What has the U.S. Supreme Court held regarding whether U.S. courts must rely on customary international law?

Which of the following best describes the term "comparative law?" 
A. It is the study of the legal systems of different states. For example a comparative legal theorist might study contracts in the American, Chinese, and French legal systems by identifying and contrasting applicable national laws.
B. It is the study of the laws governing the conduct of states and international organizations and their relationships with one another.
C. It is the study of the difference between public and private law in the United States.
D. It is the study of the difference between constitutions and administrative rules and regulations within the United States.
E. It is the study of international organizations and their structure.

Comparative law is the study of the legal systems of different states. For example, a comparative legal theorist might study contracts in the American, Chinese, and French legal systems by identifying and contrasting applicable national laws.

A reference to laws governing the conduct of states and international organizations and their relationships with one another is ______. 
A. Comparative law
B. International law
C. Joint law
D. Foreign subsidiary law
E. Affiliate law

The terms international law and comparative law are often used interchangeably, but they are quite different. International law governs the conduct of states and international organizations and their relationships with one another and with natural and juridical persons.

Which of the following are international organizations? 
A. The United Nations
B. The International Monetary Fund
C. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
D. The United Nations and the International Monetary Fund, but not the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
E. The United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)

The United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), and the World Trade Organization are international organizations.

What has the U.S. Supreme Court held regarding whether U.S. courts must rely on customary international law? 
A. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that US courts may disregard customary international law.
B. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that even if a governing international agreement says otherwise, a U.S. court must rely on customary international law.
C. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that even if a controlling executive act is to the contrary, U.S. courts must rely on customary international law.
D. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that regardless of the existence of any legislative act to the contrary, U.S. courts must rely on customary international law.
E. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that in the absence of a governing international agreement or controlling executive or legislative act or judicial decision, U.S. courts must rely on customary international law.

The U.S. Supreme Court has held that in the absence of a governing international agreement or controlling executive or legislative act or judicial decision, U.S. courts must rely on customary international law.

Which of the following is an international agreement? 
A. A written agreement made between states governed by international law and relating to international subject matter.
B. An agreement that is only between two states, not three or more relating to an international subject matter.
C. An agreement that is made between at least three states regarding an international subject matter.
D. A general and consistent practice by states regardless of whether the practice is accepted as law.
E. A general and consistent practice by states that is accepted as law.

An international agreement is a written agreement made between states governed by international law that relates to an international matter. International agreements can be bilateral (between two states) or multilateral (between three or more states).

A company that sends its products to a foreign marketplace for sale has engaged in ______. 
A. Importation
B. Subsidization
C. Exportation
D. Foreign transaction
E. Foreign distributing

The simplest method of entering a foreign market is through the export of the company's product to the foreign marketplace.