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An independent blog supporting law and humanities activities and scholarship, including the work of the Law and Humanities Institute. Posts discuss law and the arts, law and history, and occasionally law and social sciences, and law and science. The blog posts calls for papers, news of conferences, special events, and other items of interest to those in the field.

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Jun 19
Klein and Matson on Mere-Liberty in David Hume @MasonEconomic

Klein and Matson on Mere-Liberty in David Hume @MasonEconomic

Daniel B. Klein and Erik Matson, both of George Mason University, Department of Economics, are publishing Mere-Liberty in David Hume in A Companion to David Hume (Universidad Francisco Marroquin). Here is the abstract. What does Hume mean by…
Jun 19
Brooks and Sankey on the Legal Importance of Emotions @thom_brooks @LJMU

Brooks and Sankey on the Legal Importance of Emotions @thom_brooks @LJMU

Thom Brooks, Durham University, and Diana Sankey, Liverpool John Moores University, have published Beyond Reason: The Legal Importance of Emotions in Ethical Rationalism and the Law 131-148 (Patrick Capps and Shaun D. Pattison eds.,…
Jun 14
Women's Legal Landmarks: Celebrating 100 Years of Women and the Law in the UK and Ireland: Forthcoming From Hart Publishing @hartpublishing

Women's Legal Landmarks: Celebrating 100 Years of Women and the Law in the UK and Ireland: Forthcoming From Hart Publishing @hartpublishing

Forthcoming from Hart Publishing: Women's Legal Landmarks: Celebrating 100 Years of Women and Law in the UK and Ireland (Erika Rackley and Rosemary Auchmuty, eds., Hart Publishing, 2018). Here is a description of the book's contents. Women's…

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Human Rights at Home Blog

Edited by Martha F. Davis, Margaret Drew, Lauren Bartlett, Carrie Bettinger Lopez, Leigh Goodmark, Brian Howe, Deena Hurwitz, Risa Kaufman, Sital Kilantry, Mariah McGill, Fran Quigley, Katherine Schultz, David Singleton, Cindy Soohoo, Jonathan Todrews, Penny Venetis and Lesley Wexler.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/human_rights/

Jun 18
Boston Judge Criticizes ICE Practices in Human Rights Term

Boston Judge Criticizes ICE Practices in Human Rights Term

As reported earlier, Federal Judge Mark Wolf of Boston is presiding over an ACLU challenge to recent ICE tactics of summarily arresting and detaining undocumented immigrants who appear at federal offices for scheduled appointments to…
Jun 17
US Bill Seeks to Affirm US Committment to International LBGTI Right

US Bill Seeks to Affirm US Committment to International LBGTI Right

Senator Edward Markey and Congressman Alan Lowenthal introduced the International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018 in both the house and the senate. The legislators seek to make the human rights commitment to LGTI rights a priority nationally…
Jun 15
Not Fake News: The Administration Is Rejecting All Human Right

Not Fake News: The Administration Is Rejecting All Human Right

What has become frighteningly clear is that the Administration is moving quickly to deny that human rights are of any consequence. That human rights exist and human rights law has any influence is soon to be fake news. In addition...

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UK Human Rights Blog

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

http://ukhumanrightsblog.com

Jun 18
Supreme Court rules on true employment status of a contractor in Pimlico Plumbers case

Supreme Court rules on true employment status of a contractor in Pimlico Plumbers case

Pimlico Plumbers Ltd & Anor v Smith [2018] UKSC 29 – read judgment The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed Pimlico Plumbers Ltd’s appeal and upheld the Employment Tribunal’s ruling that the Respondent – Mr…
Jun 18
Home Office to pay damages for detention of immigrant claimant

Home Office to pay damages for detention of immigrant claimant

R (on the application of Jollah) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 1260 – read judgment The Court of Appeal has upheld an award of damages for false imprisonment in the context of immigration…
Jun 15
Inquiries and Inquests seminar highlights now available on Law Pod UK

Inquiries and Inquests seminar highlights now available on Law Pod UK

In Episode 36 Emma-Louise Fenelon discusses the challenges around secrecy, anonymity and public information in major inquests and inquiries in a talk recorded at One Crown Office Row’s 2018 seminar. In Episode 37, drawn from the same…

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Ottawa Employment & Labour Law…

Ottawa Employment & Labour Law Blog

By Vey Willetts LLP. Focuses on issues arising from the workplace, including wrongful dismissal; human rights and accommodation; occupational health and safety; parental leave; restrictive covenants and workplace privacy.

https://www.vwlawyers.ca/blog/

Jun 18
Sober, Safe and Productive Workplaces: Managing the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana

Sober, Safe and Productive Workplaces: Managing the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana

The pending legalization of recreational marijuana is a source of frequent debate and significant public interest. It has also raised concerns for employers as to how legalization may impact their workplaces and what steps may be taken to…
Jun 4
Provincial Election 2018: Do employees get paid time off on June 7 to vote?

Provincial Election 2018: Do employees get paid time off on June 7 to vote?

The provincial election campaign is in full swing. Attack ads are on TV, the debates have taken place and politicians of every stripe are pounding the pavement and knocking on doors to boost their hopes of election. As we approach June 7,…
May 30
Beware the “Courtesy Call”: Liability for breach of non-solicitation obligation

Beware the “Courtesy Call”: Liability for breach of non-solicitation obligation

A non-solicitation clause is a contractual requirement that serves to protect an employer from a departing employee’s attempts to recruit its staff or solicit business from its customers, clients or suppliers. At their root, these…

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nathuLAW

Focuses on the interplay between law and education in the Caribbean region, with particular reference to Trinidad and Tobago.

http://nathulaw.com

Jun 15
Android boxes, streaming and copyright: What’s legal and what’s not?

Android boxes, streaming and copyright: What’s legal and what’s not?

As broadband internet has become faster, cheaper and more reliable, cutting the cord has become a worldwide trend, when it comes to live streaming and…
Jan 7
Ticket fraud and scalping during Carnival: How to best protect yourself as a consumer

Ticket fraud and scalping during Carnival: How to best protect yourself as a consumer

The Carnival season is already in full swing, with multiple fetes every weekend. Tickets to many of these parties are in high demand, with many…
Dec 17
Up, up and away. Is it legal to own or fly a drone?

Up, up and away. Is it legal to own or fly a drone?

Drones are among the most sought after gadgets for adult tech-enthusiasts. They’re fun to fly and can help you see the world from a different perspective…

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Fair and Unbalanced

Left-leaning, social justice-minded slant on law and justice issues, the death penalty, politics, and current events.

http://fairandunbalancedblog.blogspot.com/

May 16
This Is Not Normal: Democrats Must #Shut It Down

This Is Not Normal: Democrats Must #Shut It Down

The Democrats in Congress continue to go about the business of governing as a respectful minority party. They express concern about the degradation of our politics, ask pointed questions at confirmation hearings of horrific nominees who…
Mar 30
Passover And The Plague Of Trump

Passover And The Plague Of Trump

Three thousand years of beautiful tradition, from Moses to Sandy Koufax. -- The Big LebowskiPassover is a celebration of the liberation of the Jewish people from Egypt three thousand years ago. We've been telling and re-telling the…
Mar 29
The Great Orange

The Great Orange

The Mets have made a lot of disastrous trades over their ignominious history. Fans can cite the familiar litany that includes trading Nolan Ryan for a washed up Jim Fregosi; Amos Otis for a never-was Joe Foy and, of course,…

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Lawyer Blog on Civil and Human…

Lawyer Blog on Civil and Human Rights

Covers constitutional law, civil rights, and human rights. By Nexus Derechos Humanos.

https://www.humanrightslawyerblog.com/

May 15
Due Process Rights Of College Students: The Case Of Virginia Tech and Yunsong Zhao

Due Process Rights Of College Students: The Case Of Virginia Tech and Yunsong Zhao

Two of the most fundamental rights from the U.S. Constitution are the right to due process and the right to be free from false arrest. Anyone who has taken a basic Civics class knows that every person in America has the right to be heard…
Apr 2
Stuck in the hole: Our attorneys fight against solitary confinement in prisons and jail

Stuck in the hole: Our attorneys fight against solitary confinement in prisons and jail

The ‘hole,’ ‘lockdown,’ ‘the pound,’ ‘the SHU,’ ‘admin seg,’ ‘ISO’–no matter the name, these words, in the prison context, represent modern-day torture. In prison,…
Dec 13
Attorneys at Nexus Derechos Humanos continue to fight for sensible bail reform that upholds Constitutional right

Attorneys at Nexus Derechos Humanos continue to fight for sensible bail reform that upholds Constitutional right

Dallas LePierre of Nexus Derechos Humanos spoke before the State of Connecticut Sentencing Commission, in opposition to a rushed and dangerous bail-reform measure that threatens public safety–all for political expediency. (See the 7:00…

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Human Rights in Ireland

Covers Irish and international human rights law.

http://humanrights.ie/

Apr 24
Repeal, Abortion and the Common Good: Beyond Foetal Rights?

Repeal, Abortion and the Common Good: Beyond Foetal Rights?

The Mams are making the people for the country. We need to keep them well and mind them. Clare Cullen-Delsol, Testimony to Joint Oireachtas Committee on the 8th Amendment In its recent judgment in M v. Minister for Justice, Equality and Law…
Apr 19
#abortiontravel Cordelia Freeman on “The Chile-Peru Abortion Trail and the Irish Experience”

#abortiontravel Cordelia Freeman on “The Chile-Peru Abortion Trail and the Irish Experience”

This post is contributed by Dr Cordelia Freeman of the University of Nottingham. It is based on a full-length journal article available at: Freeman, C. (2017). The crime of choice: abortion border crossings from Chile to Peru. Gender,…
Apr 18
#abortiontravel Sydney Calkin on “The Changing Geographies of Abortion Access”

#abortiontravel Sydney Calkin on “The Changing Geographies of Abortion Access”

This post is from Dr Sydney Calkin of the University of Durham Abortion access is fundamentally geographical: looking at abortion as an issue of space and power can help us to understand the continuities between contexts where abortion…

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Legal Drift

Analyzes current legal and social issues in India.

http://www.legaldrift.com

Feb 12
Even Padman Cannot Save These Women From The Practice of Chhaupadi

Even Padman Cannot Save These Women From The Practice of Chhaupadi

Hats-off to the Padman team for bringing up the sensitive issue of menstruation in India. I always thought periods was a word more dangerous than "Lord Voldemort" and those who dare to speak about it, open pandora's box. But now things are…
Sep 7
Is Right to Information a threat to Right to Life?

Is Right to Information a threat to Right to Life?

I was born in a free country, a country where I was guaranteed the freedom of speech and expression, where I could question any political agenda and where I could rely on a free and objective media.
Apr 17
Being a child witness is not a child’s play

Being a child witness is not a child’s play

Introduction

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The Invisible College

Covers international law, politics, economics, and philosophy.

https://invisiblecollege.weblog.leidenuniv.nl/

Feb 7
3th EDITION – SUMMER INSTITUTE IN CHINA 2018 – EXECUTIVE EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM

3th EDITION – SUMMER INSTITUTE IN CHINA 2018 – EXECUTIVE EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM

3th EDITION – SUMMER INSTITUTE IN CHINA 2018 – EXECUTIVE EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM West Virginia University, John D. Rockefeller IV School of Policy and Politics, Department of Public Administration (WV, USA) and gLAWcal –…
Oct 27
Panel discussion on 20 Years of ICTY Investigations and Prosecution

Panel discussion on 20 Years of ICTY Investigations and Prosecution

You are warmly invited to attend a panel discussion of the ICTY’s Office of the Prosecutor (OTP), entitled: The Story of the ICTY Office of the Prosecutor (OTP): Starting from Scratch – What We’ve Learned from 20…
Sep 17
ICTY/ MICT Open Day in The Hague on 24 September

ICTY/ MICT Open Day in The Hague on 24 September

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals ( MICT ) will be hosting a joint Open Day on Sunday, 24 September from 11:00-17:00. This year’s Open Day marks the…

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Human Rights Now Blog

Covers human rights, free speech, death penalty, LGBT rights, refugees and torture. From Amnesty International.

http://blog.amnestyusa.org

Apr 25
The Value of Political Freedom: Russia and Belaru

The Value of Political Freedom: Russia and Belaru

Today, we must be reminded of the value of political freedom and the right to protest when it is repeatedly brutally offended by government authorities in Russia and Belarus.
Apr 25
The Value of Political Freedom: Russia and Belaru

The Value of Political Freedom: Russia and Belaru

Today, we must be reminded of the value of political freedom and the right to protest when it is repeatedly brutally offended by government authorities in Russia and Belarus.
Apr 18
Big Brother in Practice: An Overview of Unlawful Surveillance

Big Brother in Practice: An Overview of Unlawful Surveillance

We should be warned to not only protect our physical human rights, but also the privacy of our virtual spaces and communication via technology. I draw attention to recent cases of unlawful surveillance and cyberattacks by governments…

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Safe Haven Asylum and Refugee Law…

Safe Haven Asylum and Refugee Law Blog

Provides immigration law and refugee protection news, updates and helpful tips. By The Whitt Law Firm, P.C.

http://whittfirm.com/blog/

Apr 27
What’s the Fastest Way to Become a U.S. Citizen?

What’s the Fastest Way to Become a U.S. Citizen?

A question I’m often asked is: “What’s the fastest way to become a U.S. citizen?” The traditional path to citizenship is anything but fast. With one exception, all immigrants must first become lawful…
Apr 27
What’s the Fastest Way to Become a U.S. Citizen?

What’s the Fastest Way to Become a U.S. Citizen?

A question I’m often asked is: “What’s the fastest way to become a U.S. citizen?” The traditional path to citizenship is anything but fast. With one exception, all immigrants must first become lawful…
Apr 26
Immigration Relief for Those Affected by Severe Earthquake

Immigration Relief for Those Affected by Severe Earthquake

USCIS has announced immigration relief measures that may help people affected by the recent natural disasters, such as the severe earthquakes in Japan, Burma and Ecuador. Types of relief that may be available are: • Change or extension…

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The Peoples' Right to…

The Peoples' Right to Self-Determination Project

Dedicated to the right to self-determination (laid down in the UN Charter), discussing new perspectives, arguments and the potential impacts of these. By Istvan David Toth.

http://selfdetproject.wordpress.com/

Sep 18
1st Anniversary

1st Anniversary

Exactly one year ago when this blog was launched. Exactly on the day of the referendum on Scotland’s independence. After the active period in the beginning, posts have unfortunately become rarer due to time constraints. This however…
Aug 9
Happy 50th Independence day to Singapore

Happy 50th Independence day to Singapore

Happy 50th Independence day to Singapore – city-state’s secession/expulsion from the Malaysian Federation on August 9, 1965. « Politics Inn.
May 18
Fad of declaring micronation

Fad of declaring micronation

Following the recent “foundation” of Liberland, another micro-entity has been self-proclaimed, ironically, on a piece of land between Croatia and Slovenia this time. Another terra nullius? Unlikely. It can be predicted that the…

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Law is War

Blog written by two LLM students on contemporary human rights and civil liberties issues in the UK.

http://lawiswar.wordpress.com/

Mar 31
UKHIP’s Calais Flotilla: Donations & Eviction

UKHIP’s Calais Flotilla: Donations & Eviction

On 28th March UKHIP’s flotilla of solidarity made its way to Calais in a convoy which included a van full of donations – both given and bought with the funds raised by the crowdfunding campaign. Spirits were high as we made our…
Mar 5
Supreme Court’s Catt judgment ignores reality of surveillance and seriously undermines privacy & protest right

Supreme Court’s Catt judgment ignores reality of surveillance and seriously undermines privacy & protest right

Yesterday’s Supreme Court judgment ( press summary here) in the Catt case marks a missed opportunity to protect the privacy rights of protestors and instead waves through the police’s runaway mass…
Feb 4
Police intelligence obsession ignores law and balks at accountability

Police intelligence obsession ignores law and balks at accountability

Three issues have come to light over the last few days which raise yet more concerns around police operations, privacy and freedom of expression. All three have a common theme in that they all show the police’s willingness to…

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ECHR-online

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

http://echr-online.blogspot.com/

Dec 30
New domain: echr-online.info

New domain: echr-online.info

I have moved this blog. It can now be found at echr-online.info
Oct 23
Freedom of expression of employees - Matuz v Hungary

Freedom of expression of employees - Matuz v Hungary

In Matuz v Hungary, the European Court of Human Rights elaborated on extent to which journalists can invoke freedom of expression when criticizing their employer. FactsThe applicant was a journalist. He had been employed with a state…
Oct 22
German blog on ECHR

German blog on ECHR

I have relaunched my German blog on the ECHR. You can find it here

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European Court of Human Rights

Covers court decisions and information.

http://ecohr.blogspot.com/

Jan 19
Hrant Dink Murder on Seventh Anniversary of his Death

Hrant Dink Murder on Seventh Anniversary of his Death

Thousands took part in a walk in İstanbul on Sunday commemorating the seventh anniversary of the death of Hrant Dink, showing that there remains a persistent conviction that connections behind his assassination have been covered up by…
Jan 11
Davutoğlu clarifies ‘Assad lesser evil' statement

Davutoğlu clarifies ‘Assad lesser evil' statement

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has slammed the use of the word “jihadist” in an English translation for the Turkish word “mücahid” to describe the slogan employed by some of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip…
Sep 23
Case of Ahmet Atahür Söyler v. Turkey

Case of Ahmet Atahür Söyler v. Turkey

Case of Ahmet Atahür Söyler v. Turkey (Application no. 29411/07)JUDGMENT (17 September 2013)STRASBOURGPROCEDURE1. The case originated in an application (no. 29411/07) against the Republic of Turkey lodged with the Court under…

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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/

Aug 15
Judgment M.K v. France (19522/09) fingerprints and photos of innocent stored in police database FAED : violation art.8

Judgment M.K v. France (19522/09) fingerprints and photos of innocent stored in police database FAED : violation art.8

On September 28th 2005, Mr. M.K was arrested in a theft investigation. During his police custody, he was fingerprinted and photographed. At an unspecified date, his personal data was stored on the police database FAED along with his name, his…
Aug 15
Judgment M.K v. France (19522/09) fingerprints and photos of innocent stored in police database FAED : violation art.8

Judgment M.K v. France (19522/09) fingerprints and photos of innocent stored in police database FAED : violation art.8

On September 28th 2005, Mr. M.K was arrested in a theft investigation. During his police custody, he was fingerprinted and photographed. At an unspecified date, his personal data was stored on the police database FAED along with his name, his…
Aug 11
Decision Meier v. Switzerland (11590/08) Convicted on statements made by diplomatic agents of DPR Korea : inadmissible

Decision Meier v. Switzerland (11590/08) Convicted on statements made by diplomatic agents of DPR Korea : inadmissible

At an unspecified date in 1999, the prosecutor of the district of Zürich interrogated several agents of the embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR Korea) in Zürich. Mr. Meier and his lawyer were present…

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Erga Omnes

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

http://ergaomnesnet.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 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…

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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…

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Olivie Law Blog

Covers immigration legal issues, general human rights, refugee rights and immigrant rights. By André Olivie.

http://olivielaw.wordpress.com

Jun 19
Obama’s New Immigration Law

Obama’s New Immigration Law

Great News for some young undocumented immigrants. President Obama as implemented a new policy they are calling deferred action that will allow certain undocumented immigrants between the ages of 16 and 30 who have been in the country for…
Jun 19
Obama’s New Immigration Law

Obama’s New Immigration Law

Great News for some young undocumented immigrants. President Obama as implemented a new policy they are calling deferred action that will allow certain undocumented immigrants between the ages of 16 and 30 who have been in the…
Apr 3
New Website

New Website

The Law Office of Andre Olivie has a new website and blog. Please find it at to www.olivielaw.com Andre Olivie, Immigration Attorney

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Articles on Immigration -…

Articles on Immigration - International Child Advocacy - Human Rights

By Ama Appiah.

http://lawofficeofamanappiah.blogspot.com/

Apr 19
Americans Abroad Giving Up Citizenship Because of Tax Requirement

Americans Abroad Giving Up Citizenship Because of Tax Requirement

According to the article below, more and more ex patriated Americans are giving up their citizenship because of the tax requirements imposed on them by U.S. tax laws. Although the number giving up their citizenship is not astounding,…
Apr 19
Americans Abroad Giving Up Citizenship Because of Tax Requirement

Americans Abroad Giving Up Citizenship Because of Tax Requirement

According to the article below, more and more ex patriated Americans are giving up their citizenship because of the tax requirements imposed on them by U.S. tax laws. Although the number giving up their citizenship is not astounding, the…
Apr 18
Human Rights Violations Continue in Bahrain

Human Rights Violations Continue in Bahrain

Despite previous reports of reform in Bahrain, the following article reports that human rights violations continue to occur against anti-government protestors and detainees. Read the full story…

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Transnational Law Blog

Covers laws which regulates actions or events that transcend national frontiers, including human rights, environmental law, immigration, intellectual property and space law. By Derek Deavenport, John Dermody, Travis Hodgkins and Christine Ngo.

http://transnationallawblog.typepad.com/transnational_law_blog/

Apr 7
The Lure of China and Economic Activism

The Lure of China and Economic Activism

I wonder what do you think about Google’s decision to confront China’s censorship by pulling out of the country entirely despite a potential lost of profit for not doing its business with now the second largest economy in the word? A…
Apr 2
March's Winners and Loser

March's Winners and Loser

We are moving further away from the double dips danger! Last month the US economy added 162,000 jobs- a strong showing of a potentially more sustained recovery for US economy. Payroll gains are largely boosted by private sectors and much less…
Nov 18
Behind President Obama’s Warning of “Double Dip” Danger

Behind President Obama’s Warning of “Double Dip” Danger

Today, in an interview with Fox News in Beijing, President Obama warned that “the US economy could head into a ‘double-dip recession’ unless urgent steps were taken to rein back America’s mounting level of public debt,” reported the…

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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…
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…

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The Social Blog

A Blog for Human Rights

http://thesocialblog.wordpress.com

May 9
Varun Gandhi again!

Varun Gandhi again!

Hindutva seems to have got new vigour now. The Advisory Board constituted to examine Varun Gandhi’s hate speech and booking under the National Security Act has recommended the withdrawal of the said Act against Vaun Gandhi. (news item here)
May 9
Varun Gandhi again!

Varun Gandhi again!

Hindutva seems to have got new vigour now. The Advisory Board constituted to examine Varun Gandhi’s hate speech and booking under the National Security Act has recommended the withdrawal of the said Act against Vaun Gandhi. (news item…
May 8
Mayawati and the Political Compromise

Mayawati and the Political Compromise

Law and Other things and the Indian Express have a series of posts and articles on Mayawati and her understanding of the constitution; the latest being Vinay Sitapati’s article in the Indian Express available here.

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The Core

Covers human rights, humanitarian law and international criminal law. By Nicki Boldt, Bjoern Elberling and Tobias Thienel.

http://corelaw.blogspot.com/

Jan 24
We've moved

We've moved

I am happy to report that our blogging hiatus is finally over.However, we won't be updating this site anymore - Tobias, Nicki and I are now part of the new team of the Invisible College.We hope to see you there.
Jun 23
The ICJ Tackles the Bosnian Genocide: Part 1a: Some More Thoughts on Jurisdiction

The ICJ Tackles the Bosnian Genocide: Part 1a: Some More Thoughts on Jurisdiction

Yes, I know I have already written a fair bit about the jurisdiction-related aspects of the Genocide case, but recent research, and a few ideas resulting from that, leads me to add a few short comments on the notion of res judicata applied by…
Apr 21
Going on hiatu

Going on hiatu

As our loyal readers will have noticed, during the last weeks/months, we haven't had the time to blog as often as we would have liked to. It's not that there aren't interesting things to blog about, it's simply that we all don't have the…

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Kenneth Anderson's Law of War and…

Kenneth Anderson's Law of War and Just War Theory Blog

Covers international laws of war, international law, related human rights topics, international NGOs, and the theory of the just war. By Professor Kenneth Anderson.

http://kennethandersonlawofwar.blogspot.com/

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