Learn More About International Law in Wilson, Arkansas

Wilson is a town in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 939 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Robert E. Lee Wilson, a landowner and logging business owner in the area in the late 19th century. In 1900, a prehistoric mastodon skeleton was discovered 4 mi (6,4 km) southeast of Wilson. In the first half of the 20th century, archeological artifacts from an aboriginal village dated 1400-1650 CE were found about 5 mi (8 km) east of Wilson, at the Nodena Site.

What is international law?

Private International law (or conflict of laws) is a set of rules of procedural law which determine which legal system and the law of which jurisdiction apply to a given legal dispute. They typically apply when a legal dispute has a foreign element such as a contract agreed by parties located in different countries. Private International Law attorneys represent clients in legal disputes involving citizens and businesses in other countries.

Attorneys who practice Public International Law handle cases involving legal and practical relationships between nations -- including issues like agreements and treaties between nations, international trade regulation, and human rights.