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: 2001 Issue 12

Published: June 2001

HIGHLIGHTS CANADA: Charter of Rights - extradition SOUTH AFRICA: Criminal law - AIDS EUROPEAN UNION: Company law - takeovers COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Death penalty - Observer States

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2001 Issue 11

Published: June 2001

HIGHLIGHTS SOUTH AFRICA: Extradition - right to life OAU: Constitutive Act - entry into force ARGENTINA: Private finance initiatives - legislation EU: Financial services - proposed Directives

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2001 Issue 10

Published: May 2001

HIGHLIGHTS SOUTH AFRICA: Computer related crime - Law Commission paper ECJ: Annual Report for 2000 ECHR: Cyprus - Turkish occupation - human rights abuses UNMIK: Kosovo - constitutional framework

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2001 Issue 9

Published: May 2001

HIGHLIGHTS ENGLAND & WALES: Courts - citation of authorities EU: Public access to EU documents IMO: Oil pollution - bunker oil convention WTO: Moldova - accession

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2001 Issue 8

Published: April 2001

HIGHLIGHTS SCOTLAND: Human Rights Commission - consultation SOUTH AFRICA: Freedom of speech - contempt of court EU: Torture - guidelines for third countries ICJ: Genocide judgment - request for revision

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2001 Issue 6

Published: March 2001

HIGHLIGHTS UK: British-Spanish Lawyers Association ARGENTINA: Human rights - Annual Report by Federal Congress ECHR: Former GDR's breach of international human rights obligations ICJ: Qatar v. Bahrain - maritime Delimitation

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2001 Issue 5

Published: March 2001

HIGHLIGHTS UK: Competition - legal profession CARICOM: Court of Justice EU: Family law - jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement ECJ: Freedom of expression - Commission officials

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2001 Issue 4

Published: February 2001

HIGHLIGHTS SPAIN: New immigration law RWANDA: Traditional courts - constitutionality EC: Financial services - international accounting standards ICTY: Rape as crime against humanity

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2001 Issue 3

Published: February 2001

HIGHLIGHTS HUNGARY: Amended Competition Law HUNGARY: New law on Jurisdiction CANADA: Great Lakes - bulk water removal CANADA: harmonisation of federal and civil law BAHRAIN: National Charter ILO/IMO: Shipping - labour convention