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Remarks delivered to The International Human Rights Framework Opportunities for Attorneys and Advocates, "The Role of Lawyers in...

by K&L Gates LLP on 5/22/2012

Good morning. I am very pleased to be here with you, and I thank the International Justice Resource Center for inviting me to share some thoughts on a subject that is close to my heart. My thanks go also to the co-organizers...more

United States Eases Sanctions on New Investment in Burma (Myanmar)

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 5/18/2012

On Thursday, May 17, 2012, President Obama announced that the U.S. would issue a general license easing sanctions on the export of financial services and new investment in Burma, although he did not lift them, meaning that...more

Advocates Seek Human Rights Commitments from Telecommunications Companies

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 5/17/2012

Access, an advocacy organization that promotes open and secure access to the Internet, recently released its Telco Action Plan, a document that sets forth ten steps and implementation objectives for telecommunications...more

Employment Law in South Africa

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 5/16/2012

South Africa, a country with over 50 million people, has the largest economy in Africa. Among its major sources of business are tourism, agriculture and mineral resources. Many U. S. and multi-national companies have...more

Impacts of Criminal Procedural Law Amendments on Investigations of Bribery Cases

by McDermott Will & Emery on 5/15/2012

In a recent landmark decision, China’s national legislature, the National People’s Congress, increased the protection of suspects’ legal rights and reinforced its efforts to punish bribery and other crimes. The decision will...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

Practical Problems With Attempts To Change The Fourteenth Amendment Through An Interstate Birth Certificate Compact

by Lane Powell PC - Immigration Law on 5/2/2012

Originally published in 17 Bender’s Immigration Bulletin - May 1, 2012. Recently, many politicians have proposed changing the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause to exclude the U.S.-born children of persons who do...more

This Week in Washington - April 27, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 5/1/2012

In This Issue: - DOMESTIC POLICY MATTERS Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Budget/Appropriations. On Wednesday, the House Appropriations Committee approved FY 2013 302(b) spending allocations that follow the $1.028 trillion...more

New Executive Order Imposes Sanctions on Technology Companies that Facilitate Human Rights Abuses in Iran and Syria

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 5/1/2012

The White House recently released a new Executive Order imposing sanctions on information technology companies that facilitate certain human rights abuses in Iran and Syria. Released on April 23, the Executive Order...more

U.S. Supreme Court Holds that the TVPA Does Not Apply to Organizations, but Corporate Officers Are Still Fair Game

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 4/24/2012

Renewing speculation about the future of corporate liability for human rights abuses, last week the Supreme Court held unanimously in Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority that the Torture Victims Protection Act (“TVPA") cannot be...more

What Employers With International Operations Can Learn From Secret Service Sex Scandal

by Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP on 4/23/2012

"Ai, ai . . . ai, ai . . . have you ever danced in the tropics, In that lazy, hazy, like Kind of crazy, like South American way? "Ai, ai . . . ai, ai . . . have you ever kissed in the moonlight, in the grand and...more

Employment in the Czech Republic

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 4/18/2012

This is the fifth article in a series about East European employment law issues. Bordered by Germany, Austria, Poland, and Slovakia, the Czech Republic occupies an important position in Europe. Following the Velvet...more

United States Eases Sanctions on Financing for Development Organizations in Burma

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 4/18/2012

On April 17, the U.S. Treasury issued new General License No. 14-C, which relaxes sanctions on financial services with respect to certain humanitarian and not-for-profit activities in Burma. This License allows...more

Comment On Case: Coury v. Prot, Fifth Circuit, June 19, 1996

by Dan Goodman on 4/18/2012

In the case of Coury v. Prot, Circuit Judge Dennis concludes that the word "resides" as used in the Section 1, Clause 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment means "domiciled" in a State. This is shown to be wrong. In the...more

California Transparency in Supply Chains Act – First 90 Days

by K&L Gates LLP on 4/16/2012

Many retail sellers and manufacturers doing business in California are subject to the website disclosure requirements of California’s Transparency in Supply Chains Act, effective since January 1, 2012. The new law requires a...more

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