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 2

Published: January 2001

HIGHLIGHTS SCOTLAND: Lockerbie trial verdict ARGENTINA: Competition court EC: European political parties - proposed statute ECHR: British Roma case

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2001 Issue 1

Published: January 2001

HIGHLIGHTS INDIA: Constitutional reform ASEAN: Dispute settlement protocol ECHR: Öcalan case - admissibility ICJ: Amendment of rules of court

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2000 Issue 24

Published: December 2000

HIGHLIGHTS UK: Modernisation of company law HONG KONG SAR: Basic law - re-interpretation EC: Securities markets - regulation EU: Enlargement - Nice Treaty

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2000 Issue 23

Published: December 2000

HIGHLIGHTS UK: Immigration appeals - guidelines ARGENTINA: Competition - record fine ARGENTINA: economic emergency - public sector contracts WIPO: Patent law harmonisation

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2000 Issue 22

Published: November 2000

HIGHLIGHTS GREECE: Transition to the euro NEW ZEALAND: Human rights protection re-evaluation EC: Financial services action plan ECJ: Competition - judicial review

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2000 Issue 21

Published: November 2000

HIGHLIGHTS UK: Chagos Islands - validity of banning ordinance COMESA: Free Trade Area EU: Accessions - strategy paper INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON KOSOVO: Report

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2000 Issue 20

Published: October 2000

HIGHLIGHTS UKRAINE: constitutional referendum - opinion of Venice Commission INDIA: e-commerce legislation EC: waste incineration - proposal UN: Sierra Leone Special Court

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2000 Issue 19

Published: October 2000

HIGHLIGHTS SOUTH AFRICA: Right of access to adequate housing ARGENTINA: Leasing agreements - legislation EU: Charter on Fundamental Rights ICTR/ICTY: Proposed amendments to Statutes

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2000 Issue 18

Published: September 2000

HIGHLIGHTS AUSTRALIA: Criminal trials reform SOUTH AFRICA: Terrorism - draft legislation EU: Charter of Fundamental Rights ECJ: Environmental impact - access to information

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2000 Issue 17

Published: September 2000

HIGHLIGHTS LUXEMBOURG: Human Rights Commission AUSTRALIA: Aborigines - abduction - compensation ECJ: Road tolls - VAT INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON INTERVENTION AND STATE SOVEREIGNTY: Establishment