International Law & Trade

Read Civil Rights updates, alerts, news, and legal commentary from leading lawyers and law firms:

News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

Burma (Myanmar) Sanctions Eased, but Companies Required to Report on Responsible Business Practices

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 7/12/2012

On July 11, the U.S. government eased sanctions on financial services and new investment in Burma, while requiring that U.S. persons (including U.S.-organized entities) with cumulative investments in Burma exceeding $500,000...more

Blunders of the Supreme Court of the United States, Part 8

by Dan Goodman on 5/6/2012

The eighth in a series on blunders made by the Supreme Court of the United States. In this article the case of Cramer v. United States (325 U.S. 1, 1945) is reviewed. The blunder made is that the United States Supreme...more

"Enhanced Interrogation Methods": How legal memoranda manipulated Federal and International laws prohibiting torture and coercion.

by Dean Andrews on 8/1/2009

In the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, executive branch lawyers acting as legal council for the President issued several memoranda which interpreted various laws prohibiting torture or "cruel, inhuman, and degrading...more

Rights of the Accused and the President's Military Tribunal System

by Dean Andrews on 8/10/2008

In response to the September 11th attacks, President George W. Bush created an unprecedented Military Tribunals procedure outside of all known systems of justice which justifies the indefinite detention of alleged terrorists...more

Book Review, Constitution in Wartime: Beyond Alarmism and Complacency, Constellations 2006

by Thom Cmar on 6/5/2006

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 prompted swift responses from the political branches of American government to the perceived existential crisis, and at the same time reinvigorated a longstanding debate among...more

5 Results

| Page: of 1 | WORKING...

View per page

Home

Legal News

Find a Lawyer

Browse Subjects

Subscribe

Pro Services

For Reporters