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 Legal Developments: 2003 Issue 15
Published: August 2003HIGHLIGHTS
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 2003HIGHLIGHTS
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 2003HIGHLIGHTS
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 2003HIGHLIGHTS
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 2003HIGHLIGHTS
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 2003HIGHLIGHTS
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 2003HIGHLIGHTS
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 2003HIGHLIGHTS
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 2003HIGHLIGHTS
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 2003HIGHLIGHTS
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...




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