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Nationality — Dual Nationality — Claim by Dual National for Compensation Under Treaty — Test of Dominant Nationality.

Consuls — Functions of — Right to Represent Nationals — Right As Created by International Law Rather Than by Treaty.

721International Organization — Specialized Agencies — International Monetary Fund — Articles of Agreement of — Regulation of Currency and International Exchange — Recognition of Such Regulation by Other States — International Recognition of Exchange Control Regulations — Effect of Membership in International Monetary Fund — Effect of Exchange Control Regulations of Another Member of Fund in Cases where that Law is not the Governing Law under Private International Law of the Forum.

Aliens — Treatment of — Right of Non-resident Alien to Inherit Property from Resident of State Concerned — Reciprocal Right of Inheritance — Establishment by Treaty — Applicability to Persons Resident in Territory Controlled by Unrecognized Government — Effect of Civil War on Treaties — Effect of Foreign Assets Control on Right of Alien to Inherit Property — The Law of the United States of America.Treaties — Operation and Enforcement of — Treaty Establishing Reciprocal Right of Inheritance — Applicability to Persons Resident in Territory Controlled by Unrecognized Government — Effect of Civil War on Treaties — The Law of the United States of America.Treaties — Termination of — Denunciation by Unrecognized Government.Recognition — Of Governments — Non-Recognition — Effect of — Rights Created by Treaty — Reciprocal Right of Inheritance — Applicability to Persons Resident in Territory Controlled by Unrecognized Government — Effect of Civil War on Treaties — Denunciation by Unrecognized Government — Effect of Foreign Assets Control on Right of Alien to Inherit Property — The Law of the United States of America.

Annexation — Recognition of — Non-Recognition by United States of America of Annexation of Lithuania by Soviet Russia — Recognition of Notarization by Agent of an Unrecognized Government — Whether Duly Executed Power of Attorney is Valid Regardless of Nationality of Grantor.

Treaties — Operation and Enforcement of — Relation to Municipal Law — Primacy of Treaties — French Constitution of 1946.

War — Effect of — On Treaties — Revival of Treaties after the War — Non-Resident Aliens — Right to Inherit Property Situate in the United States.

Aliens — Treatment of — Right of Non-resident Alien to Receive Bequest from Resident of State Concerned — Construction of Treaty — Effect of Executive Order Requiring Deposit of Bequest in Blocked Account — Function of Consul.Treaties — Operation of — Effect of Executive Order Requiring Deposit of Bequest in a Blocked Account — Function of Consul.Consuls — Functions of — Right to Receive and Remit Bequest to Alien — Construction of Treaty — Effect of Executive Order Requiring Deposit in Blocked Account.

Annexation — Recognition of — Effect of Non-recognition — Non-recognition of Annexation of Estonia by Soviet Russia.69States — Recognition of — Whether Recognition Imports that Recognized Government is in Effective Control of Territory — Effect of Lack of Such Control Upon Powers of a Consul of Recognized State — Continued Recognition of Estonia by the United States of America.

Acts of Foreign Governments — Recognition of — Nationalization of Property.Aliens — Position of — Subjection to Law of Territorial State — Property Rights.Treaties — Interpretation of — Liberal Interpretation.Consuls — Functions of — Right to Represent Nationals — Consuls as Attorneys-in-Fact — Treaties — Interpretation of — Liberal Interpretation.

The General Assembly enacted legislation dealing with wills, trusts, and estates that added or amended a number of sections ofthe Virginia Code in its 2006 Session. In addition, there were sixopinions from the Supreme Court of Virginia during the periodcovered by this review that presented issues of interest to the general practitioner as well as the specialist in wills, trusts, and estates. This article reports on all of these legislative and judicial developments.