Learn More About International Law in Wever, Iowa

Wever is an unincorporated community in northeastern Lee County, Iowa, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 61 northeast of the city of Fort Madison, the county seat of Lee County. Its elevation is 561 feet (171 m), and it is located at 40°42′38″N 91°13′52″W / 40.71056°N 91.23111°W / 40.71056; -91.23111 (40.7105961, -91.2309817). Although Wever is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52658, which opened on 1837-05-01. This post office has a complicated name history: it opened as Sand Ridge, changed to Green Bay on 1849-09-17, to Jollyville on 1859-01-28, and finally to Wever on 1870-10-17. The community is part of the Fort Madison–Keokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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.