Saylor Company, a U.S. public relations firm, entered into contracts with the governments of South Ossetia and Abkhazia to help them to improve their international image. The contracts have been made public in accordance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938. In particular, the firm contracted to help Abkhazia to “[e]xplain Georgia’s long history of aggression towards the Abkhazian people” and “[u]nderscore the importance of . . . the need for a Russian military presence within [Abkhazian] borders.” Similar provisions are also found in the South Ossetian contract. The contracts are governed by Californian law and are subject to arbitration in California, although the U.S. does not recognize the governments of Abkhazia or South Ossetia.
http://www.gazeta.ru/politics/2009/08/13_a_3235852.shtml
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Anybody wants to opine whether a contract with a non-existing country is enforceable under Californian law?
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