Type
Country Sanctions and the International Business Community
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of International Law 1997

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References

1 See P. Morton, U.S. Erupts over Cuban Pajamas, Fin. Post, Mar. 14, 1997, at 1-2; A. Toulin, Eggleton Warns Wal-Mart Canada, Fin. Post, Mar. 6, 1997, at 8.

2 R.S.C. 1985, ch. F-29 (as amended), reprinted in 36 l.L.M. 117 (1997) (with amendments introduced by Bill C-54, Sep. 16, 1996, with commentary by D. Forsythe, 36 I.L.M. at 111).

3 Arm-Twisting Latin America, The Economist, Mar. 29-Apr. 4, 1997, at 17.

4 Oil Platforms (Iran v. U.S.), 1996 l.C.J. No. 90 (Preliminary Objection of Dec. 12).

5 R.S.C. 1985, supra note 2.

6 FEMA, §7(l)(a).

7 FEMA, § 7(1)(b). The distinction in Canadian criminal law between prosecutions on indictment and on summary conviction are akin to the U.S. concept of a “felony” and a misdemeanor, respectively.

8 Agreement between the Government of Canada and the United States regarding the Application of Competition and Deceptive Marketing Practices Laws, Aug. 1 & 3, 1995, U.S.-Can., [1995] Can. T.S. No. 15.

9 Treaty between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, Mar. 16, 1985, U.S.-Can., 241.L.M. 1092 (entered into force Jan. 24, 1990).