Exam 6: International and Comparative Law

Which of the following systems originated from the English legal system?

"Employment law." Clare, who has a successful pet grooming business, is planning to expand her operations from the U.S. into Canada and perhaps Mexico. A friend of hers, Bill, told her that she should carefully investigate the laws in those countries before she proceeded. Clare responded, however, that she was not concerned because by international treaty, and under NAFTA, so long as she is a U.S. citizen, she only has to obey the U.S. laws. Laws of other countries would not apply to her business operations. Clare also replied that any other country would have the same strict employment-at-will standard as exists in the U.S. She tells him the strict employment-at-will standard has not changed over the years, and that the nature of the relationship between employer and employee remains untouched. -Is Clare correct that there has been no change in the concept of employment-at-will in this country and that the relationship between employer and employee has remained the same?

What is the federal minimum wage per hour in the U.S.?

Because ethical issues vary from country to country, international business persons should not take ethical considerations into account in the decision-making process.

The United States has no bilateral trade agreements.

Which of the following is a doctrine that permits courts to decline to exercise jurisdiction where there is a more convenient forum to hear the case?

In the civil law system, which of the following has the primary responsibility for the development of evidence?