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Iceland granted citizenship to Bobby Fischer [this day at law]
March 21, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On March 21, 2005, Iceland's parliament granted citizenship to US chess champion Bobby Fischer in a unanimous vote. Fischer had been detained in Japan and risked being deported to the US, where he was wanted for violating international sanctions due to playing a chess game in Yugoslavia. On March.... [more]
Japan continues to suffer export restrictions, citizen protests two years after Fukushima
March 9, 2013 by Matthew Pomy
Almost two years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster Japanese officials report that 44 countries still ban or limit food imports from Japan, as thousands of the nation's citizens gathered on Saturday in ongoing anti-nuclear demonstrations around the country. China and South Korea, both.... [more]
Japan court rejects Samsung's patent claim against Apple
February 28, 2013 by Sung Un Kim
The Tokyo District Court on Thursday rejected a patent infringement claim brought by Samsung against Apple. Samsung accused Apple of stealing its data transmission technology used in Apple's iPhone smartphones, but the court dismissed the challenge. The alleged patent infringement involved.... [more]
Nations reach agreement on treaty addressing mercury use
January 20, 2013 by Jaimie Cremeans
More than 140 nations gathered in Geneva for a UN forum agreed on Saturday to a legally binding treaty addressing the use of mercury, a metal that is infamous for its detrimental effects on health and the environment. The treaty, named the Minamata Convention on Mercury for a city in Japan that.... [more]
New Zealand joins Australia in dispute over Japanese whaling
November 25, 2012 by Max Slater
New Zealand announced Friday that it will support Australia in an ongoing legal dispute before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) between Australia and Japan over Japanese whaling near Antarctica. Australia filed a complaint against Japan in the ICJ in May 2011 arguing that Japan's whaling.... [more]
Japan high court upheld death sentence for cult member involved in nerve gas attack [this day at law]
November 21, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On November 21, 2011, the Supreme Court of Japan upheld a death sentence for Seilcho Endo, who was a member of Aum Shinrikyo, a Japanese cult. Endo was convicted for his role in two nerve gas attacks in 1994 and 1995, and was the thirteenth cult member sentenced for involvement in the attacks. The.... [more]
Japan rejects Samsung patent infringement claims against Apple: AJW report
October 22, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
Apple defeated additional patent infringement claims made by Samsung Electronics in Japan, it was reported Saturday, overcoming Samsung's attempt to enjoin iPhone sales in the country. The Tokyo District Court rejected Samsung's claims that Apple's iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S infringed on Samsung.... [more]
Apple appeals Tokyo court ruling for Samsung
October 15, 2012 by Benjamin Minegar
Apple on Monday appealed a Tokyo District Court ruling which dismissed Apple's claim that Samsung had infringed on Apple's patents. The appeal comes after Judge Tamotsu Shoji ruled in August that Samsung did not violate Apple's patents for inventions allowing smart phones and tablets to.... [more]
Japan court orders government to disclose treaty with Korea on sex slavery
October 11, 2012 by Max Slater
The Tokyo District Court ruled Wednesday that the Japanese government must disclose part of a 1965 treaty between Japan and South Korea regarding sexual slavery employed by Japan during wartime. The District Court ruled in favor of 11 Japanese and Korean activists representing the descendants of.... [more]
China's Blue Water Ambitions and the Law of the Sea [op-ed]
October 4, 2012 by Caleb Pittman
JURIST Contributing Editor Michael Kelly of Creighton University School of Law says that, in order to counter China's attempts to expand its maritime jurisdiction, the US must become a party to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea...US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had her diplomatic hat.... [more]
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