This desktop reference is completely up-to-date with the most current consular legalization requirements. Whether dealing with a power of attorney, trademark registration, certificate of origin, or other documents, this practical guide translates legalization procedures for 210 foreign jurisdictions in 50 U.S. states, plus territories. A timely resource, Practical Guide to Document Authentication, 2006 offers guidance on many critical topics, including whether or not a country allows direct execution before a consular officer, if direct notarial recognition is available, when and how an apostille is used, and if an institution other than the embassy can legalize a document.

This indispensable guide provides you with a clear understanding of Consular procedures and important legalization procedures and fees for more than 180 nations worldwide and all U.S. states and territories. You'll also receive the addresses, and phone and fax numbers for each listing. You will save time by not having to search for information that is crucial to the completion of international transactions. The specific requirements for Embassies and Diplomatic Missions in the United States are presented in clear and precise terms. Easy-to-follow instructions will help you avoid confusing regulations wherever you are doing business.

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Contracts relating to scientific/technical development are effective only where they are enforceable or valid under relevant law, can be practically implemented by the parties, and address matters arising from the relevant scientific/technical issues and practices. Negotiators are often hampered by their lack of knowledge of contract law and of the biotechnological techniques used to derive new molecules and genes or genetic or biochemical formulas from biological samples. This lack of knowledge means they may not make the best choices. This book examines the special issues in applying contract law to the rights to take and utilize genetic resources; and the scientific issues and the manner in which they affect the negotiation of ABS agreements.

A notary is a public official responsible for independently verifying signatures and oaths. Depending on how a document is written, a notarization serves to affirm the identity of a signer and the fact that they personally executed their signature. A notarization, or notarial act, officially documents the identity of a party to a document or transaction and the occasion of the signing that others can rely upon, usually at face value. A notary's authentication is intended to be reliable, to avoid the inconvenience of having to locate a signer to have them personally verify their signature, as well as to document the execution of a document perhaps long after the lifetime of the signer and the notary. An oath is a sworn statement. In most cases a person will swear that a written statement, oral statement, or testimony they are about to give is true. A notary can document that the notary administered an oath to an individual.