Friendly? Well, both countries are allies in NATO.
My point was more like: Do we really expect countries to only apply their laws when it suits the current 'state of friendship' or 'who is currently in charge' or (add your distinction)?
Overall I agree with this post. That's also goes for the fact that "Laws are broken every day, and even those incidents that law enforcement witness don't always result in charges."
But if it were another case? Still agree with "Just because the law is on the books doesn't mean Dutch prosecutors have to actually prosecute anyone." Well, is that a call for more 'banana republics' or 'law at your discretion'?
In your first part you state "Case law is also quite important ...". For me that sounds about right for US or British law. But as far as I know we have statutory law in most european countries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law
"I understand that American companies are somewhat obliged to follow local laws when providing services overseas, ..." ... wow! Well, at least "somewhat".
As I see it, most comments revolve around ways to trick with accounts you might have to provide.
At the moment I’m planning an extended vacation in the US for this summer. That means I first book a flight and hope we don’t get rejected by ESTA for whatever obscure reason. Then I book flights, hotels and cars in the US. And then I arrive at the immigration counter … with me comes my family with the usual assortment of phones and tablets and probably our complete digital trail. So, how much do I fake in advance and hope it fits together? How good an actor am I and what’s to expect from my co-actors?
What’s at risk? Just a good time for the family and a lot of money? Or more?
Why should we go through all that hassle? Canada seems to be a nice and interesting place, too. Maybe Costa Rica. Maybe … I’m sure there are many places, where we’re welcome.
Re: If you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to fear
Is that irony or sarcasm? I'm not good detecting that. Maybe a system ...
Re: Re: And in another case?
My point was more like: Do we really expect countries to only apply their laws when it suits the current 'state of friendship' or 'who is currently in charge' or (add your distinction)?
And in another case?
But if it were another case? Still agree with "Just because the law is on the books doesn't mean Dutch prosecutors have to actually prosecute anyone."
Well, is that a call for more 'banana republics' or 'law at your discretion'?
Case Law in Europe
For me that sounds about right for US or British law. But as far as I know we have statutory law in most european countries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law
About the rest: Strange.
Somewhat?
Shall I or not?
At the moment I’m planning an extended vacation in the US for this summer. That means I first book a flight and hope we don’t get rejected by ESTA for whatever obscure reason. Then I book flights, hotels and cars in the US. And then I arrive at the immigration counter … with me comes my family with the usual assortment of phones and tablets and probably our complete digital trail.
So, how much do I fake in advance and hope it fits together? How good an actor am I and what’s to expect from my co-actors?
What’s at risk? Just a good time for the family and a lot of money? Or more?
Why should we go through all that hassle? Canada seems to be a nice and interesting place, too. Maybe Costa Rica. Maybe … I’m sure there are many places, where we’re welcome.
Is this still chilling or already quite cold?
... one of the more obscure courts of the CJEU ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_of_Justice_of_the_European_Union
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