INTERNATIONAL LAW

Mexican laws provide a damage cap for injuries and wrongful death, whereas a jury in the United States has virtually unbridled discretion in awarding such damages. One of the main differences between Mexican and U.S. law in personal injury cases is that Mexican law does not allow for “pain and suffering” damages. Often, the only […]

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Brad Haskins is an attorney specializing in international law matters for U.S. Fortune 500 and international clients. In July of 1998, Mr. Haskins joined a group of Zurich-based investors active in the Central European region and became an equity partner in Zurich New Europe Investors. The partnership, an equity investment trust, is chartered to invest […]

International law is the law that governs human activities and relationships at the international level. The major actors in the international arena are states and international organisations. So traditionally international law is primarily concerned with the conduct of states and international organisations. But in the recent decades individuals, transnational corporations and non-governmental organisations are becoming […]

I. INTRODUCTION From the beginning of the 18th century, foreign investments have formed part of the development of the economy of Mexico. Since the revolutionary movement of 1910, the investment of foreign capital has been regulated. For the last 20 years, Mexico’s economy has undergone a difficult stage due to the fact that the country’s […]

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