International brief ~ UN report calls for Germany to ban racist political parties
In Tuesday's international brief, a report submitted to the UN Human Rights Commission by UN Special Rapporteur Doudou Diene has called on Germany and the EU to increase efforts to ban political groups based on racist, xenophobic,...
Environmental brief ~ India PM imposes ban on tiger gifts to foreign dignitaries
In Monday's environmental law news, facing a declining tiger population, India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has banned gifts of live tigers to foreign dignitaries, established a wildlife crime prevention bureau, and created a taskforce of forest officials,...
Corporations and securities brief ~ EC threatens Microsoft with sanctions
Leading Friday's corporations and securities law news, the European Commission (EC) said Microsoft has failed to deliver on its commitment to comply with sanctions related to violations of European antitrust rules [JURIST Hot Topic news...
Her Majesty the Queen v. Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, British Columbia Supreme Court, Justice Ian Bruce Josephson, March 16, 2005 [finding the defendants not guilty in connection with the 1985 Air India bombing that killed 329 people...
BREAKING NEWS ~ Canadian judge issues not guilty verdict in Air India bombing case
CBC News is reporting that Ripudaman Singh Malik has been found not guilty on all charges stemming from the 1985 Air India bombing that killed 329 people and resulted in the longest and...
In Tuesday's environmental law news, the US Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board official website] has announced it has upheld a petition by railroad company CSX Co. that contends a Washington DC City Council prohibition...
Corporations and securities brief ~ Winn-Dixie files for bankruptcy
Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, supermarket giant Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. and 23 of its US subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York [official...
International brief ~ UN refugee chief facing sexual harassment scandal
In Friday's international brief, multiple allegations of sexual harassment have arisen against UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers . Lubbers, a former Dutch prime minister, allegedly harassed five different female employees under his supervision according to an...
Amnesty International: Nepal on brink of 'human rights catastrophe'
Amnesty International said Thursday that the recent imposition of emergency rule in Nepal by King Gyanendra has taken the country to the "brink of disaster" and that the human rights crisis in the country could...
The Kyoto Protocol takes legal effect Wednesday, 90 days after Russia ratified the treaty , providing the necessary number of ratifications for the treaty to come into force. Before becoming effective, the protocol,...
