The Bulletin of International Legal Developments
The Bulletin of International Legal Developments (BILD) provides subscribers worldwide with news of developments in international and comparative law, an essential feature of modern legal life. This fortnightly news service covers developments in the fields of public international law, national laws, conflict of laws, European law and human rights.
It complements the International and Comparative Law Quarterly (ICLQ), the Institute's flagship journal, in providing initial coverage of many topics that will later be covered by articles in the ICLQ-or indeed in the Institute's events programme.
The BILD covers recent court decisions, new legislation, law reform proposals, treaties and other international legal instruments. News items are gathered by the Institute's staff and by a network of national correspondents. Full references to the source material are provided where appropriate to facilitate further research.
Readers of the BILD are able to keep up to date with the most important legal developments around the world in just a few minutes each fortnight. An annual index provides a key to previous issues.
Submitting Articles to the BILD
The Bulletin of International Legal Developments has an open policy for submissions. If you have a news item that you think appropriate for the Bulletin, please contact the Editor, Noreen O'Meara.
Subscribing to the BILD
The standard subscription rate for the hard-copy Bulletin of International Legal Developments for 2008 is £200/$400. Members of the Institute receive the BILD fortnightly via email as part of their membership package, and are able to access the entire BILD back catalogue from 1999 onwards online. Please contact the Institute's Publishing Department for further information or to subscribe.
Access BILD Issues Online
Below is the current back record of the Institute's BILD issues held online and accessible to Institute Members. Simply select the issue required from the below list.
Bulletin of International Legal Developments 2008 Issue 10
Published: May 2008HIGHLIGHTS
EUROPEAN UNION
'Union for the Mediterranean' ready for launch but far removed from Sarkozy's original vision
SOUTH AFRICA
Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa rules evidence obtained through torture inadmissible-Bongani Mthembu v The State
UNITED NATIONS/UNHRC
Developments at the UN Human Rights Council's seventh regular session
WORLD BANK/ICSID
The Rompetrol Group NV v Romania (ICSID...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2008 Issue 9
Published: May 2008HIGHLIGHTS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Tackling obstacles to damages actions by individuals-White Paper on Damages Actions for Breach of the EC Antitrust Rules
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Supreme Court rules in favour of the constitutionality of lethal injection, but fractured opinions highlight divisions on death penalty-Baze v Rees
JAPAN
The Constitutionality of the Japanese Air Self-Defence Force...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2008 Issue 8
Published: April 2008HIGHLIGHTS
UNITED KINGDOM
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
BANGLADESH
Tackling Corruption in Bangladesh-Interim Government proposes the establishment of a Truth and Accountability Commission
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Supreme Court rules that neither an ICJ decision nor a presidential memorandum constitute, of their own force, binding federal law that can displace the State's limitations...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2008 Issue 7
Published: April 2008HIGHLIGHTS
UNITED KINGDOM
ENGLAND AND WALES
Northern Rock-the right decision at the right time?
INDONESIA
Former President Suharto and heirs cleared of corruption, SF ordered to repay missing funds
UNCITRAL
Adoption of the Draft Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea
UNITED NATIONS/IRAN
UN Security Council adopts Resolution 1803
EDITOR
Noreen O'Meara (BIICL)
CONTRIBUTORS
Adineh...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2008 Issue 6
Published: March 2008HIGHLIGHTS
EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
ECJ rules that the designation 'Parmesan' is reserved exclusively to producers in the Italian region of Parma, who produce cheese according to a mandatory specification
CHILE
The Adoption of ILO 169 on Indigenous Rights
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
EU and US file a case against China at the WTO concerning the...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2008 Issue 5
Published: March 2008HIGHLIGHTS
UNITED KINGDOM
House of Lords ruling on the compatibility of VAT legislation with EC law raises the possibility of substantial litigation
UGANDA
Agreement to establish a War Crimes Court to deal with cases related to the Ugandan civil war
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Nebraska Supreme Court rules that execution by electrocution constitutes cruel and...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2008 Issue 4
Published: February 2008HIGHLIGHTS
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Initialling of the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA)
TURKEY
Turkish Parliament Lifts Headscarf Ban
MEXICO
Reform of the Mexican Criminal Justice System
COUNCIL OF THE LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES
The Arab Charter of Human Rights (ACHR) enters into force
EDITOR
Noreen O'Meara (BIICL)
CONTRIBUTORS
Camilla Bernacchi (BIICL)
Kristin Hausler (BIICL)
Marlena Ong (BIICL)
Christina Trahanas
© BIICL 2008
EUROPE
EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
The...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2008 Issue 3
Published: February 2008HIGHLIGHTS
EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
Swedish trade union blockade against Latvian posted workers found to be contrary to EC law-Case C-341/05, Laval
NEPAL
Nepalese Parliament votes to abolish the Monarchy
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Peru institutes proceedings against Chile in maritime boundary dispute
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
United States-Measures Affecting the Cross-Border Supply of Gambling and Betting Services,...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2008 Issue 2
Published: January 2008HIGHLIGHTS
EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Balancing the right to protection of one's reputation and freedom of the press-Pfeifer v Austria
CANADA
Landmark decision in indigenous land claim dispute-Tsilhqot'in Nation v British Columbia (2007 BCSC 1700)
AUSTRALIA
Australia's Federal Court orders Japan to cease commercial whaling in protected waters off Australian coastline and Antarctic territory
INTERNATIONAL...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2008 Issue 1
Published: January 2008HIGHLIGHTS
FRANCE
Draft bill issued by the French Government aims to extensively reform the Constitution
JAPAN
Fuel for thought-Japanese Parliament extends US-backed anti-terror naval mission in a rare constitutional manoeuvre
UNCITRAL
Ad hoc Tribunal rejects the automatic primacy of EU law over pre-existing BIT obligations
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO Appellate Body delivers ruling in Brazil-Measures affecting imports...
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