The Economist reports on the globalization of legal services, with a number of countries highlighted: China, Brazil, Hong Kong: In China and Brazil foreign firms have flourished by offering advice on international law, but they cannot provide legal representation in local courts. (An exception is Hong Kong, which has recently

Reuters reports:  Lawmakers dealt the death blow to bullfighting in Catalonia on Wednesday, outlawing the centuries-old blood sport for the first time in a mainland region of Spain. The result of 68 in favor, 55 against the ban was expected, since the Catalonian parliament had cast preliminary votes in December

From Reuters: But in the same news conference, Kirk also made clear his dislike for WTO litigation, which can take years to resolve and often produce mixed results. "My guiding principle is that where we can get issues resolved through direct negotiations, no matter how difficult they are, we&

In the Kosovo case, the UN  General Assembly asked  the International Court of Justice (ICJ) whether Kosovo’s declaration of independence was “in accordance with international law”. The Court determined for all practical purposes that the term “in accordance with” is to be understood as asking  whether there is a

As you may have heard, San Francisco recently passed a law requiring that cell phones must have labels telling consumers how much radiation they emit: Imposing roughly the same cautionary standards for cellphones as for fatty food or sugary soda, [San Francisco] — never shy about its opinions — voted on Tuesday