Trade Law

Arms Trade Treaty: 193 Voices – Huffington Post

The entire trade should not be vilified for the evils present in … necessarily carries with it responsibility. No law or treaty, regardless of the passions and motivations surrounding it, can substitute for individual choice and accountability.

Will the NRA kill a global arms trade treaty? – Reuters Blogs

Ideally, an Arms Trade Treaty would encourage decision makers in Washington to observe the spirit and letter of U.S. law, but it wouldn’t entail any vast new regulatory structure. This would be a very small price to pay for an international … Continue reading

JPMorgan Says Trading Loss Tops $5.8 Billion; Profit for Quarter Falls 9% – New York Times

JPMorgan Chase on Friday said that losses on its botched trade had reached $5.8 billion so far this … Idol” on Fox and return full time to the band. Several securities law experts say the delay in the BlackBerry 10, … Continue reading

Elizabeth Warren renews call for Glass-Steagall Act following JPMorgan’s announcement that risky trading loss grew to $5.8 billion – Union-News & Sunday Republican

… spokesperson said that Brown feels the focus should instead be on implementing the current law. When JPMorgan originally revealed that a risky trade led to the bank losing money, CEO Jamie Dimon said the total loss was around $2 … Continue reading

Campaigns trade charges of lying; Romney camp seeks apology – Washington Times

President Obama’s campaign, touting new — and disputed — reports about when Mitt Romney left Bain Capital, said on Thursday that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee either violated federal law or has lied to voters about the …

House vote on Russia trade bill in doubt – msnbc.com

because of Russia’s expected entry into the World Trade Organization in August. If it does not act, Russia could deny U.S. firms some of the market-opening concessions it made to join the WTO, putting those companies at a disadvantage to … Continue reading

Iranian National Charged by U.S. With Violating Embargo – Bloomberg

U.S. prosecutors charged an Iranian national with procuring supplies for Iran, saying he engaged in a scheme to illegally export parts used in industrial petrochemical operations in violation of the U.S trade embargo … Powers Act in a scheme …

Feds target $20 million ‘Weed Wars’ medical marijuana dispensary in Calif. – msnbc.com

The possession or sale of marijuana is illegal under federal law, which does not have an exemption for … Revenue Service raided Oaksterdam University, a medical marijuana trade school in Oakland, and forced its founder to step aside.

Office of Fair Trade OFT accepts undertakings from Shell – Bloomberg

Office of Fair Trade – OFT accepts undertakings from Shell RNS Number … 3.   Under the Enterprise Act 2002 a relevant merger situation is created if two or more enterprises have ceased to be distinct enterprises; and the value of … Continue reading

Tribal affairs ministry aims to break state control over tendu trade – Times of India

The FRA had changed the controlling regime but state administrations, especially the forest bureaucracy, has hidden behind existing provisions of other laws to not permit open trade in the produce by tribals. The tribal ministry, following up on …