The Bulletin of International Legal Developments

The Bulletin of International Legal Developments (BILD) has been discontinued as of July 2009. The BILD archive will still be available to members.

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.


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.

 
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Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2005 Issue 17

Published: September 2005

HIGHLIGHTS GERMANY Constitutional Court rules that general election can proceed UNITED KINGDOM ENGLAND AND WALES Competition law - first full reversal of an Office of Fair Trading infringement decision - Attheraces media rights agreement ZIMBABWE Constitutional amendment bill passed CANADA Judicial extension of "adultery" to include same-sex affairs PHILIPPINES Presidential impeachment charges - rejected by congressional committee report - findings...

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2005 Issue 16

Published: August 2005

HIGHLIGHTS EUROPEAN UNION New Electronic Waste Directive comes into force UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Bush signs energy bill into law INDIA Policy adopted to shoot down hijacked planes INDONESIA Peace deal signed between Government and Aceh rebels JAPAN PM dissolves Parliament

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2005 Issue 15

Published: August 2005

HIGHLIGHTS EUROPEAN UNION Ban on tobacco advertising IRAQ First formal charge brought against Saddam Hussein CANADA Same-sex marriage legalized UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Bush names Supreme Court nominee RWANDA/UGANDA Extradition Treaty

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2005 Issue 14

Published: July 2005

HIGHLIGHTS EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE IP - registration of trademark - "Have a Break" - acquisition of distinctive character SLOVAKIA Constitutional treaty - Constitutional Court halts ratification process CHILE New paternity law UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Contempt of court - CIA leak scandal - journalist imprisoned INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE Judgment issued in border dispute between Niger and Benin

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2005 Issue 13

Published: July 2005

EUROPE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 2004 Annual Report on Competition Policy: Competition regulation had a seminal year in 2004, with the entry into force of the Modernisation Regulation 1/2003 (Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002), its various implementing measures, and with an overhaul of the merger rules in a Regulation and...

Bulletin of Legal Developments:2005 Issue 12

Published: June 2005

EUROPE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Mutual recognition of professional qualifications - Directive adopted: The Council has adopted a new Directive on mutual recognition of professional qualifications, making it easier for both employed and self-employed persons to practice their professions in alternative Member States. The Directive simplifies the structure of the system...

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2005 Issue 11

Published: June 2005

HIGHLIGHTS EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE Citizenship - deportation of citizens from Union FRANCE / NETHERLANDS French and Dutch referenda reject the Constitution for Europe TURKEY Penal code enters into force UNITED KINGDOM ENGLAND AND WALES Privacy - rights of commercial confidence - economic tort - damages challenge CANADA Referendum on proportional representation UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Jose Medellin case - Supreme Court dismissal

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2005 Issue 10

Published: May 2005

HIGHLIGHTS EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS Application of Abdullah Öcalan - retrial recommended UNITED KINGDOM ENGLAND AND WALES Arbitration - public international law - doctrine of non-justiciability EGYPT Constitutional amendment approved by Parliament - multi-candidate Presidential elections KUWAIT Women receive the right to vote and stand in parliamentary elections UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Real ID Act - passed by Congress

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2005 Issue 9

Published: May 2005

HIGHLIGHTS EUROPEAN COMMISSION Legislative scrutiny - Fundamental Rights PORTUGAL Referendum - liberalization of abortion laws UNITED KINGDOM ENGLAND AND WALES "Designer babies" - HFE Act 1990 INDIA New Muslim divorce code laid out INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE DRC and Uganda hearing ended WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION EU loses sugar aid appeal

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2005 Issue 8

Published: April 2005

EUROPE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Guidelines launched - limitations on Chinese textile and clothing imports: The European Commission has launched guidelines under which restrictions covering textile and clothing imports from China could be activated. The guidelines relate to the Textiles-Specific Safeguard Clause ("TSSC") written into China's Protocol of Accession to the WTO in 2001,...

 
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