Ancient Coins as Cultural Property: A Legal Perspective on "Numismatics and the Antiquities Trade"
Peter Karl Tompa of Carr Maloney P.C.
The May 1998 Celator featured an article that Martin Beckman authored about the ethics of collecting ancient coins .
FAQ: International Law
Gatti & Associates
What is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)? What is the Anti-boycott Act? What is the U.N. Convention on .
Airlines Face Changes if Air Carrier Access Act Amended
William L. Maynard and Andrew B. McGill of Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P.
On Sept. 7, 2005 the Department of Transportation issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to invite comments from the airline industry regarding an amendment to the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986. The amendment, if passed as proposed, will affect passengers with respiratory disabilities and their use of medical oxygen and portable respiration assistive devices onboard commercial airlines.
Air Travel May Soon Be Easier for Passengers Requiring Portable Respiration Devices, But at What Price to the Airlines?
William L. Maynard and Andrew B. McGill of Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P.
Many major carriers today do not provide respiratory services, which means people suffering from respiratory disabilities such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, sarcoidosis, and other lung diseases are effectively proscribed from flying with those carriers. The carriers that provide services do so at greatly varying cost to the passenger (anywhere between $0 and $1500 per flight), at varying oxygen flow-rate capabilities, and at varying requirements of notice of intent to use oxygen services (anywhere between 48 hours and one month).
What a Consular Officer Is Authorized to Do As Opposed To What He Can Do with Impunity
Carlsmith Ball LLP
Despite (or perhaps because of) its long gestation period, the Vienna Convention on Consular Immunity (the "Vienna .
United States Civil Aviation Policy Goals
State Department
Fact sheet which outlines the goals of United States civil aviation policy from the United States Department of State.
New York Appellate Court Resolves Open Question Left By The U.S. Supreme Court's Floyd Opinion
Nixon Peabody LLP
In the recent decision of Ehrlich v. American Airlines, 02-9462, the court held that under the Warsaw Convention, a passenger can recover for mental injuries only if they flow from and are caused by bodily injuries. Notwithstanding this shift in treaty focus to protect consumers/passengers, the Ehrlich decision would appear to indicate that there remains a strict recovery limitation, just as it existed under the Warsaw Convention in 1929.
Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters
State Department
Publication from the United States Department of State which discusses the Hague Convention on the taking of evidence abroad in civil or commercial matters.