A Citizen of a State, under Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution, can get a Passport by Dan Goodman on 5/11/2012 Discover that before the Fourteenth Amendment, a citizen of a State was recognized under international law with the nationality of a citizen of the United States. A citizen of the United States was also a citizen of the...more
Asteroid Mining in Space: Is it Legal? [Video] by Bloomberg Law on 5/3/2012 May 3 (Bloomberg Law) -- Frans von der Dunk, professor of Space Law at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, College of Law, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the legal implications of a new company's plans to mine near...more
For Purposes of International Law there are Two citizens in the country of the United States by Dan Goodman on 4/26/2012 William Bennett Munro, Professor of Municipal Government at Harvard University, in his work "The Government of the United States: National, State, and Local" (1919) writes at page 73: “So far as the rules of international...more
GUARDCON by Reed Smith on 4/6/2012 All industry participants will be well aware of the difficulties caused by the recent flourishing of piracy in the western Indian Ocean and elsewhere. A whole vessel security industry continues to grow, particularly in Dubai,...more
SDNY Bankruptcy Court Tackles Jurisdiction of Federal Maritime Commission by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 3/6/2012 On February 10, 2012, Judge Sean Lane of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York denied the motion of 22 defendants in adversary proceedings filed by the Debtor, The Containership Company,...more
The Fortnightly Delightfully Brief, Pithy And Wholly Idiosyncratic Newsletter - March 1, 2012: Vol 1, Ed. 4 by John A. C. Cartner on 3/1/2012 In This Issue: - Maritima in the Press - 1% Pirate, 99% Disorder - Writhing Death of The TWIC - Urgings Excerpt from Maritima in the Press Delightfully Brief We observe that maritima is the hot...more
RETENÇÃO INDEVIDA DE MERCADORIAS PELA AUTORIDADE ALFANDEGÁRIA by Guilherme Moncks on 11/21/2011 RETENÇÃO INDEVIDA DE MERCADORIAS PELA AUTORIDADE ALFANDEGÁRIA...more
Coast Guard to Issue Citizenship Notice on Nov. 3 by Thompson Coburn LLP on 11/3/2011 Following up on our alert of July 13, 2011, entitled “Coast Guard to Issue Notice Regarding Coastwise Citizenship for Public Companies,” the Coast Guard will publish a Notice in the November 3, 2011, Federal Register seeking...more
China Market Access Improves for Foreign Shipowners by Richard Kimber on 10/27/2011 The Circular Strengthening the Administration of the Wholly Foreign-owned Shipping Companies Examination and Approval was issued by The Ministry of Transport(“MOT”) On August 22, 2011. The Circular relaxes the...more
October 13, 2011 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 10/13/2011 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
Down the Piracy Rabbit Hole by John A. C. Cartner on 10/12/2011 We resume the piracy review with Chapter 2 and Alice. Maritima is becoming curiouser and curiouser down the piracy rabbit hole. Two emotional and political — in reality, no different — fears are acted out by governments and...more
Stimulus Package for Australian Shipping by Nathan Cecil on 10/5/2011 In September 2011, the Federal Government announced a new and far-reaching policy package aimed at re-invigorating the Australian shipping industry. The policy, which might be described as the ‘stimulus package for...more
Kenneth Ellman on the Economist Turkey and Israel Can It Get Worse Sept 9 2011 by Kenneth Ellman on 9/9/2011 From Kenneth Ellman, email:ke@kennethellman.com, Box 18, Newton, New Jersey 07860 The never ending conflict between the nation of Israel and the Muslim population of the Middle East is fought not just on the...more
Kenneth Ellman on UN Secretary General Report Flotilla and Israel, WSJ, Sept. 2, 2011 by Kenneth Ellman on 9/2/2011 The initial reports on the first day of the availability of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Panel Report of the “Flotilla”, did not have any headlines calling attention to how extraordinary the work of Mr....more
August 16, 2011 - The OFAC SDN Sanctions Legal News by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 8/16/2011 The OFAC SDN Sanctions Legal News discusses current OFAC SDN issues written by a OFAC SDN Removal Lawyer....more