International Law 
MBA Women International Announces Heather Howell as Chairman of the Board of Directors; Christine Johnston Joins Board – San Francisco Gate
Ms. Johnston is an attorney at K&L Gates LLP, an international law firm with nearly 2,000 lawyers in 41 offices across four continents. She has joined MBA Women International as the organization grows and develops women in collegiate and professional … Continue reading
US Senator slams Beijing over its South China Sea policy – Economic Times
WASHINGTON: China’s recent actions to “unilaterally” assert control of disputed territories in the South China Sea may be a violation of international law, a US Senator has said, urging the State Department to clarify the situation with Beijing and report … Continue reading
Tempur-Pedic International Inc. : Law Offices of Todd M. Garber Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Tempur-Pedic International, Inc. – 4-traders (press release)
The Law Offices of Todd M. Garber announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky on behalf of a class (the “Class”) consisting of all purchasers of … Continue reading
Privacy International threatens legal action over surveillance tech exports – cso.com.au
A major privacy group is threatening to take the UK government to court over its failure to prevent British surveillance technology from being exported to countries in the grip of tyrannical regimes. Privacy International (PI) has commissioned lawyers to …
Bad Laws Hindering the Global Response to HIV – RH Reality Check
The final report of the UNDP-led Global Commission on HIV and the Law, HIV and the Law: Risks, Rights and Health, has found that national and international legal frameworks across the world are “creating and punishing vulnerability,” and …
Celebrated Spanish judge Garzon to head Assange legal team – YAHOO!
Famous Spanish human rights investigator Baltasar Garzon will lead the legal team representing WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange, the whistleblower website announced on Tuesday. Garzon, best known for issuing an international arrest warrant against …
Somalia constitution allows abortion to save mom – FOX News
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali leaders are debating a new constitution that protects the right to have an abortion to save the life of the mother, and an international law group says the draft guarantees more fundamental rights than the U.S. … Continue reading
Activists Fast to Demand India Pass Anti-Graft Law – ABC News
Hundreds of people shouted slogans and waved Indian flags near Parliament on Wednesday in solidarity with three activists who began a hunger strike to pressure the government into passing a strong law against corruption. The three followers of anti-graft …
Research in Motion Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Placed by Major, Lindsey & Africa – San Francisco Gate
Following the formation of Verizon Communications with the merger of GTE and Bell Atlantic, he was appointed Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel with corporate-wide responsibility for litigation, compliance and international legal matters.
Law Schools Slow to Cash in on Corporate Compliance – Wall Street Journal
Earlier this month, we ran a post about a law school class on international compliance that was dubbed the first of its kind by its teachers. Many of our readers were quick to point out that they had, in fact, … Continue reading
