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.

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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.

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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 Legal Developments: 2003 Issue 15

Published: August 2003

HIGHLIGHTS EUROPEAN UNION Commercial law - European Co-operative Society - statute Conflict of laws - non-contractual obligations - Rome II - proposal adopted TURKEY Amnesty - Kurdish militants - human rights reforms ERITREA/ETHIOPIA Border - delimitation - acceptance of agreement HONG KONG SAR Anti-Subversion Bill - deferral UNITED NATIONS International criminal tribunals - prosecutors

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2003 Issue 14

Published: July 2003

HIGHLIGHTS EUROPEAN UNION Convention on the Future of Europe - final meetings UNITED KINGDOM Constitutional reform - Supreme Court - judicial appointments - future of Queen's Counsel - consultation papers IRAQ Governing Council - establishment of tribunal - crimes against humanity UN OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME Model laws - terrorism

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2003 Issue 13

Published: July 2003

HIGHLIGHTS EU/US Extradition - mutual legal assistance - agreement FRANCE Constitution - President - impeachment - proposed amendment ENGLAND AND WALES Human rights - freedom of expression - abolition of monarchy - treason - non-applicability of statute USA International Criminal Court - US immunity - military aid AUSTRALIA Immigration - asylum children - detention PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION Marine environment -...

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2003 Issue 12

Published: June 2003

HIGHLIGHTS EU Convention on the future of Europe - draft constitution - Commission statement International Criminal Court - revised common position UK Constitution - abolition of post of Lord Chancellor CANADA Family law - marriage - same-sex marriage ILO Seafarers- security measures - convention UN CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Environment - GMOs - Cartagena Protocol - 50th ratification - entry...

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2003 Issue 11

Published: June 2003

HIGHLIGHTS EUROPEAN UNION Convention on the Future of Europe - draft proposals COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Agricultural products and foodstuffs - protected designation of origin ISRAEL International law - weapons - Geneva Conventions UNITED STATES Detainees - human rights - Department of Justice report INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA War crimes - conviction - human rights...

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2003 Issue 9

Published: May 2003

HIGHLIGHTS CZECH REPUBLIC Social security - draft legislation - Roma asylum seekers EUROPEAN COMMISSION Competition - merger - divestiture commitments - best practice guidelines Fundamental rights - protection - counter terrorism - report by independent experts UNITED KINGDOM Iraq - draft UNSC resolution - Government statement CAMBODIA War crimes - Khmer Rouge - court NEW ZEALAND Courts - Supreme Court...

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2003 Issue 8

Published: April 2003

HIGHLIGHTS BELGIUM State immunity - diplomatic immunity - immunity from execution - act jure gestionis - burden of proof - right to fair trial SPAIN Electronic commerce - first resolution of a Spanish court ENGLAND AND WALES Family law - marriage - gender reassignment - human rights - right to respect for private and family...

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2003 Issue 7

Published: April 2003

HIGHLIGHTS ECJ Employment - discrimination - equal treatment ICTY Crimes against humanity - violations of laws or customs of war - plunder - breaches of Geneva Convention UK Family law - marriage - transsexuals - human rights SWAZILAND Chief Justice - resignation USA Freedom of speech - cross burning - intimidation ICJ Universal jurisdiction - criminal immunity - consent to jurisdiction...

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2003 Issue 6

Published: March 2003

HIGHLIGHTS COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Financial interests of EU - establishment of European Public Prosecutor UNITED KINGDOM Legal basis for use of force against Iraq - statement by Attorney General Criminal law - corruption - draft legislation CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY Court of Justice - arrangements for inauguration CAMBODIA/UN Democratic Kampuchea - crimes - prosecution - draft agreement NATO Expansion -...

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2003 Issue 5

Published: March 2003

HIGHLIGHTS EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS Ocalan judgment EUROPEAN UNION Community patent - compromise agreement COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Freedom of movement - migrant workers - spouses - right to settle in Member State JAPAN Law reform - lawyers' education - bar examination INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT Inauguration of Court - swearing-in of judges WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Tobacco control...