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This article traces recent developments in the Corruption of Foreign Public Act with respect to facilitation payments.

The tobacco companies’ fight over the regulation of tobacco product packaging is increasingly being fought in international forums.

Over the past twelve years, China has invested billions of dollars in the African continent, thus significantly increasing economic and trade ties between the two jurisdictions.

Lately, much has been written about Canada’s Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) in part due to Niko Resource’s $9.5 million fine and the upcoming trial of Canadian Nazir Karigar for allegedly bribing an Indian minister.

With another ‘i’ dotted and ‘t’ crossed, the economic relationship between Canada and China became that much closer on August 15, 2012 with the release of the Canada-China Economic Complementarities Study.

On March 29, 2012, the Government of Canada tabled Budget 2012, which contained a major development for those who work within Canada’s trade remedies system.

Rwanda currently has a dual legal system that embraces aspects of both civil and common law although it is gradually moving towards a more common law based system.

As the new Chair of the OBA International Law Section, I have the privilege of reporting on our Section’s activities for the 2012/2013 session. We continue our fine tradition of presenting timely and informative programs and activities, with the full support of our membership.

International Arbitration is a method of dispute settlement involving a private party’s investment and a State. There are many recognized institutions that deal with such disputes, but the trophy belongs to the World Bank’s International Center for Settlement of International Disputes (ICSID).

Decisions of the International Court of Justice do not often make headlines here; however, the ICJ’s decision Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. Italy) released on February 3, 2012...