Feb
22
OTTAWA – The world received two blunt messages this week on Enbridge Inc.’s proposed $5.5-billion oilsands pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia’s northern coast. Prime Minister Stephen Harper told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that the government will “make it a national priority to ensure we have the capacity to export our energy …
Feb
22
The 23-year-old, who also won the LLM Best Project Prize of £500 for his Law Report, received his award during the Winter Degree and Award Congregation for the College of Business, Economics and Law. Jaime, who studied Law at the Freie Universität Berlin in Germany and the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid before commencing his …
Feb
22
Research assistants at the University of Michigan are finding their battle to unionize caught up in the larger fight over public sector workers’ right to bargain collectively. More than a thousand graduate student research assistants signed cards in spring 2011 with the Graduate Employees’ Organization. When the research assistants, who work in lab and research …
Feb
22
Florida parents who are involved in child custody disputes may be aware of the many tragic cases of international child abduction recent in the media. Often, parent-child abduction occurs when one of the parents is native to a foreign country. In such a case, the parent may legally leave the United States to visit home …
Feb
21
Just a quick note to flag an upcoming symposium at Georgetown Law on Corporate Responsibility under the Alien Tort Statute. It’s scheduled for all day March 27, 2012. Here’s a quick description of the event: Alien Tort Statute (ATS) litigation has emerged as a focal point in the field of corporate responsibility over the past …
Feb
21
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s former captain Ricky Ponting does not expect to play international one-day cricket again after he was dropped from the team on Monday but would continue to be available for test matches, he said yesterday. The 37-year-old is the second most prolific batsman of all time in limited overs internationals, scoring 13,704 …
Feb
21
Recently, the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), an intergovernmental body formed to combat money laundering and terrorism financing, added Thailand to the list of countries that failed to meet international standards in legislating anti-money-laundering and anti-terrorist financing laws. The FATF claims that even though the Thai financial laws are Thailand’s internal affairs, …
Feb
21
The Irish Times – Friday, February 17, 2012 The US has holed Swiss bank secrecy below the waterline and its new law – restricting the ability of the worldwide banking system to hide funds from its tax authorities – is heading for an international quid pro quo IN JUNE 2007 a senior executive at a …
Feb
21
Hoover Mayor Gary Ivey HOOVER, Alabama — The Hoover City Council issued a proclamation tonight to Gwin Elementary School, commemorating the school’s International Day and recognizing the dignity and equal rights of all members of Hoover’s religious, ethnic and cultural communities. Hoover Mayor Gary Ivey said in an interview he attended the Jan. 27 event …
Feb
21
There’s a war raging over the “war on religion.” President Obama’s public clash with U.S. Catholic bishops in recent weeks over the issue of health insurance coverage for birth-control services has ignited a wider debate over whether the administration’s policies such as gay marriage, abortion and employment-discrimination laws are running roughshod over religious freedom. Critics …