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: 2000 Issue 6

Published: March 2000

HIGHLIGHTS UNITED KINGDOM: Human Rights Act - rules and practice directions SOUTH AFRICA: Judicial review - Presidential decisions UNITED STATES: Human rights - annual country reports ECHR: Kurdish newspaper - freedom of expression - government violations

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2000 Issue 5

Published: March 2000

HIGHLIGHTS KOSOVO: Criminal law compilation BURMA: Human rights - UN report ASEAN: AFTA-CER free trade negotiations PREPARATORY BODY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: New session

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2000 Issue 4

Published: February 2000

HIGHLIGHTS ENGLAND AND WALES: Public hearings - industrial tribunals CANADA: Equality rights - same sex couples ARGENTINA: Wine classification regulations ECHR: Public interest immunity certificates

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2000 Issue 3

Published: February 2000

HIGHLIGHTS CANADA: War crimes legislation ARGENTINA: Credit cards - cases THE PHILIPPINES: Extradition - due process ECHR: Separation of powers

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2000 Issue 2

Published: January 2000

HIGHLIGHTS CAMEROON: Company law reform - publicly owned corporations INDIA: Right of appeal - right to institute suit MAURITIUS: Immigration ARGENTINA: Public ethical standards

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2000 Issue 1

Published: January 2000

HIGHLIGHTS GERMANY: Privacy - photography of celebrities and their families INDIA: Criminal trials - appearance of accused HONG KONG SAR: Freedom of speech - desecration of flags OECD: Multinationals - new draft guidelines

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 1999 Issue 24

Published: December 1999

HIGHLIGHTS LUXEMBOURG: Mediation - minor criminal cases UNITED KINGDOM: ICCPR - Second Optional Protocol - ratification SOUTH AFRICA: Remedies for constitutional defect BASEL CONVENTION: Protocol on compensation and liability adopted

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 1999 Issue 23

Published: December 1999

HIGHLIGHTS GERMANY: Provocation by Investigator results in mitigation of sentence WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Review of criminal justice system CARICOM: Caribbean Court of Justice resolution ASEAN: South China Seas - Regional Code of Conduct

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 1999 Issue 22

Published: November 1999

HIGHLIGHTS UNITED KINGDOM: Judicial review - deci-sion to prosecute CANADA: Homosexuals - family law rights EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Millennium Round studies ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION IN EUROPE: Charter for European Security

Bulletin of Legal Developments: 1999 Issue 21

Published: November 1999

HIGHLIGHTS CAMEROON: Uniform law on accounting procedures INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS: Judgments on violations by Peru COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Civil Law Convention on Corruption EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS: Freedom of expression - Liechtenstein