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Phase 2 Individual Project for Legal and Ethical Business Class

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Phase 2 Individual Project
Arin Sanders
Colorado Technical University
Participating in international business can be very risky and lucrative all at the same time. It is important to know the key factors and controllers when doing business on foreign territory. There are many things to consider when you look at day to day operations and cultural differences, but more so what you do in the event of a national state of emergency. There are always political issues, and individual problems that each country deals with within their own country. What do you do when you are faced with a state of emergency, do you continue to stand your ground, leave and only choose to reappear when things have settled, or simply stop operations all together. …show more content…

There is however some things that out of courtesy and respect most countries try to adhere to within reason. “The principle of Comity states that a nation will defer and give effect to the laws and judicial decrees of another nation as long as those laws and decrees are consistent with the law and public policies of the accommodating nation.” Then you have The Act of State Doctrine and The Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity, which simply says, “that they tend to immunize foreign nations from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts so that in general, U.S. firms or individuals who own property overseas have little U.S. legal protection against government actions in the countries in which they operate. The Act of state of Doctrine doesn’t examine the validity of public acts committed by foreign government within its own territory. The Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity makes states waive their immunity.” So as you see there is no real guarantee or protection that is guaranteed, it is all on the word of their government. (USLegal, 2010)
It is my professional and personal opinion that I would question continuing business in the country of Egypt. In case you weren’t aware of how bad it has gotten for the citizens who inhabit this place let me paint a picture. The government has been in a state of powerlessness against the vigilantes who are rowdy and angry citizens who are carrying blades, and weapons from guns to baseball bats, and pipes. The women are being raped and after only a

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