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News & Analysis as of May 25, 2013

Higher Education Oversight and Governance: Role of a College Board of Trustees

Red Notices and Russia - Why the raid on Amnesty International's offices matters

by The Law Office of Michelle A. Estlund, P.A. on 4/4/2013

The offices of Amnesty International in Russia were recently raided as part of an "audit," as reported in the New York Times by David Herszenhorn and Andrew Roth, here. Amnesty International is a leading non-governmental...more

Rekabet Için Sürdürülebilirlik - Mersin Siyaset 23.1.2012

by Ulya Selçuk on 11/23/2012

Rekabe Için Sürdürülebilirlik - Mersin Siyaset http://www.mersinsiyaset.net/haber/Rekabet-icin-surdururebilirlik--5378 Rotary 2420. Bölge’nin, Birlesmis Milletler Kalkinma Programi (UNDP) ile is birligi içinde yürüttügü...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

OBLIGATION IGNORED: WHY INTERNATIONAL LAW REQUIRES THE UNITED STATES TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE CIVIL LEGAL AID, WHAT THE UNITED STATES...

by Zach Zarnow on 12/25/2011

Exploring international legal obligations to provide civil legal aid, assessing U.S. compliance, and suggesting improved civil legal aid through the use of Legal Empowerment techniques that have been successful in other...more

Material Support Laws: Combating Terrorism or Terrorizing Peace?

by Gammon & Grange, P.C. on 7/16/2010

Alternatively hailed as a bulwark in our nation's war on terrorism and denounced as a descent into a new era of McCarthyism, the Supreme Court's June 21, 2010 decision in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project could have a...more