International Law 
Higher Legal Education Expert – Reliefweb.int
For more information, please visit IDLO’s website at www.idlo.int. THE CONSULTANT: IDLO is seeking to engage an International Higher Legal Education Expert to work with the College of Law, University of Juba to strengthen and modernize its faculty teaching methods.
US, Israel violate international laws with impunity: Chomsky – Presstv
In the letter, they’ve stated that Israel must hold the same standards of equality, justice and respect for international law that’s demanded of all countries. Sarsak was detained in 2009 after leaving Gaza to sign a contract with a West … Continue reading
TPP Secret Trade Agreement Puts International Tribunal Above U.S. Law – New American
Wednesday morning a document was leaked that reveals President Obama’s plans to surrender American sovereignty to international tribunals. This is one of several frightening provisions of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (also known as …
Colombia lawmakers pass framework law for peace – San Francisco Gate
The law passed Thursday on a 65-3 vote. It is backed by President Juan Manuel Santos, although there is no indication he is now engaged in talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Human rights groups object to parts … Continue reading
Korean Government Approves Three Law Firms’ Prospective Office Heads – Law.com
foreign firms entering the South Korean market will not be able to practice Korean law, but can advise clients in the country on U.S. laws as well as on international arbitration matters. The free trade agreement does not allow U.S. … Continue reading
America’s English-Style Legal System Evolved to Conceal Truth, Not Reveal It – Atlantic Online
Taxpayers pay for their countries’ legal systems, including the wages of law officers, judges, legal bureaucrats, regulators, police, and prosecutors. Citizens living under English-style common law legal systems (and in particular those of former colonies …
Puerto Rico Legal Services Warns of $5M in Cuts – ABC News
Puerto Rico’s Legal Services office is facing $5 million in federal budget cuts next year and officials say it will force attorneys to drop thousands of civil cases in a U.S. territory where nearly half the people live in poverty. … Continue reading
The Earth’s advocate: Defending our environment – The Independent Blogs
In 1992 the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro designed international legal protocol for the protection of the environment. Twenty years later, British barrister Polly Higgins believes those laws have failed. “Environmental law as it stands is …
Is the International Criminal Court Facing Its ‘Black Hawk Down’ Moment? – Atlantic Online
Although more stable post-atrocity governments may be inveterate violators of the finer points of international law (not massacring ethnic minorities, for example), they are sufficiently interested in the good opinion of the international community to …
Russian Federation: Federal Law "On Investment Partnership" – Mondaq
On 1 January 2012 the Federal law “On Investment Partnership”, passed by the State Duma and approved by the Federation Council on 25 November 2011 (“the Law”) came into force. The Law was developed on the instruction of the President … Continue reading
