The news that Julian Assange has lost his latest appeal to prevent his extradition from the United Kingdom to Sweden is all over the news sources. The Guardian has posted the judgment of High Court of Justice for that case…
Archive for the ‘Foreign & International Law’ Category
New and Updated GlobaLex Research Guides
20
Oct
New research guide: Nuclear Law Research Guide by Linda Tashbook Updated guides: An Introduction to Sources for Treaty Research by Mark Engsberg and Mary Beth Chappell Intute: Law – the What? Why? How? Where? and Who? by Steve Whittle The…
Updated GlobaLex Research Guides
31
Aug
August 2011 updated guides available on GlobaLex: International Sports Law by Amy Burchfield Guide to Legal Research in Belarus by Tatyana Khodosevich & Nadia Shalygina; Update by Nadia Shalygina An Introduction to Colombian Governmental Institutions and Primary Legal Sources by…
Iceland’s Crowdsourced Draft Constitution Submitted
01
Aug
On July 29, 2011, Iceland’s Constitutional Council presented its draft constitution to the Speaker of Althingi. The drafting process was crowdsourced by way of the Council’s website. In Icelanders hand in draft of world’s first ‘web’ constitution, Agnes Valdimarsdottir (AFP)…
GlobaLex Research Guides
25
Jun
Recently released updated guide: An Introduction to Venezuelan Governmental Institutions and Primary Legal Sources by Antonio Ramirez. [JH}
Internet Access as a Human Right: US Government Moves to Develop and Deploy "Shadow" Internet to Undermine Repressive Regimes
14
Jun
“[T]he Internet has become a key means by which individuals can exercise their right to freedom of opinion and expression, as guaranteed by article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political…
