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ABC International Family Law Views

ABC International Family Law Views

Covers international family law Issues and a comparison to Florida family law. By Adam B. Cordover.

http://www.abcinternational.us/
  • May 19

    Collaborative Divorce Thrives in Australia

    Collaborative Divorce Thrives in Australia
    The concept of collaborative divorce is gaining traction worldwide as an alternative to the traditional courtroom battles epitomized in movies like Kramer vs. Kramer and War of the Roses.  Family law practitioners in Australia have come to…
  • Apr 13

    British Divorce Courts Require Allegation of Fault; This is the Result

    British Divorce Courts Require Allegation of Fault; This is the Result
    Apparently, England requires parties to allege a fault before a family law court will grant a divorce.  Over at my general Florida family law news blog, ABC Family Law Blog, I described some of the allegations found in the public…
  • Mar 18

    Dubai Man Gets World's Quickest Divorce

    Dubai Man Gets World's Quickest Divorce
    A man in Dubai applied for divorce a mere seconds after he had been married to his bride.  The reason:  he did not want his Wife to work after marriage, and his father-in-law demanded that she be allowed to work.  From Emirates 24/7 News:…
Rank this Week: 2551

Air Force General Counsel Blog

Air Force General Counsel Blog

Covers legal issues faced by military lawyers, including the law of armed conflict, cyberlaw, military justice, and international law.

http://afgeneralcounsel.dodlive.mil/
  • May 19

    Assessing the European Cyber Strategy

    Assessing the European Cyber Strategy
    Nerea Rial has an article in NewEurope that questions whether the three-month old EU cuber strategy is enough, and suggest that there must be an additional focus on technology: Three months ago, the European Commission launched its Cyber…
  • May 18

    The Future of Stealth

    The Future of Stealth
    Over-the-air television is making quite a stir these days, and not just as a matter of copyright law (see NY Times article). Soon, the next generation of radar will harness over-the-air broadcasts to track aircraft over London. The Economist…
  • May 17

    Yaoping Wang on China’s Strategic Error in Senkakaku/Diaoyu Dispute

    Yaoping Wang on China’s Strategic Error in Senkakaku/Diaoyu Dispute
    Yaping Wang of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace suggests that the current Chinese policy of “reactive assertiveness” in the Senkaku/Diaoyu dispute is counter productive because it will lead to a stronger Japanese…
Rank this Week: 4441

Al-Mirsal

Al-Mirsal

Covers Middle East banking and finance law. By Latham & Watkins LLP.

http://www.al-mirsal.com/
  • Apr 30

    How new UAE Competition Law will impact businesse

    How new UAE Competition Law will impact businesse
    The expiration date is looming for the six month transitional period granted to the Federal Law No. 4 of 2012 (the “Competition Law”) On 23 February 2013, the new Competition Law came into force in the UAE, prohibiting certain…
  • Apr 11

    How New UAE Competition Law Will Impact Businesse

    How New UAE Competition Law Will Impact Businesse
    The expiration date is looming for the six month transitional period granted to the Federal Law No. 4 of 2012 (the “Competition Law”) On 23 February 2013, the new Competition Law came into force in the UAE, prohibiting certain…
  • Feb 26

    K.A.CARE Sheds Light on Renewable Energy Program

    K.A.CARE Sheds Light on Renewable Energy Program
    The King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE) has recently published its consultation white paper for the “Proposed Competitive Procurement Process for the Renewable Energy Program.” The paper outlines the…
Rank this Week: 3791

Anupam Chander Blog

Anupam Chander Blog

Globalization and digitization through the eyes of UC Davis School of Law Professor Anupam Chander.

http://www.chander.com/
  • Mar 4

    Preorder my new book: The Electronic Silk Road

    Preorder my new book: The Electronic Silk Road
    My new book, The Electronic Silk Road: How the Web Binds the World Together in Commerce, will appear in little more than a month from Yale University Press. Amazon is offering the cloth edition for an amazing $18.48! Here are...
  • May 30

    The next generation, smarter than our

    The next generation, smarter than our
    USA Today reports on the winning words in the National Spelling Bee over the last 8 decades.  It's clear that the last decade's students would have found many of the earlier winning words to be child's play. Here is the list, as compiled by…
  • May 17

    My New Paper, Just in Time for IPO: Facebookistan

    My New Paper, Just in Time for IPO: Facebookistan
    Most of Facebook's users lie outside the United States, its home jurisdiction. In a new paper published this week, I examine how Facebook has been regulated across the world. Download here.   Here is the abstract:
Rank this Week: 1584

Asia Death Penalty

Asia Death Penalty

Provides information about the death penalty in Asia.

http://asiadeathpenalty.blogspot.com/
  • Feb 14

    Historical interest

    Historical interest
    I created the Asia Death Penalty blog in 2006 and actively posted on the site until late 2010. Throughout 2011, I did not have time to maintain posting, and this won't change in the forseeable future.However I am leaving the blog online for…
  • Jun 19

    Glimpse of Chan family pain

    Glimpse of Chan family pain
    Chan family appeal for Indonesian clemency19 June 2011AAP on The Sydney Morning HeraldThe brother of Bali Nine ringleader Andrew Chan has appealed to the Indonesian president to give him "a second chance at life".
  • Jun 19

    Australian PM backs Chan clemency

    Australian PM backs Chan clemency
    Gillard against Chan death penaltyBy Petrina Berry18 June 2011AAP on The Brisbane TimesPrime Minister Julia Gillard hasn't ruled out appealing to Indonesia's president personally to have the death penalty against convicted Bali Nine…
Rank this Week: 934

Asian Law Blog

Asian Law Blog

Updates on Korean, Chinese, Indian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian, Malaysian, Indonesian and The Philippines law. By Sean Hayes.

http://www.theasianlawblog.com/
  • May 15

    Steps to Protecting Your Brand, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property in Korea

    Steps to Protecting Your Brand, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property in Korea
    I just participated as a panelist for the United States Commercial Service Trade Winds-Asia Seminar for U.S. companies considering investing and/or exporting to Korea, China, the Philippines, Japan and Taiwan. The Seminar brought together…
  • May 9

    Corporate Governance of Korea Reported as One of the Worst

    Corporate Governance of Korea Reported as One of the Worst
    What is the cause of the Korean discount? An economist article hits the nail right on the head. So what is the source of the “Korea discount”, which means that the KOSPI has a forward price-to-earnings ratio of under ten, below…
  • May 7

    Court of Korea May Allow Annulment of Marriage

    Court of Korea May Allow Annulment of Marriage
    Annulments have been nearly impossible to obtain in Korea when parties have voluntarily married and the marriage was properly registered.  However,courts have been, recently, willing to entertain colorful arguments in some cases.…
Rank this Week: 620

Asset Hunter: Tracking…

Asset Hunter: Tracking International Financial Fraud

Covers the legal ramifications of financial fraud related to multinational corporations, multinational financial institutions, foreign governments, foreign officials and high-profile individuals in sensitive regulatory, civil and international criminal matters. By Michael Diaz, Jr.

http://www.michaeldiazjr.com
Rank this Week: 1632

Atlantic Review

Atlantic Review

Press digest on transatlantic affairs. Edited by three German Fulbright Alumni.

http://atlanticreview.org/
  • Nov 21

    Be Afraid of Young European

    Be Afraid of Young European
    Wow, I did not realize the German and Italian Nazi leaders were so young when they came to power. Should I be worried about the political radicalization of youth in Europe today due to the economic crisis? Will some of them turn into Fascist…
  • Nov 11

    Remembering World War I

    Remembering World War I
    1. Today is Armistice Day. Americans celebrate it as Veterans Day, for the Polish it is Independence Day and quite a few Germans, who want to forget war, celebrate today instead as the beginning of the carnival season. What hedonistic,…
  • Nov 6

    Think Tanks as Tabloid

    Think Tanks as Tabloid
    Heather A. Conley, a senior fellow and director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C, has a piece in Foreign Policy titled "The Transatlantic Test" with the subheading "Europe…
Rank this Week: 1164

Blog Arbitration

Blog Arbitration

Online Colloquium on Law & Practice of Arbitration Globally.

http://blogarbitration.com/
Rank this Week: 4207

Bribery Library Blog

Bribery Library Blog

Cover the UK Bribery Act and its impact on international business. By McGuireWoods.

http://www.briberylibrary.com
  • May 14

    Bribery Act 2010: The first three conviction

    Bribery Act 2010: The first three conviction
    Whilst attention continues to focus on the on-going absence of a corporate prosecution for bribery by the SFO, it is worth reflecting on the circumstances of the three individuals who have been convicted of offences under the Bribery Act 2010…
  • May 1

    Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Crime and Courts Act 2013

    Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Crime and Courts Act 2013
    A Parliamentary Bill which, amongst other things, makes provision to introduce Deferred Prosecution Agreements into the UK received the Royal Assent last week. The subject of Deferred Prosecution Agreements (“DPAs”) is covered in…
  • Mar 19

    The push and pull between the terms of the Bribery Act and the demands on British business abroad

    The push and pull between the terms of the Bribery Act and the demands on British business abroad
    In a recent survey by accountants Ernst & Young, it is reported in HR Magazine they found that around half of British employers are failing to vet their suppliers for compliance with the Bribery Act.  This is surprising to…
Rank this Week: 2227

Brooklyn Law School Students…

Brooklyn Law School Students International Blog

Brooklyn Law School is proud of its many students who will be working this summer in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and South America at law firms, and private and public interest organizations. The students have launched this blog to share their experiences.

http://blsx.brooklaw.edu/studentblog/
  • Jul 4

    Hola desde Peru

    Hola desde Peru
      I’ve attached a few photos of a family trip to Peru.  We hiked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, and then some.  The Andes are so big, the Inca ruins so extensive–it’s hard to fathom even when I’m standing right here looking at…
  • Jun 4

    Greetings from Hong Kong

    Greetings from Hong Kong
    I am currently in Hong Kong working for Linklaters (a UK law firm) in their Capital Markets practice. I arrived here almost three weeks ago. At first, I found the city very overwhelming and crowded, but I have quickly begun to love it here.…
  • Jun 4

    Howzit from Johannesburg!

    Howzit from Johannesburg!
    I am currently in Johannesburg working with the Refugee Rights Project of Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), a South African NGO.  With the recent outbreak of xenophobic attacks on foreigners living in South Africa, LHR has seen an influx of…
Rank this Week: 2560

ByteLawyer Briefings

ByteLawyer Briefings

Covers current law and technology developments affecting business and society. By Nanyang Business School Professor Harry SK Tan.

http://bytelawyer.blogspot.com/
  • Aug 24

    Odex fails action against PacNet for disclosure of identity of downloader

    Odex fails action against PacNet for disclosure of identity of downloader
    In what appears to be a straightforward case of licensors of Animeware - ODEX - for illegal downloading of pirated copies by thousands, Odex filed suits against all the local commercial ISPs to obtain the identities of those who downloaded…
  • Aug 19

    How would the Singapore regulatory framework treat Eros LLC?

    How would the Singapore regulatory framework treat Eros LLC?
    Day 1 of State of Play Conference. Interestingly the latest case reported of the synthetic worlds is the case of EROS LLC suing Volkov Catteneo” who broke the sex program’s copy protection and sold unauthorized copies. So naturally…
  • Aug 19

    State of Play Conference BEGINS

    State of Play Conference BEGINS
    Finally the long awaited conference has begun. Last night at the opening dinner for participants, meeting all the thought leaders, academics and businesses involved in the building and use of synthetic environments is exciting. There was a…
Rank this Week: 186

Cardozo Law Student Chapter -…

Cardozo Law Student Chapter - Children's Rights Institute

Cardozo law student division of CRI founded by 2010 Cardozo graduates Danielle Goldstein and Benjamin Ryberg. CRI-Cardozo has over 40 student members and is dedicated to raising awareness about human rights abuses against children.

http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/blog/
  • May 17

    UK: 'Imams promote grooming rings', Muslim leader claim

    UK: 'Imams promote grooming rings', Muslim leader claim
    By Hayley Dixon Dr Taj Hargey, imam of the Oxford Islamic Congregation, said race and religion were inextricably linked to the recent spate of grooming rings in which Muslim men have targeted under-age white girls. Earlier this week seven…
  • May 12

    Report: India's 3,000 Child Soldier

    Report: India's 3,000 Child Soldier
    By Atish Patel At least 3,000 children as young as six are being recruited by insurgent groups across India, according to a new report published by a human rights group. The New Delhi-based Asian Centre for Human Rights says the practice of…
  • May 12

    Rescued boy soldier is stoned to death

    Rescued boy soldier is stoned to death
    By Oliver Poole A child soldier rescued from a rebel militia group in the Central African Republic by Unicef before being forcibly re-recruited has been stoned to death by a mob, it has emerged. The boy, aged 17, and a second child soldier…
Rank this Week: 244

Chapman at Cop15

Chapman at Cop15

Chapman University blog with law professors and scientists at the 15th annual U.N. conference on climate change

http://chapmanclimate.wordpress.com/
  • Mar 30

    2010 ESI/IFREE Lecture

    2010 ESI/IFREE Lecture
    Climate Change, Facts and Hype: Hazards and Impacts and What does the Future Hold? April 16th 3:00-4:30 p.m. in Wilkinson Hall room #116 Chapman University, Orange, CA. Menas Kafatos – Climate Change, Facts and Hype: Hazards and Impacts…
  • Jan 6

    Pilgrimage to the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen

    Pilgrimage to the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen
    Posted by Menas Kafatos Niels Bohr It was a real treat to visit the Niels Bohr Institut in Copenhagen. Located at Blegdamsvej Street, it is an active research  institute with a strong history.
  • Dec 25

    Some Comments about the Science of Global Change: Part II

    Some Comments about the Science of Global Change: Part II
    Posted by Menas Kafato
Rank this Week: 4729

Charlotte Law in Africa

Charlotte Law in Africa

Charlotte School of Law's activities in Africa

http://charlottelawinafrica.wordpress.com/
  • Oct 5

    Grandpa Chris and his New Friend

    Grandpa Chris and his New Friend
    Cape Town – 10/02/12 Update: Today we nicknamed Chris “Grandpa” and he gladly accepted, he can be so serious sometimes!
  • Oct 3

    See Wofford Run

    See Wofford Run
    USA to Cape Town 10/01/12 We boarded the plane at 6:00am, the first 6:00am flight of three that we have this week. After we all acknowledged that no one is normal at 6:00am (Nicole throwing away perfectly good cheese, Chris refusing to eat,…
  • Apr 18

    Kumasi Children’s Home

    Kumasi Children’s Home
    Saturday, March 24, 2012 – Today we visited the Kumasi Children’s Home, which is a local orphanage here in Kumasi. This was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever had to emotionally endure. The conditions of the place were unlike any…
Rank this Week: 4829

China Esquire

China Esquire

Covers Chinese law, business and society. By Tom Chow.

http://www.chinalawandbusiness.com
  • Mar 18

    BAC scholarship for Pepperdine LLM

    BAC scholarship for Pepperdine LLM
    Wanted to pass on this information that I received from the Beijing Arbitration Commission (“BAC”): the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine School of Law is pleased to announce that BAC is sponsoring a…
  • Oct 8

    Why Good Service Matter

    Why Good Service Matter
    I recently got back from Orlando for the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Annual Meeting 2012, which is the largest gathering of in-house counsel in the world.  I co-presented a session entitled “ A Technology Primer for
  • Apr 11

    Book Review: Chocolate Fortune

    Book Review: Chocolate Fortune
    Disclaimer: I received a free review copy of Chocolate Fortunes: The Battle for the Hearts, Minds, and Wallets of China’s Consumers from the publisher, AMACOM. Again, a very overdue review.  I read this one many, many months ago…
Rank this Week: 1838

China Law Blog

China Law Blog

Covers China business, travel and news. By Dan Harris and Steve Dickinson.

http://www.chinalawblog.com/
  • May 18

    How To Change Your WFOE Legal Representative. It Ain’t Easy….

    How To Change Your WFOE Legal Representative. It Ain’t Easy….
    Over the years my law firm has been called in a number of times to try to get rid of an out of control Legal Representative of a WOFE.  Typically, the company calling us thinks that it ought to be able to rid itself of its WFOE Legal…
  • May 17

    What Is Right With China?

    What Is Right With China?
    If you haven’t been reading ChinaFile’s twice weekly “Conversation,” you should be.  It basically consists of a bunch of knowledgeable China people getting together and discussing one (usually deep think) China…
  • May 16

    Doing Business In China. What’s Trust Got To Do With It?

    Doing Business In China. What’s Trust Got To Do With It?
    A few weeks ago, I met with Scott Markman and John Yang of the Monogram Group, a Chicago advertising, branding, and market research company.  What differentiates the Monogram Group and what led to our meeting is their China practice,…
Rank this Week: 535

China Tax Blog

China Tax Blog

Covers China tax law. By Hwuason Lawyers.

http://www.chinataxblog.com/
  • May 7

    An Overview of Hong Kong Tax System

    An Overview of Hong Kong Tax System
    Hong Kong, one of the world most famous financial and trade center, gathered a vast majority of headquarters or regional headquarters of multinational companies. Aside from its strategic location and convenient transportation, the reason why…
  • Apr 24

    Qianhai: Opportunities for Innovation and Development in Financial Sector

    Qianhai: Opportunities for Innovation and Development in Financial Sector
    In early March, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the Permitted Industry Catalogue for Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone (Fa Gai Chan Ye [2013] No. 468), which further clarifies the scope…
  • Apr 18

    Tax Treatment and Risks of Nominal Share-holding

    Tax Treatment and Risks of Nominal Share-holding
    Recently, the maximum income tax on equity transfer in Wuhan had been collected smoothly. The transfer income came to 140 million Yuan and the income tax hit 3.473 million Yuan. In this case, a hotel held 1.63% shares of a security company as…
Rank this Week: 5229

Chinese Law Prof Blog

Chinese Law Prof Blog

By George Washington University Law Professor Donald C. Clarke.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/china_law_prof_blog/
  • May 15

    Compulsory "legal education" as a substitute for Re-education Through Labor?

    Compulsory "legal education" as a substitute for Re-education Through Labor?
    The Dui Hua Foundation has an interesting article on its web site about local authorities' newfound enthusiasm for legal education - this time, of the compulsory kind, where petitioners are forced against their will to stay for days or…
  • May 10

    New blog about the Supreme People's Court

    New blog about the Supreme People's Court
    Check it out here. It's written by Susan Finder, who has had a long career in Chinese law teaching and practice.
  • May 9

    Yu Hua: "In China, Power Is Arrogant"

    Yu Hua: "In China, Power Is Arrogant"
    Here's a nice op-ed by the writer Yu Hua about how the arrogance and unaccountability of power leads to ridiculous regulations in China. Exhibit A in this type of article is usually the Hunan regulation calling for female civil servants...
Rank this Week: 308

Claimer.org

Claimer.org

Covers environmental and climate change liability theories and current practical climate change Litigation applications in court cases in the U.S., Europe, and international jurisdictions.

http://news.claimer.org/
  • May 2

    Peru: possibly an interesting forum for climate change compensation

    Peru: possibly an interesting forum for climate change compensation
    The Supreme Court of Justice Peru (Image Manuel González Olaechea) Peru is the latest of the Latin American we look at afters our first look at tort law systems in a view of possible climate change compensation litigation. Based on the…
  • Apr 23

    Ecuador climate change compensation good chance

    Ecuador climate change compensation good chance
    the National Court of Justice in Ecuador After our first look at tort law systems in a view of possible climate change compensation litigation we continue researching with Ecuador, based on the Civil Codes and relevant legal…
  • Apr 14

    Colombia: A promising place for seeking climate change damage compensation

    Colombia: A promising place for seeking climate change damage compensation
    Colombian Supreme Court (Image Torax) After a brief first look at tort law systems we continue researching possible climate change compensation litigation in Latin American. The blog entries are mainly based tort law in the Civil Codes…
Rank this Week: 3411

Climate Change and Carbon…

Climate Change and Carbon Management Blog

Covers carbon capture and sequestration, clean tech, carbon markets, and renewable energy. By Alston + Bird LLP. Covers carbon capture and sequestration, clean tech, carbon markets, and renewable energy. By Alston + Bird LLP.Covers carbon capture and sequestration, clean tech, carbon markets, and renewable energy. By Alston + Bird LLP. Covers carbon capture and sequestration, clean tech, carbon markets, and renewable energy. By Alston + Bird LLP.

http://climate.alston.com/blog.aspx
  • Apr 18

    EPA Delays Greenhouse Gas Rule on New Power Plant

    EPA Delays Greenhouse Gas Rule on New Power Plant
    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had a deadline of April 13 to impose the first-ever greenhouse gas limits on new power plants, but they did not finalize the proposal on time. EPA is in the process of altering the rule to make sure…
  • Apr 18

    Lawsuit Challenges California’s “Cap-and-Trade” Auction As Unconstitutional

    Lawsuit Challenges California’s “Cap-and-Trade” Auction As Unconstitutional
    Pacific Legal Foundation filed alawsuit today in the Superior Court of California County of Sacramento challenging California’s cap-and-trade auction. The suit was filed on behalf of a broad group of California businesses, trade…
  • Mar 27

    Next EPA Administrator Nominated

    Next EPA Administrator Nominated
    Gina McCarthy, the current head of EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, has been nominated by President Obama to become the next EPA Administrator. McCarthy’s main background is in air enforcement and climate change issues.…
Rank this Week: 2175

ComparativeLawBlog

ComparativeLawBlog

Covers comparative law and judicial decision making. By Jacco Bomhoff.

http://comparativelawblog.blogspot.com/
  • Apr 5

    ComparativeLawBlog Dormant

    ComparativeLawBlog Dormant
    This Blog is on hold, and will be so for the foreseeable future. The archive, for what its worth, will remain online, at least for now.Sean Donlan and colleagues will continue posting on comparative law matters at…
  • Feb 28

    NOTICE: International & Comparative Law Quarterly

    NOTICE: International & Comparative Law Quarterly
    International & Comparative Law Quarterly (ICLQ), marks 60 years of publication in 2012. To mark the occasion the editorial board has taken the opportunity to reflect on the contribution the ICLQ has made in the key areas of legal…
  • Feb 12

    NOTICE: HERINGA & AKKERMANS ON EDUCATING EUROPEAN LAWYERS

    NOTICE: HERINGA & AKKERMANS ON EDUCATING EUROPEAN LAWYERS
    Intersentia has recently published Aalt Willem Heringa and Bram Akkermans (eds), Educating European Lawyers (2011). The description reads:
Rank this Week: 1381

Conflict of Laws .net

Conflict of Laws .net

Covers news and discussion on the conflict of laws in private international law cases. Editor is Martin George of the University of Birmingham. Published in association with the Journal of Private International Law.

http://conflictoflaws.net
  • May 17

    Transnational Dispute Management 3 (2013) – Corruption and Arbitration

    Transnational Dispute Management 3 (2013) – Corruption and Arbitration
    The latest issue of TDM is now available. This special issue on Corruption and Arbitration analyzes new trends and challenges regarding the intersection between allegations of corruption and decisions by arbitral tribunals regarding…
  • May 16

    New Czech Act on Private International Law

    New Czech Act on Private International Law
    See this post over at Transnational Notes.
  • May 15

    New U.S. Casebook on Conflict of Law

    New U.S. Casebook on Conflict of Law
    Professor Laura Little (Temple University’s Beasley School of Law) is the author of a new U.S. casebook on the Conflict of Laws published in the Aspen Casebook Series. Although relying essentially on U.S. sources, the casebook contains…
Rank this Week: 435

Crime Free World

Crime Free World

Covers violations of international humanitarian law, and international attempts to end individual impunity for heinous crimes. Includes review of international tribunals such as ICC, ICTY, and ICTR.

http://crimefreeworld.wordpress.com
  • Jun 9

    SHELL SETTLES WITH WIWA FAMILY AND OTHERS

    SHELL SETTLES WITH WIWA FAMILY AND OTHERS
    On the eve of the beginning of jury selection in New York, it was reported yesterday that Royal Dutch Shell settled the law suit brought against it by the son of Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and the families of the other activists killed…
  • May 23

    SUDAN REBEL LEADER TURNS HIMSELF IN TO ICC

    SUDAN REBEL LEADER TURNS HIMSELF IN TO ICC
    The International Criminal Court (ICC) indicted several people for the atrocities being committed in Darfur. The most famous of those wanted is of course, the president of Sudan, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, who has mocked the tribbunal by…
  • May 23

    KEEPING THE WORLD’S EYES ON SRI LANKA

    KEEPING THE WORLD’S EYES ON SRI LANKA
    The Sri Lankan governement finally crushed the Tamil Tiger rebellion last week, killing the top three rebel commanders including their leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran The government ignored the pleaas of the U.N. and most of the Europeans…
Rank this Week: 2133

Cultural Heritage Lawyer

Cultural Heritage Lawyer

Covers cultural heritage law and policy topics. By Ricardo A. St. Hilaire.

http://culturalheritagelawyer.blogspot.com/
  • May 18

    Roman, Byzantine and Other Conflict Antiquities from Syria

    Roman, Byzantine and Other Conflict Antiquities from Syria
    Antiquities from several Syrian cultural eras continue to appear on the art market. Since the last blog post describing this problem, Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International produced the above May 17, 2013 report (not in English).…
  • May 12

    Government Petitions to Dismiss Charges in Korean Currency Case

    Government Petitions to Dismiss Charges in Korean Currency Case
    Prosecutors in Detroit, Michigan on Friday moved to dismiss the receiving and transporting stolen property charges against Wong Young Youn.  Earlier this year it was reported that the defendant was cooperating with…
  • May 11

    U.S. Attorney Files Complaint to Forfeit Peruvian Artifacts Seized at Miami International Airport

    U.S. Attorney Files Complaint to Forfeit Peruvian Artifacts Seized at Miami International Airport
    Federal prosecutors in Miami on Friday filed a complaint to forfeit ancient artifacts from Peru. The office of U.S. Attorney Wilfredo Ferrer (right) alleges that Peruvian citizen Jean Combe Fritz transported 29 banned heritage objects on…
Rank this Week: 450

Customs Law

Customs Law

Covers American customs law and international trade law. By Lawrence Friedman.

http://customslaw.blogspot.com/
  • May 10

    Ugg. A Decision on Boots.

    Ugg. A Decision on Boots.
    When last we considered the tariff classification of Ugg Classic Crochet boot, the Court of International Trade held that the boots are "of the slip-on type" and, therefore classifiable in HSTUS item 6404.19.35. Ugg appealed to the Court of…
  • May 4

    Victoria's Secret is Tariff Classification

    Victoria's Secret is Tariff Classification
    Remember my post on the question of whether a fit model can testify on the question of whether a shelf bra provides support for her bosom? Sure you do, it's a classic of the customs blog genre.The Court of International Trade has now decided…
  • May 4

    Post-Entry NAFTA Claims: Is Reconciliation a Waiver?

    Post-Entry NAFTA Claims: Is Reconciliation a Waiver?
    As you likely know, Ford Motor Company has been battling with Customs over whether it is entitled to duty refunds pursuant to post-entry NAFTA claims it made without submitting a completed NAFTA Certificate of Origin from the exporter within…
Rank this Week: 870

Daniel W. Drezner

Daniel W. Drezner

Covers politics, economics, globalization, academia and pop culture. By Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University professor Daniel W. Drezner.

http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/
  • Nov 28

    Is the scholar-policy gap really so big?

    Is the scholar-policy gap really so big?
    MacArthur Foundation president Robert Gallucci has an essay in the Chronicle of Higher Education on a topic that feels juuuuuust a bit familiar.  Here's how he opens it:
  • Nov 27

    Pssst.... China.... it's called the "security dilemma"

    Pssst.... China.... it's called the "security dilemma"
    So China has not been shy over the past few months in expressing its territorial aspirations, going so far as to imprint them in new passports.  Now on the one hand, this is a predictable reaction to the U.S. pivot from last year.  On the…
  • Nov 26

    The Broadwell Recognition

    The Broadwell Recognition
    As near as I can figure, the David Petraeus/Paula Broadwell story is the ultimate pundit Rorschach Test. Whatever axe one had to grind against the foreign policy community prior to the story breaking, Petraeus and Broadwell merely sharpens…
Rank this Week: 1210

David M. Ginsberg's Legal Blog

David M. Ginsberg's Legal Blog

Covers China, law, social causes, and domestic and foreign policy.

http://davidmginsberg.wordpress.com/
Rank this Week: 1651

DIPr Argentina

DIPr Argentina

Covers international private law (conflicts of law) and international commercial arbitration law and jurisprudence (in Spanish). By Julio Cesar Cordoba and Maria B. Noodt Taquela.

http://www.diprargentina.com/
Rank this Week: 2659

Discourse.net

Discourse.net

By University of Miami law professor Michael Froomkin. Covers civil liberties, the Internet, Guantanamo, Iraq attrocities, politics and more.

http://www.discourse.net/
  • May 17

    EFF Is Accepting Bitcoins Again

    EFF Is Accepting Bitcoins Again
    EFF Will Accept Bitcoins to Support Digital Liberty. This follows a 2-year moratorium. One key difference from past practice: EFF will liquidate any Bitcoins it receives as soon as it gets them. EFF’s announcement pointed me to this…
  • May 15

    The Red Lionfish of Politic

    The Red Lionfish of Politic
    How can this be? Most people are now familiar with President’s Obama’s proposal to cut Social Security by reducing the annual cost of living adjustment. While the final formula is somewhat convoluted, the net effect is to reduce…
  • May 13

    Space Derivations (Odd)

    Space Derivations (Odd)
    The internets are going nuts over this stunning video remake of David Bowie’s Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station. It’s a visually stunning video, a fun idea, the law prof…
Rank this Week: 81

East Timor Law and Justice…

East Timor Law and Justice Bulletin

Covers legal news from Timor-Leste.

http://easttimorlegal.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 515

ECHR-online

ECHR-online

Covers the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

http://echr-online.blogspot.com/
  • May 15

    Clear regulation of requirements for assisted suicide under article 8 ECHR - Gross v Switzerland

    Clear regulation of requirements for assisted suicide under article 8 ECHR - Gross v Switzerland
    In Gross v Switzerland, the European Court of Human Rights has once again dealt with an application alleging that article implied a right to an assisted suicide. The question, whether the right to private life also embraces the right of…
  • May 9

    Panteliou-Darne and Blantzouka v Greece

    Panteliou-Darne and Blantzouka v Greece
    In Panteliou-Darne and Blantzouka v Greece, the European Court on Human Rights has elaborated on the protection which entitlements or receivables enjoy under article 1 of Protocol 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights.The…
  • Apr 2

    The European Convention on Human Rights as a tool for justice reform

    The European Convention on Human Rights as a tool for justice reform
    I have put online a little article on 'The European Convention on Human Rights as a tool for justice reform'
Rank this Week: 1884

ECJBlog

ECJBlog

Features news about the European Court of Justice. By Allard Knook.

http://courtofjustice.blogspot.com/
  • Apr 29

    Joined Cases C-399/10 P and C-401/10 P, Bouygue

    Joined Cases C-399/10 P and C-401/10 P, Bouygue
    Court of Justice qualifies declarations of government support as State aidFrance Télécom SA (‘FT’) was formed in 1991 as a legal person governed by public law, and since 31 December 1996 had had the status of a…
  • Mar 27

    Honorable Mention jury Dutch Social Media Award.

    Honorable Mention jury Dutch Social Media Award.
    Last Friday, Dutch Publisher SDU awarded the Gouden Zandloper (Golden Hourglass) award on Social Media. The jury rapport explicitly mentions this weblog, describing it as one of the most popular websites on EU Law.  Link (in Dutch:)…
  • Mar 25

    Joined Cases C‑186/11 and C‑209/11, Stanleybet et al.

    Joined Cases C‑186/11 and C‑209/11, Stanleybet et al.
    Court questioning legality Opap’s Greek Gambling Monopoly, for national Court to determine whether aimed at restricting supply of games of chance or combating criminality linked to games of chance>> Stanleybet, William Hill and…
Rank this Week: 1783

Embassy Law Blog

Embassy Law Blog

Covers developments in embassy, consular, international organization and immunity law.

http://embassylaw.com
  • Nov 25

    Arbitral Award Again Confirmed

    Arbitral Award Again Confirmed
    The Republic of Peru lost a motion to vacate an ICSID arbitral award, see ICSID Award Against Peru Confirmed, on September 14, 2012. The republic then pursued a second motion to deny confirmation of interest on the award on grounds of…
  • Nov 8

    State Sued Over Flight Stopover

    State Sued Over Flight Stopover
    Flying from New Jersey to Nigeria via Ethiopia, the plaintiff had funds confiscated in Addis Abbeba and was allegedly unlawfully detained there for 40 days. He sues Ethiopia, the Ethiopian airline and its insurer. Under the Foreign Sovereign…
  • Oct 15

    Suggestion of Immunity Binds Court

    Suggestion of Immunity Binds Court
    The immunity of foreign states, their instrumentalities and officials is governed in the United States, in large part, by the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 USC §1330. The Act establishes when United States court may exercise subject…
Rank this Week: 2695

Erga Omnes

Erga Omnes

Universal jurisdiction, through the prism of politics and human rights. By Professor Sonia Cardenas.

http://ergaomnesnet.wordpress.com/
  • Mar 22

    Gendering Jurisdiction

    Gendering Jurisdiction
    Labeling a person according to her gender highlights difference—really, ongoing hierarchies of power.  Two recent incidents, both referencing sub-Saharan Africa, insert ‘women’ (as social category) into the world of…
  • Mar 3

    In London and Kathmandu, Progress without Illusion

    In London and Kathmandu, Progress without Illusion
    If two wrongs don’t make a right, one right isn’t always enough.  The UK’s recent use of universal jurisdiction against a Nepali colonel, for torture committed during his country’s civil war in 2005,  has…
  • Jan 3

    Insecure Safe Haven

    Insecure Safe Haven
    Last month, Amnesty International issued the latest set of reports as part of its “No Safe Haven” series on universal jurisdiction.  The human rights organization began the multi-year project in 2008, with the goal of…
Rank this Week: 2345

EU & Italian International Tax…

EU & Italian International Tax Law Blog

Provides updates on EU and Italian international tax matters. By Marco Rossi.

http://www.euitalianinternationaltax.com/
Rank this Week: 2571

EU Law Blog

EU Law Blog

Covers European Union law, including antitrust, conflicts of law, criminal law, environment, free movement, fundamental rights, privacy, product liability, and trade.

http://eulaw.typepad.com/eulawblog/
  • Mar 19

    Patent Court, National Courts and EU Law: Opinion 1/09

    Patent Court, National Courts and EU Law: Opinion 1/09
    The Court of Justice has handed down a very significant Opinion in Case Opinion 1/09 on the compatibility with EU law of a draft agreement which aims to set up a new European Patent Court system. We’ve written about that before.
  • Mar 3

    Court Statistics for 2010

    Court Statistics for 2010
    The Court of Justice, the General Court and the Civil Service Tribunal have published a summary of their case statistics for 2010. There's good news and bad news. The good news first: The average time for dealing with cases before the Court…
  • Dec 28

    Cannabis, Coffee Shops, Non-Discrimination and Public Policy: Case C-137/09

    Cannabis, Coffee Shops, Non-Discrimination and Public Policy: Case C-137/09
    The Court of Justice has handed down an intriguing judgment in Case C-137/09 Marc Michel Josemans v. Burgemeester van Maastricht about the right to restrict the access of non-residents to places called "coffee shops" which sell dope legally…
Rank this Week: 1754

European Court of Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights

Covers European Court of Human Rights documents and information.

http://ecohr.wordpress.com
  • Oct 4

    Turkey hittings military targets in Syria

    Turkey hittings military targets in Syria
    Turkish artillery hit targets near Syria’s Tel Abyad border town for a second day on Thursday, killing several Syrian soldiers according to activists and security sources, after a mortar bomb fired from the area killed five Turkish…
  • Oct 3

    Turkey bombed military targets in Syria

    Turkey bombed military targets in Syria
    Turkey’s military struck targets inside Syria on Wednesday in response to a mortar bomb fired from Syrian territory which killed five Turkish civilians, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an’s office said in a statement. “Our armed forces…
  • Oct 2

    Russia Calls for Calm on Tense Turkish-Syria Border

    Russia Calls for Calm on Tense Turkish-Syria Border
    Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov has urged restraint between Turkey and Syria, calling for calm on the tense Turkish-Syrian border. “We believe both Syrian and Turkish authorities should exercise maximum restraint in this…
Rank this Week: 3857

European Court of Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights

Covers court decisions and information.

http://ecohr.blogspot.com/
  • May 19

    Turkey bombed military targets in Syria

    Turkey bombed military targets in Syria
    Turkey's military struck targets inside Syria on Wednesday in response to a mortar bomb fired from Syrian territory which killed five Turkish civilians, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's office said in a statement. Our armed forces…
  • May 19

    ECHR; President Jean Paul Costa (France)

    ECHR; President Jean Paul Costa (France)
    Born on 3 November 1941 in Tunis Diploma of the Institute of Political Studies of Paris, 1961 Master of Law, Faculty of Law, Paris, 1962 Diploma of Superior Studies (post-graduate), Public law, 1964 Former pupil of the ENA (Ecole nationale…
  • May 19

    Turkey hittings military targets in Syria

    Turkey hittings military targets in Syria
    Turkish artillery hit targets near Syria's Tel Abyad border town for a second day on Thursday, killing several Syrian soldiers according to activists and security sources, after a mortar bomb fired from the area killed five Turkish…
Rank this Week: 65

European Court of Human Rights…

European Court of Human Rights News

Covers applications, decisions, judgments at the European Court of Human Rights, resolutions by the Committee of Ministers and violations of the European Convention of Human Rights with a focus on French speaking countries in the Council of Europe (Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Monaco and Switzerland).

http://echrnews.wordpress.com/
Rank this Week: 792

Extradition and Cross Border…

Extradition and Cross Border Criminal Defense News

Covers extradition and foreign evidence cases for criminal defense attorneys. By Linda Friedman Ramirez.

http://obtainingforeignevidence.blogspot.com/
  • Aug 18

    Linda Ramirez's Feathered Serpent Gallery

    Linda Ramirez's Feathered Serpent Gallery
    Linda Friedman Ramirez has opened the  Feathered Serpent Gallery, which  features the works of  artists and artisans from the US and Latin America. The Gallery  is located in the heart of the art district of St Petersburg Florida. For…
  • Aug 17

    Cultural Issues in Criminal Defense, Bible for Representing Immigrants and Foreign National

    Cultural Issues in Criminal Defense, Bible for Representing Immigrants and Foreign National
    There has been a dramatic increase in the number of immigrants and foreign nationals prosecuted in US Courts.
  • Aug 10

    Going, Going...........................

    Going, Going...........................
    This blog will be deleted August 12, 2012 or any time thereafter without further notice. For additional information you can contact me directly at lindafriedmanramirez@gmail.com
Rank this Week: 371

Fossum Law Office Blawg

Fossum Law Office Blawg

Covers Minnesota Law, federal law, criminal law, and international law.

http://www.fossumlaw.com/blog/
  • May 1

    Fossum Named a “Top 100 Trial Lawyer.”

    Fossum Named a “Top 100 Trial Lawyer.”
      Attorney John L. Fossum, of the Fossum Law Office, LLC has been named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers. According to their website: The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 an invitation-only organization composed of the…
  • Mar 9

    International Criminal Law CLE Planned

    International Criminal Law CLE Planned
    John L. Fossum is scheduled to speak at a CLE on International Criminal Law, planned for May 3, 2013 in Minneapolis. Mr. Fossum will be speaking on the history of International Criminal Law and Ethics Issues in Defense in International…
  • Dec 16

    Torture Creates Right to Sue, But Not in the United State

    Torture Creates Right to Sue, But Not in the United State
    The lat few weeks have brought some news about torture, and the law surrounding it.  The United Nations Convention Against Torture defines torture, bans the use of torture, prohibits member states from transferring persons to states…
Rank this Week: 3292

Fossum Law Office Blawg

Fossum Law Office Blawg

Covers Minnesota law, federal law, international criminal law, criminal law, and trends.

http://fossumlaw.com/blog/blawg/
  • May 1

    Fossum Named a “Top 100 Trial Lawyer.”

    Fossum Named a “Top 100 Trial Lawyer.”
      Attorney John L. Fossum, of the Fossum Law Office, LLC has been named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers. According to their website: The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 an invitation-only organization composed of the…
  • Mar 9

    International Criminal Law CLE Planned

    International Criminal Law CLE Planned
    John L. Fossum is scheduled to speak at a CLE on International Criminal Law, planned for May 3, 2013 in Minneapolis. Mr. Fossum will be speaking on the history of International Criminal Law and Ethics Issues in Defense in International…
  • Dec 16

    Torture Creates Right to Sue, But Not in the United State

    Torture Creates Right to Sue, But Not in the United State
    The lat few weeks have brought some news about torture, and the law surrounding it.  The United Nations Convention Against Torture defines torture, bans the use of torture, prohibits member states from transferring persons to states…
Rank this Week: 4063

German Trademark Law In A Nutshell

German Trademark Law In A Nutshell

Covers German and EU IP law.

http://german-trademark-blog.com
  • Oct 11

    No exclamation mark for JOOP!

    No exclamation mark for JOOP!
    In Case T?191/08 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) declined JOOP!’s motion to permit registration of a single exclamation mark placed inside a rectangle as a Community trademark. The court ruled that this mark lacks distinctive character…
  • Oct 11

    Google AdWords – Advocate General’s Opinion

    Google AdWords – Advocate General’s Opinion
    I have recently posted a
  • Sep 27

    Google AdWords – Advocate General’s Opinion

    Google AdWords – Advocate General’s Opinion
    There are some news in regards to cases involving the question whether the use of trademarked keywords in Google AdWords constitutes a trademark infringement. The Advocate General Poiares Maduro has delivered his opinion on the joined cases…
Rank this Week: 2705

Global Philanthropy

Global Philanthropy

Covers legal and ethical issues for Canadian charities. By Mark Blumberg.

http://www.globalphilanthropy.ca/index.php/blog/
Rank this Week: 253