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Latest Articles Contract Law in Afghanistan AUG. 01, 2008 08:00:00 AM  |  BY HERBERT S. WOLFSON The Government of Afghanistan is currently reviewing a bill that would reform and modernize the country's contract law. Afghanistan is a civil code jurisdiction and, currently, contracts are governed by sections of the country's Civil Code (dating from 1976) and Commercial Code (dating from 1955). Both the 1976 Civil Code and the 1955 Commercial Code are based on the laws of Egypt, which in turn are based on French civil law. During the period following the Soviet invasion, and the subsequent civil war in Afghanistan, little attention was paid to updating or modernizing these Afghanistan statutes. Read Full Story Rating: 0 / 5 Comments (0) Permalink 2003-2004 Franchise Law Review & Forecast JUL. 25, 2008 08:00:00 AM  |  BY HYUN-SANG YOUN & BRENDON CARR Korea's first franchise law, the Fair Franchise Transactions Act (the "FFTA") was adopted May 2002, effective Nov. 2002. Its Presidential Enforcement Decree - setting forth detailed information to be provided in the franchise information disclosure statement and a description of concrete types of unfair transactions broadly prohibited under FFTA - was promulgated Nov. 2002 (last amended June 2003). In the Korean system, Enforcement Decrees provide detailed instructions for statutory compliance; therefore, it is to be expected that 2004's changes to applicable law will be found in future amendments to the Enforcement Decree. Read Full Story Rating: 0 / 5 Comments (0) Permalink   Popular Articles » Contract Law in Afghanistan BY HERBERT S. WOLFSON » 2003-2004 Franchise Law Review & Forecast BY HYUN-SANG YOUN & BRENDON CARR » Romania - a New Player on the Market BY ROXANA NEGUTU » Recent Amendments to Franchise Regulation in Spain BY LAURA MONTOYA TERAN » Canada's East Coast Provinces Pursue Interest in Franchise Law BY LAWRENCE WEINBERG AND JAYNE WESTLAKE » Amendment To Mexican Industrial Property Law BY: ALBERTO DE LA PEƱA » Belgian Franchise Law Goes into Effect BY: RYAN WHITFILL » Draft Franchising Decree in Vietnam BY ANDREW TERRY