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European Court of Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights

Covers court decisions and information.

http://ecohr.blogspot.com/
  • May 25

    A Reyhanli, Retaliation Against Syrian Refugee

    A Reyhanli, Retaliation Against Syrian Refugee
    Turkey was hit by a double attack on May 11 in the city of Reyhani, which hosts many Syrian refugees. For the latter, it became almost impossible to cope with the resentment of the population. In the moments following the explosion of the…
  • May 23

    Iraq Tells Turkey to Stop Pursuing PKK Terrorists Over Border

    Iraq Tells Turkey to Stop Pursuing PKK Terrorists Over Border
    Iraq asked Turkey on Tuesday to stop attacking terrorists from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) sheltering across the border in northern Iraq, as Turkey prepares to extend its internal mandate for the raids. The Baghdad government's power…
  • May 23

    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: 49

Juris Diversitas

Juris Diversitas

An international, interdisciplinary community for the study of legal and normative mixtures and movements.

http://jurisdiversitas.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 122

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 25

    What They Said

    What They Said
    Some links today. Click through – there’s always lots more goodness waiting. Hullabaloo (Digby), QOTD: Robert Borosage: “There is an idiocy about our current national politics that is simply stupefying. We are sitting idly,…
  • May 24

    A Georgian Grandmother’s Take on the TSA

    A Georgian Grandmother’s Take on the TSA
    A student I know writes, My grandmother and I have a unique relationship. We talk about the usual family gossip, but we really get into it when we talk about politics. Why is this unique? Because my grandmother is in … Continue reading…
  • May 20

    Crawford on Telco Monopolie

    Crawford on Telco Monopolie
    Nice profile of Susan Crawford, highlighting her campaign against telco internet monopolies, by David Carr in today’s NYT. A taste of Telecom’s Big Players Hold Back the Future: Susan Crawford, a professor at [Cardozo School of…
Rank this Week: 115

Lawfare

Lawfare

Coveres actions taken or contemplated to protect the nation interact with the nation’s laws and legal institutions, including cybersecurity, Guantánamo habeas litigation, targeted killing, biosecurity, universal jurisdiction, the Alien Tort Statute, and the state secrets privilege. By Benjamin Wittes, Jack Goldsmith and Robert Chesney.

http://www.lawfareblog.com/
  • May 25

    Disclaimer about CFR Essay

    Disclaimer about CFR Essay
    As I noted yesterday, I have an essay at CFR on the President’s speech.  I don’t write the headlines or the summaries of my pieces, and I was surprised and dismayed when someone at CFR summarized my…
  • May 25

    The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post

    The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
    The main topic on Lawfare this week was the President’s address at the National Defense University on counterterrorism policy.  We previewed the Thursday address in our early week coverage: Jack was the first to note the…
  • May 25

    Ryan Goodman and Sarah Knuckey: Questions About New Targeting Rule

    Ryan Goodman and Sarah Knuckey: Questions About New Targeting Rule
    Ryan Goodman and Sarah Knuckey maintain that the new targeting framework announced by the President “raises some troubling questions and leaves important older questions completely unanswered.”  Their list is long, but here…
Rank this Week: 10

China Law Blog

China Law Blog

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

http://www.chinalawblog.com/
  • May 25

    China Importation 101, Part III

    China Importation 101, Part III
    China is evolving and one of the biggest changes has been how China has greatly tightened up its enforcement of its laws, particularly against foreign companies; certain things that were “no big deal” five years ago are a big deal…
  • May 21

    Will the Real CIETAC Please Stand Up?

    Will the Real CIETAC Please Stand Up?
    For more than a year, the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), China’s dominant arbitral institution since its founding in 1956, has been fighting a noisy and public civil war. The resulting chaos…
  • May 20

    How To Protect Your Trademark In China; How To Stop Your Distributer From “Stealing” Your Trademark

    How To Protect Your Trademark In China; How To Stop Your Distributer From “Stealing” Your Trademark
    As often as we write about the need to register your trademarks in China, we have never written about how common it is for your China distributer to take your trademark and of how easy it is to prevent that.  I thought of this last week…
Rank this Week: 519

International Law Reporter

International Law Reporter

Edited by Professor Jacob Katz Cogan.

http://ilreports.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 63

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 25

    A Novel Looks at A Rescuer of WWII Pilot

    A Novel Looks at A Rescuer of WWII Pilot
    Novelist Bobbie Ann Mason has written a novel, “The Girl in the Blue Beret”, based on the real world experiences of a teenage member of the French resistance who help saved Mason’s father-in-law after his bomber was downed…
  • May 24

    Navy Captain on Suicides and Sexual Assault

    Navy Captain on Suicides and Sexual Assault
    Tom Ricks blog features the observations of a Navy Captain about how a commander can best address suicide and sexual assault.  For suicides, he emphasizes the need to create a command climate in which his sailors felt comfortable to come…
  • May 24

    ASBCA Lacks Jurisdiction to Review Debarment Decision

    ASBCA Lacks Jurisdiction to Review Debarment Decision
    On May 8, 2013, the ASBCA (“the Board”) dismissed a contractor’s claim against the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) asserting he was improperly debarred by DLA’s Suspending and Debarring Official (SDO). The opinion may…
Rank this Week: 3998

East Timor Law and Justice…

East Timor Law and Justice Bulletin

Covers legal news from Timor-Leste.

http://easttimorlegal.blogspot.com/
  • May 25

    President proposes reactivation of traditional law in Timor-Leste

    President proposes reactivation of traditional law in Timor-Leste
    Image source: W. L. Wright 2006 ETLJB 25 May 2013 - According to an English translation of a report by Diario Nacional (DN) on 24 May 2013, the President of the Republic, Taur Matan Ruak, has... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my…
  • May 23

    New web site for the President of the Republic of Timor-Leste

    New web site for the President of the Republic of Timor-Leste
    Taur Matan Ruak. Image: Twitter ETLJB - The President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (East Timor) has launched a new web site. Press releases, speeches, messages, visits, activities of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit…
  • May 23

    Suai District Court hands down suspended sentence in domestic violence case

    Suai District Court hands down suspended sentence in domestic violence case
    ETLJB 23 May 2013 - On 17 May 2013, the Suai District Court judged a case of domestic violence committed by the defendant against his spouse. The case occurred in Sub-district Balibo, District of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my…
Rank this Week: 440

Opinio Juris

Opinio Juris

International law and international relations by Chris Borgen, Peggy McGuinness et al.

http://opiniojuris.org
  • May 24

    Weekend Roundup: May 18-24, 2013

    Weekend Roundup: May 18-24, 2013
    by An Hertogen by An Hertogen This week on Opinio Juris, drone strikes unsurprisingly took center stage. In anticipation of President Obama’s speech, Jonathan Horowitz contributed a guest post on their human rights…
  • May 24

    The US’s Retreat from IHL (or, the Triumph of Ryan Goodman)

    The US’s Retreat from IHL (or, the Triumph of Ryan Goodman)
    by Kevin Jon Heller In previous posts (here and here), I discussed the reasons why Obama will never actually enforce the "near certainty" standard regarding civilian casualties and noted that the standard is vastly more restrictive…
  • May 24

    One of the Things We Learned About Targeting

    One of the Things We Learned About Targeting
    by Deborah Pearlstein by Deborah Pearlstein There is now a set of important new documents regarding its targeted killing operations: (1) a letter from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to members of Congress describing the decision to target…
Rank this Week: 31

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: 246

International Economic Law and…

International Economic Law and Policy Blog

By WorldTradeLaw.net.

http://worldtradelaw.typepad.com/ielpblog/
  • May 24

    CALL FOR PAPERS: Fall 2013 ASIL-IEcLIG Junior Scholars Research Forum

    CALL FOR PAPERS: Fall 2013 ASIL-IEcLIG Junior Scholars Research Forum
    From the ASIL-IEcLIG: The American Society of International Law’s International Economic Law Interest Group (ASIL IEcLIG) is pleased to issue a Call for Proposals for its inaugural Junior Scholars Research Forum, to be held at the…
  • May 24

    The EU Biodiesel Complaint

    The EU Biodiesel Complaint
    The latest WTO complaint, on various EU measures related to the biodiesel industry, is now available here: http://www.worldtradelaw.net/cr/ds459-1(cr).pdf There are some complicated measures involved, and I don't claim to fully understand it…
  • May 23

    In Other EU Investor-State News ...

    In Other EU Investor-State News ...
    Following up on the post from the other day, let's see what the EU member states think of an investment agreement with China: The European Commission decided today to ask the Member States for their agreement on a mandate to...
Rank this Week: 109

UK Human Rights Blog

UK Human Rights Blog

Covers UK and European human rights cases and laws. By 1 Crown Office Row.

http://ukhumanrightsblog.com
  • May 24

    Bipolar patient has capacity to decide to terminate pregnancy

    Bipolar patient has capacity to decide to terminate pregnancy
    Re SB (A patient; capacity to consent to termination) [2013] EWHC 1417 (COP) 21 May 2013 – read judgment Sidney Chawatama of 1 Crown Office Row represented the husband of the patient in this case. He has nothing to do with the…
  • May 24

    High Court directs major overhaul of Iraq death and mistreatment allegations investigation

    High Court directs major overhaul of Iraq death and mistreatment allegations investigation
    Mousa & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Defence [2013] EWHC 1412 (Admin) (24 May 2013) – Read judgment Remember the Iraq War? Following the 2003 invasion Britain remained in control of Basra, a city in South…
  • May 23

    Can you decide who is to be your unpaid advocate? Eleanor Battie

    Can you decide who is to be your unpaid advocate? Eleanor Battie
    RE F (CHILDREN) 14 May 2013, Court of Appeal – extempore so currently only available as a Lawtel summary (£) A topical case, this, given legal aid cutbacks. It concerns the ability of unrepresented litigants to choose those…
Rank this Week: 45

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 24

    Protocol 15 to the ECHR

    Protocol 15 to the ECHR
    On 16 May 2013, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has adopted Protocol 15 to the European Convention on Human Rights. The Protocol is now open for signature by the Council of Europe member states and will enter into force…
  • 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…
Rank this Week: 1638

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 24

    Science Po PILAGG Workshop Series Final Conference 2013

    Science Po PILAGG Workshop Series Final Conference 2013
    The Law School of the Paris Institute of Political Science (Sciences Po) will hold the final meeting of its workshop series for this academic year on Private International Law as Global Governance on May 31st, 2013. This day long conference…
  • May 22

    First Issue of 2013’s Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale

    First Issue of 2013’s Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale
    (I am grateful to Prof. Francesca Villata – University of Milan – for the following presentation of the latest issue of the RDIPP) The first issue of 2013 of the Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale (RDIPP,…
  • May 20

    Liber Amicorum Alegría Borrá

    Liber Amicorum Alegría Borrá
    On the occasion of the retirement of Prof. Alegría Borrás a collective book entitled “Entre Bruselas y La Haya. Estudios sobre la unificación internacional y regional del Derecho internacional privado. Liber…
Rank this Week: 445

Cultural Heritage Lawyer

Cultural Heritage Lawyer

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

http://culturalheritagelawyer.blogspot.com/
  • May 23

    Discovery Delay Asserted by Government as Sotheby's Seeks Preliminary Court Hearing on Cambodian Ownership

    Discovery Delay Asserted by Government as Sotheby's Seeks Preliminary Court Hearing on Cambodian Ownership
    Sotheby's wants a preliminary hearing to argue the law, and the government wants more discovery from Sotheby's to argue the facts. That continues to be the posture in the case United States of America v. A 10th Century Cambodian Sandstone…
  • 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…
Rank this Week: 724

Korean Law Blog

Korean Law Blog

Updates on Korean law. By Sean Hayes.

http://www.thekoreanlawblog.com/
  • May 22

    One Korean Company in 2013 BrandZ Top 100: Samsung

    One Korean Company in 2013 BrandZ Top 100: Samsung
    Samsung was ranked in Millward Brown's 2013 BrandZ Top 100 as the 30th most valuable brand USD 21 billion) with Apple ranking in the top spot way ahead of Samsung (USD 185 billion).  Samsung... Korean Law and Business Updates by Sean…
  • May 22

    Required Traits of a Great Criminal Lawyer in Korea

    Required Traits of a Great Criminal Lawyer in Korea
    There are few great criminal lawyers working in Korea, because of the nature of the Korean criminal justice system and other realities. In Korea, in all cases, where you are accused of a crime... Korean Law and Business Updates by Sean…
  • May 17

    Korea Legal News for the Week of May 12

    Korea Legal News for the Week of May 12
    This Week's Legal News Reported by Media North Korea names another new armed forces minister  U.S. law aimed at helping North Korean orphans  U.S. Firms see opportunities in South... Korean Law and Business Updates by Sean Hayes.
Rank this Week: 793

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/
Rank this Week: 1292

International Law Prof Blog

International Law Prof Blog

By Professor Mark E. Wojcik and Cindy Galway Buys.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/international_law/
  • May 22

    British House of Commons Votes for Same-Sex Marriage

    British House of Commons Votes for Same-Sex Marriage
    The House of Commons in the United Kingdom has voted 366-161 in favor of same-sex marriage for England and Wales. The proposed legislation now goes to the House of Lords. (mew) Related articles UK House of Commons Votes To Allow...
  • May 22

    Human Rights in the European Union

    Human Rights in the European Union
    Greetings from Cagliari, Sardinia (Italy), where students from the University of Cagliari Faculty of Law are presenting summaries of significant human rights cases decided by the Court of Justice of the European Union. The Italian students…
  • May 21

    ITLOS Judgment in M/V LOUISA Case To Be Announced

    ITLOS Judgment in M/V LOUISA Case To Be Announced
    The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has announced that it will deliver its judgment in the M/V LOUISA (St. Vincent and the Grenadines v. Kingdom of Spain) case on Tuesday, May 28. The judgment will be...
Rank this Week: 292

International Family Law

International Family Law

Covers international divorce law, international child custody, international child abduction and international prenuptial agreements. From attorney Jeremy Morley.

http://www.internationalfamilylawfirm.com/
  • May 22

    Status of Korea’s Accession to the Hague Abduction Convention

    Status of Korea’s Accession to the Hague Abduction Convention
    As has been recently reported by the U.S. State Department: ·        The Republic of Korea is one of only a handful of East Asian countries that has acceded to the Hague Abduction Convention. …
  • May 10

    How to Win a Hague Convention Child Abduction Case

    How to Win a Hague Convention Child Abduction Case
    For the family law practitioner looking for more information on the Hague Abduction Convention, I recommended that you seek out my book: The Hague Abduction Convention: Practical Issues and Procedures for the Family Lawyer,…
  • May 8

    Argentina Not Compliant with Hague Abduction Convention

    Argentina Not Compliant with Hague Abduction Convention
    Argentina has been declared “Not Compliant” with the Hague Abduction Convention in the U.S. State Department’s latest annual report on compliance with the Convention.  In the previous year it was merely listed as a…
Rank this Week: 1054

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 22

    Hamas textbooks to teach about 'liberation plans'

    Hamas textbooks to teach about 'liberation plans'
    Hamas has begun preparing new school textbooks that teach children about "plans to liberate Palestine and the legitimacy and various forms of resistance [against Israel]." Jamal Abu Hashem, advisor to the Hamas-controlled education ministry,…
  • May 22

    Hamas Training Tens of Thousands of Child Soldier

    Hamas Training Tens of Thousands of Child Soldier
    Among the classic, repeated Hamas slogans is the one in which the group's fighters declare that that they "love death" more than their declared Israeli enemies "love life." The Iran-backed terror organization has gone to enormous lengths to…
  • May 22

    Muslim Preacher Kills His 8-Year-Old Child Bride

    Muslim Preacher Kills His 8-Year-Old Child Bride
    According to war correspondent Mustafa Kazemi, an 8-year-old girl was recently murdered by her husband, a Muslim mullah, on the day of their wedding. Kazemi's source, a medical doctor, said there was nothing that could be done to save her…
Rank this Week: 146

SullivanLawNet

SullivanLawNet

Legal news and analysis, with an emphasis on international and domestic intellectual property developments. By Shawn Sullivan.

http://www.sullivanlaw.net
  • May 21

    Senate Tax Report Details Apple’s Offshore Profit-Shifting Tactic

    Senate Tax Report Details Apple’s Offshore Profit-Shifting Tactic
    The report of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on Apple Inc.’s international tax strategy sheds light on how the company has exploited to maximum effect a number of gaps in the web of national tax jurisdictions.…
  • May 21

    Beware Trademark Invoice Scam

    Beware Trademark Invoice Scam
    Today a friend asked me about two invoices his company recently paid for “trademark registration” by very official-sounding entities in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. He essentially wanted to know how frequently the…
  • May 2

    Plant Variety Rights Case: Court Orders Claimant to Return Seized Item

    Plant Variety Rights Case: Court Orders Claimant to Return Seized Item
    In an opinion issued April 25, 2013, a Dutch court in the city of Roermond found no basis for plant variety rights infringement claims brought by the Anti-Infringement Bureau for Intellectual Property Rights on Plant Material (AIB), a…
Rank this Week: 160

Customs Law

Customs Law

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

http://customslaw.blogspot.com/
  • May 20

    A Day Late and an Abomination Short

    A Day Late and an Abomination Short
    May 19 was Tariff of Abominations Day, a holiday I created for customs and trade compliance people. I hope you enjoyed yourself.If you are wondering what I am on about, please read this post from May of 2008. And, if you are sufficiently…
  • May 20

    A Laser-Like Focus on Questions of Law

    A Laser-Like Focus on Questions of Law
    The Court of International Trade's recent decision in EOS of North America v. United States has a few interesting bits of legal analysis in it.The underlying facts of the case are simple enough. The EOS imported devices called "laser…
  • 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…
Rank this Week: 726

SourcingSpeak

SourcingSpeak

Provides news and analysis of outsourcing, insourcing and beyond. By Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

http://www.sourcingspeak.com/
Rank this Week: 625

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: 1332

International Technology Law Blog

International Technology Law Blog

Covers intellectual property and business law issues for companies doing business in Asia. By Asia Law.

http://asialaw.biz/blog/
  • May 19

    10 Tips for Managing Litigation for Superior Results and Cost Saving

    10 Tips for Managing Litigation for Superior Results and Cost Saving
    Earlier this year, a U.S. District Court approved the payment of $308 million in attorney fees to 116 law firms in a single case (In re TFT-LCD Antitrust Litigation, N.D. Cal.), with one firm receiving $75 million in fees and ……
  • May 7

    Design Patents in China: Applications, Infringement and Enforcement

    Design Patents in China: Applications, Infringement and Enforcement
    Design patents have been making the news. Last summer, Apple’s $1.05 billion verdict against Samsung was famously based, in part, on the finding that Samsung infringed Apple’s rounded-rectangle and edge-to-edge glass designs.…
  • Apr 7

    China’s Great Leap Forward in Patent

    China’s Great Leap Forward in Patent
    On March 28, Apple Inc. appeared in court in Shanghai to defend charges that Siri, its voice-recognition, personal-assistant software, allegedly infringes a Chinese patent. The plaintiff and owner of the patent, Zhizhen Internet Technology…
Rank this Week: 756

OFAC SDN Sanctions Removal Lawyers

OFAC SDN Sanctions Removal Lawyers

Covers the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control and its Specially Designated Nationals list. By McNabb Associates, P.C.

http://ofac-sdn-list-removal.com/
Rank this Week: 171

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: 1080

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: 1085

INTERPOL Red Notice Removal…

INTERPOL Red Notice Removal Lawyers

By McNabb Associates, P.C.

http://interpolnoticeremoval.com/
  • May 13

    “INTERPOL Washington: When Transnational Crime Comes to Our Communities”

    “INTERPOL Washington: When Transnational Crime Comes to Our Communities”
    policechiefmagazine.org released the following: “Shawn Bray, Director, INTERPOL Washington, United States National Central Bureau In a small town in central Missouri, newly married and recently graduated from Truman State University, I…
  • May 10

    “Palestine Seeks Full Interpol Membership”

    “Palestine Seeks Full Interpol Membership”
    International Middle East Media Center (imemc.org) on May 10, 2013 released the following: by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies “The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank is seeking a full membership with the International…
  • May 10

    “Interpol closes file on Zambian ex-president’s son”

    “Interpol closes file on Zambian ex-president’s son”
    capitalfm.co.ke on May 10, 2013 released the following: By AFP “JOHANNESBURG, May 10 – Interpol has cancelled a demand for the arrest of the son of former Zambian president Rupiah Banda, his lawyer said on Friday. The…
Rank this Week: 1488

International Counsel

International Counsel

Covers cross-border legal issues impacting the internationalizing company and the in-house international legal function. Published by attorney David Laverty.

http://internationalcounsel.blogspot.com/
  • May 12

    Chinese Investment in the US - Chicago Booth Emerging Markets Summit

    Chinese Investment in the US - Chicago Booth Emerging Markets Summit
    As a second installment from the Chicago Booth Emerging Markets Summit which took place on April 27, one of the sessions focused on Chinese investment in the US. Many had anticipated a greater flow of investment flow into the US during the…
  • May 5

    Private Equity in India - Chicago Booth Emerging Markets Summit

    Private Equity in India - Chicago Booth Emerging Markets Summit
    I will be offering a few blog entries from the Chicago Booth Emerging Markets Summit, which took place on April 27.  Let's start with India, and something of a personal and subjective synopsis of the views presented by Jahangir Aziz…
  • Apr 15

    Overseas Operations Driving Profitability. The Largest US Companies Are Benefiting - What About the Rest?

    Overseas Operations Driving Profitability. The Largest US Companies Are Benefiting - What About the Rest?
    Today's New York Times offers yet another summary of how earnings growth outside of the US can be an important contributor to company performance, yet can be harder to achieve for the under-resourced next tier of companies outside of the very…
Rank this Week: 2148

ICT for Peacebuilding

ICT for Peacebuilding

Exploring the use of technology for conflict transformation, focusing on the use of information communications technology (ICT) for peacebuilding. From Sanjana Hattotuwa.

http://ict4peace.wordpress.com
  • May 9

    Safety tips and security guidelines for Facebook

    Safety tips and security guidelines for Facebook
    Given the vituperative pushback of the BBS online against those who participated in the vigil in Colombo a few weeks ago, immediate measures to secure content posted on to web based social media platforms are essential to protect one’s…
  • May 9

    New media and citizen journalism: The case of Groundview

    New media and citizen journalism: The case of Groundview
    Presented the work I had done with Groundviews to a group of activists from South Asia recently, noting that using social media platforms on the web, combined with mobiles, it is increasingly possible to bear witness to and report on…
  • Mar 16

    Pitfalls of privacy online

    Pitfalls of privacy online
    The Ceylon Today newspaper quotes me in what is becoming a familiar story – identity theft and the unauthorised use of photos posted to various online social media fora for nefarious activities. Women and Media Collective‘s Sepali…
Rank this Week: 40

Inter Consulta

Inter Consulta

Covers international criminal law. By Alberto Huapaya.

http://ahuapayao.blogspot.com/
  • May 9

    Unas líneas que deseaba escribir hace tiempo

    Unas líneas que deseaba escribir hace tiempo
    Una de las cosas que  he querido hacer estos últimos años y en forma oportuna ha sido escribir sobre el Día de la Madre. Lamentablemente una y otra cosa ha impedido que pudiera escribirlo antes del día,…
  • May 9

    Entrada en vigencia del "Tratado de Extradición entre la República del Perú y la República Oriental del Uruguay"

    Entrada en vigencia del "Tratado de Extradición entre la República del Perú y la República Oriental del Uruguay"
    Tomada de:monitorealo.blogspot.comEl día de hoy salió publicado en el Diario Oficial "El Peruano" la comunicación de la entrada en vigencia del "Tratado de Extradición entre la República del Perú y la…
  • May 4

    Prohibición de imágenes religiosas en el trabajo

    Prohibición de imágenes religiosas en el trabajo
    Tal vez a muchos haya parecido una noticia más dentro de lo variopinto de noticias con las que nos sorprenden cada día. Talvez para otros sea una cortina de humo para distraernos de otros temas mediáticos. Para…
Rank this Week: 1269

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: 1766

Yale Law Library - Foreign and…

Yale Law Library - Foreign and International Blog

Covers international law, agreements and legal research resources.

http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/foreign/default.aspx
  • May 3

    Is the united Nations Getting Away with Murder?

    Is the united Nations Getting Away with Murder?
    The search for accountability for the genocide of the Bosnian Muslims in July 1995 has gone beyond the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.    In 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina brought a case to the…
  • Apr 19

    Resources on Corporate Liability and Human Right

    Resources on Corporate Liability and Human Right
    This year’s Bernstein Symposium, Beyond Kiobel:  Human Rights and Corporate Liability in the 21st Century, held last week, explored how the legal framework of international human rights law has evolved to make possible holding…
  • Apr 4

    Comparing Human Rights System

    Comparing Human Rights System
    In addition to the United Nations' overarching human rights regime, Europe, Africa, and the Americas each have regional human rights systems.  They share similarities and also have significant differences and histories.  Below is a…
Rank this Week: 432

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: 1856

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: 2120

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: 2003

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: 1741

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: 1758

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: 2138

Small Business Lawyer Blog

Small Business Lawyer Blog

Covers business transactions and international small business law. By Daniel H. Erskine.

http://smallbusinesslawyer.blogspot.com/
  • Apr 25

    Doing Business 2013: Smarter Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprise

    Doing Business 2013: Smarter Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprise
    If you are looking on information on the regulatory environment, including country ranks for starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying…
  • Feb 27

    USTDA Consultant Database for Small U.S. Businesse

    USTDA Consultant Database for Small U.S. Businesse
    Interested in obtaining a government contract with the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)? Check out the USTDA's Consultant Database for U.S. Small Businesses where your small business can register for "agency's desk study…
  • Jan 22

    UKTI Preparing to export: ten key step

    UKTI Preparing to export: ten key step
    Take a look at the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) ten key steps to starting export opertations. The ten steps UKTI recommends and describes are: 1. Review your export potential 2. Develop an action plan 3. Research and prepare to visit…
Rank this Week: 1872

International Business Law Advisor

International Business Law Advisor

Covers international litigation and transactions. By Cueto Law Group P.L.

http://www.internationalbusinesslawadvisor.com
Rank this Week: 1558

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: 1430

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: 1703

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: 1620