International Law

Saudi Mortgage Law Opens Kingdom to Home Lending Surge – Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia’s mortgage law, approved two days ago after more than a decade … chief executive officer of Capitas Group International, a Saudi holding company focused on Islamic finance. “The financial sector alone in Saudi Arabia will …

Feds Arrest Full Tilt CEO Ray Bitar And Again Call The Online Poker Firm A Ponzi Scheme – Forbes

Kennedy International Airport. Bitar pleaded not guilty to the … Full Tilt told U.S. players in a press release it was limited by “legal and jurisdictional issues,” but Bitar knew the real reason was that players’ money had been spent … Continue reading

For first time ever, US seeking international limits on copyright – Ars Technica

That three-step test, which was established in international law in 1967, generally allows for exceptions to copyright restrictions that do not “conflict with a normal exploitation of the work and does not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate …

Internationally Acclaimed Exhibit, Instruments of Torture, Opens at the San Diego Museum of Man – YAHOO!

Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, and the International Legal Studies Program at California Western School of Law. Starting Saturday, July 14th, 2012, the San Diego Museum of Man (SDMoM) takes a look at the darker side of human nature: … Continue reading

International Humanitarian Law (Foundation Course) – Reliefweb.int

This e-learning course offers a basic introduction to international humanitarian law (or the law of armed conflict). It is a foundation course for other HREA e-learning courses in this area and serves as a stepping stone for developing expertise in … Continue reading

Law schools form international group to promote globalization – Law.com

Law schools from around the world have joined forces to create what they say is the first formal, international network geared toward spurring legal teaching and research collaborations. Administrators for the 17 founding members of the Law …

Moldova’s Chemical Castration Law Is Tantamount To Torture, Amnesty International Says – Huffington Post

CHISINAU, Moldova — Amnesty International has criticized a new law that authorizes the chemical castration of people convicted of sexually abusing children in Moldova. The law, which came into effect on Sunday, says that anyone – foreigners …

Libya Frees Four From International Court’s Team – New York Times

The continued captivity of four international officials … raised further doubt about the government’s competence and its understanding of the legal process. Melinda Taylor, a lawyer who was accused of bringing the letters to Seif el-Qaddafi …

International Criminal Court turns 10 but only one war criminal convicted – english.alarabiya.net

Ten years ago the treaty that created the International Criminal Court came into force … Michael Scharf, of Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio. “The expectations for an organization like that historically …

Ansar Dine threatened with legal action in destruction of monuments – Catholic Online

Islamist group destroying holy shrines in Timbuktu described as ‘war crimes’ The International Criminal Court has threatened the hard-line Islamist Ansar Dine sect in Mali that they face legal action if they do not halt their destruction of ancient Islamic … Continue reading