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Foreign Representatives: Saudi Law and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Fcpa)

Foreign Representatives: Saudi Law and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Fcpa) FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES: SAUDI LAW AND THE FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT (FCPA) Thomas W Hill, Fr* The use of foreign representatives abroad continues to bedevil American business, the United States Government and the foreign nations where such representatives are employed.1 1 Developments over the past several years which involve political, legislative and judicial responses in the United States and abroad highlight the problem. Very few offer solutions that satisfy the legitimate expectations or needs of any of the concerned parties. The circumstances in which foreign representatives are employed are as varied as the countries concerned and the perceived needs of the American companies seeking to exploit potential business opportunities. In an effort to reduce the problem and the responses to manageable proportions consideration will be limited to the United States' legislative,2 administrative3 and judicial responses4 and then, for the most part, to the impact of these responses on transactions in and with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.5 5 In considering applicable United States legislation, administrative agency decisions and case law a number of factors must be kept in mind. Foreign countries, whether they are prospective customers of American companies and their foreign competitors or, indeed, the home countries of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Arab Law Quarterly Brill

Foreign Representatives: Saudi Law and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Fcpa)

Hill, Thomas W.
Arab Law Quarterly , Volume 4 (4): 291 – Jan 1, 1989
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© 1989 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0268-0556
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1573-0255
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10.1163/157302589X00145
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FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES: SAUDI LAW AND THE FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT (FCPA) Thomas W Hill, Fr* The use of foreign representatives abroad continues to bedevil American business, the United States Government and the foreign nations where such representatives are employed.1 1 Developments over the past several years which involve political, legislative and judicial responses in the United States and abroad highlight the problem. Very few offer solutions that satisfy the legitimate expectations or needs of any of the concerned parties. The circumstances in which foreign representatives are employed are as varied as the countries concerned and the perceived needs of the American companies seeking to exploit potential business opportunities. In an effort to reduce the problem and the responses to manageable proportions consideration will be limited to the United States' legislative,2 administrative3 and judicial responses4 and then, for the most part, to the impact of these responses on transactions in and with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.5 5 In considering applicable United States legislation, administrative agency decisions and case law a number of factors must be kept in mind. Foreign countries, whether they are prospective customers of American companies and their foreign competitors or, indeed, the home countries of

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Arab Law Quarterly – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1989

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