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3 Nov 2010, 5:24 am
by Roger Alford Yesterday voters in Oklahoma voted overwhelmingly (70% in favor to 30% against) to ban the use of international law and Sharia law in state courts. [read post]
2 Nov 2010, 7:42 am
by Roger Alford One of the most significant questions under GATT Article XX is whether States can violate WTO rules in order to protect against foreign harms. [read post]
28 Oct 2010, 12:53 pm
by Roger Alford Last week I had the privilege to attend an investment arbitration conference and FDI moot court competition at Pepperdine. [read post]
23 Oct 2010, 10:10 pm
[Roger Alford, Opinio Juris; earlier] Tags: Chevron, environment, privilege Related posts Sunburst Works Refinery $41M verdict (0) Inside the Eskimo global-warming suit (3) Chevron: hidden videos show bribery plot in giant Ecuador tort suit (0) Bogus claims in Chevron-Ecuador suit (1) “Lawsuit blames oil companies for hurricane damage” (0) [read post]
22 Oct 2010, 2:54 am
by Roger Alford Yesterday a federal district court granted Chevron’s motion under Section 1782 to discover communications and interactions that Steven Donziger and others affiliated with the Lago Agrio plaintiffs had with Ecuadorian courts, the Ecuadorian Special Master, and the Ecuadorian government. [read post]
21 Oct 2010, 5:00 am
Weiler (NYU) (Fall 2010); Connecticut: Donna Coker (Miami) (Spring 2011); Sudha Setty (Western New England)(Spring 2011); Mark Weiner (Rutgers-Newark) (Spring 2011); Ruqaiijah Yearby (Buffalo)(Spring 2011) Cornell: Neil Buchanan (George Washington) (Fall 2010) Denver: Leonard Rotman (University of Windsor) (2010-11) Drake: Jennifer Bard (Texas Tech) (2010-11); Miguel Schor (Suffolk) (2010-11) Drexel: Carl Bogus (Roger Williams) (2010-11); Jeremy Telman… [read post]
14 Oct 2010, 11:20 am
by Roger Alford Terribly sad news today on the death of Louis Henkin. [read post]
12 Oct 2010, 6:45 am
by Roger Alford If passed, the House bill, “Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act” (H.R. 2378) has all the markings of a major trade battle before the WTO. [read post]
8 Oct 2010, 10:44 am
by Roger Alford Today’s announcement that Chinese political dissident Liu Xiaobo has won the Nobel Peace Prize is welcome news. [read post]
2 Oct 2010, 10:30 am
The managing editor is Professor Roger Alford at Pepperdine University School of Law and contributors include Gary Born, partner, and chair of the International Arbitration Practice Group at WilmerHale. [read post]
16 Sep 2010, 8:11 pm
” Roger Alford, over at Opinio Juris, has some background as well, including a remarkable transcription of the plaintiffs’ lead lawyer, in a post from last summer. [read post]
13 Sep 2010, 10:24 am
by Roger Alford I have received a significant amount of feedback on my previous post on apportioning responsibility for international violations and therefore I wanted to do a couple of follow up posts on the subject. [read post]
8 Sep 2010, 9:01 am
by Roger Alford There are some interesting comments in the live blog of the UNCTAD International Investment Agreements Conference from the likes of Todd Weiler, Susan Franck, and Jason Yackee. [read post]
1 Sep 2010, 6:25 am
by Roger Alford Last spring I spoke at a Pepperdine torts conference addressing the globalization of tort law. [read post]
31 Aug 2010, 3:46 am
Rogers’ Neighborhood. [read post]
23 Aug 2010, 3:33 pm
by Roger Alford Last month the Second Circuit issued a remarkable ruling that threatens to upend the longstanding rule of successor state liability for the credit obligations of predecessor states. [read post]
15 Aug 2010, 8:10 pm
When the Forum Conveniens Can Be “Convinced” to Refuse the Case Roger Alford at Opinio juris has an interesting post on... [read post]
10 Aug 2010, 5:12 am
Oregon 7-year-old gets apology, she can go on running her lemonade stand after all [Skenazy, Josh Blackman] “Judicial recusals and politics make a bad mix” [Bainbridge] Sypher guilty in extortion trial [Above the Law and followup, earlier] “Chevron’s Explosive Filing on Collusion Between Plaintiffs and the Ecuadorian Court-Appointed Expert” [Roger Alford, Opinio Juris and more, Alison Frankel/American Lawyer, Anderson, Volokh, ShopFloor] Meet… [read post]
9 Aug 2010, 8:42 am
In a blog post on Opinio Juris, Roger Alford reports that the “ongoing saga regarding Chevron’s legal travails in Ecuador took an interesting twist this week. [read post]
6 Aug 2010, 10:15 am
by Roger Alford As discussed here, one of the key arguments that the Ecuador plaintiffs are making in response to Chevron’s Motion is that the damaging quotes are being taken out of context. [read post]
