The Constitutional Administration of the Beirut Agreement: Paradox or Possibility

Authors

Alison E. Baur

Abstract

The Beirut Agreement is a multilateral treaty that allows for the dutyfree exchange of audiovisual materials, if they are certified by the exporting country to be "cultural, educational or scientific." The certification criteria used by the United States to define these terms was struck down as unconstitutional in the case of Bullfrog Films v. Wick. This Note analyzes the Bullfrog case and its subsequent appeal, as well as the issues surrounding the continued efforts of the United States Information Agency to draft satisfactory criteria. The Note concludes with the author offering suggestions for a constitutionally acceptable set of certification criteria.

Recommended Citation

Alison E. Baur, The Constitutional Administration of the Beirut Agreement: Paradox or Possibility, 12 UC Law SF Comm. & Ent. L.J. 245 (1989).
Available at: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/hastings_comm_ent_law_journal/vol12/iss2/4