International Law

U.N. Investigator: U.S. Drone Program May Challenge International Law – NPR News

A United Nations investigator on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions says the United States drone strikes may challenge international law. The Guardian reports that Christof Heyns made the comments in a meeting organized by the …

U.N. Rapporteur: Drone Strikes Threaten 50 Years Of International Law – Free Internet Press

The U.S. policy of using aerial drones to carry out targeted killings presents a major challenge to the system of international law that has endured since the second world war, says a United Nations investigator. Christof Heyns, the U.N. Special … Continue reading

UN official: Drone strikes threaten 50 years of international law – Raw Story

The US policy of using drone strikes to carry out targeted killings presents a major challenge to the system of international law that has endured since the second world war, a UN investigator has said. Christof Heyns, the UN special … Continue reading

Drone strikes threaten 50 years of international law, says UN rapporteur – The Guardian

The US policy of using drone strikes to carry out targeted killings presents a major challenge to the system of international law that has endured since the second world war, a UN investigator has said. Christof Heyns, the UN special … Continue reading

O’Melveny & Myers Latest Am Law Firm to Seek Entrance to South Korea – Law.com

The pair, who are licensed to practice law in the U.S., specialize in cross-border investments, corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, international trade, and international arbitration. Several other major law firms have already begun the …

After ‘Palestine’: Conflict, terrorism, international law – Jerusalem Post

Once formally established, a new state of Palestine would quickly become a staging area for expanding conflict and terror against Israel. This is hardly a secret. Such preparations would also take place while Hezbollah mounted its own expanding rocket …

Hungary backs down on law to set off IMF talks – YAHOO!

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s government has accepted international proposals for changes to its central bank law, the bank said on Wednesday, paving the way for the country to start talks on a loan it needs from the IMF and the … Continue reading

Millions still go without insurance if law passes – Valdosta Daily Times

One of the biggest misconceptions about President Obama’s health care overhaul isn’t who the law will cover, but rather who it won’t. If it survives Supreme court scrutiny, the landmark overhaul will expand coverage to about 30 million uninsured …

International Witnesses and the Legal Framework of Egypt’s Elections – Law.com

As Egypt awaits the results of its first democratic presidential election, international election-monitoring organizations work behind the scenes to help delineate the legal framework and democratic processes. As the Egyptian people await the official …

Law firm Maples and Calder announces 75 jobs for Dublin over three years – RTE Online

The company already employs 175 people in the city. It says the expansion is due to growing demand for both its international legal services and its fund administration services. The move is being supported by IDA Ireland. The company’s clients … Continue reading