The Bulletin of International Legal Developments
The Bulletin of International Legal Developments (BILD) has been discontinued as of July 2009. The BILD archive will still be available to members.
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.
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 International Legal Developments 2008 Issue 15
Published: August 2008HIGHLIGHTS
UNITED KINGDOM
Joint Committee on Human Rights Publishes Report Supporting the Adoption of a 'UK Bill of Rights and Freedoms':
BOTSWANA
State regulation of the media? Publication of the 'Media Practitioners Bill' sparks protests:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Supreme Court extends constitutional habeas corpus privileges to Guantánamo detainees, deeming the military tribunal system inadequate...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments 2008 Issue 14
Published: July 2008HIGHLIGHTS
EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
Annulment of Council decision supporting moratorium on arms and weapons in West Africa-Case C-91/05, Commission v Council:
ITALY
'Lex Berlusconi' allows high-ranking state officials to focus purely on the work of Government:
PAKISTAN
Supreme Court ruling published confirming the legality of Pakistan's State of Emergency:
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Djibouti v France-Convention...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments 2008 Issue 13
Published: July 2008HIGHLIGHTS
ITALY
Corte Suprema di Cassazione adopts a different take on the scope of state immunity
ISRAEL
Supreme Court reasserts that 'unlawful combatants' are a sub-category of 'civilians' for the purposes of international humanitarian law
UNHRC
Protect Respect and Remedy: A Framework for Business and Human Rights
TREATIES
Convention on Cluster Munitions
EDITOR
Noreen O'Meara (BIICL)
CONTRIBUTORS
Björn Baade (Freie Universität...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments 2008 Issue 12
Published: June 2008HIGHLIGHTS
UNITED KINGDOM
Immunity from prosecution and the Refugee Convention - House of Lords adopts a purposive interpretation to Article 31, ruling that refugees can rely on its immunity provisions when leaving a safe transit country.
SIERRA LEONE
Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) rules that forced marriages are distinct crimes against humanity.
JAPAN
Japan's...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments 2008 Issue 11
Published: June 2008HIGHLIGHTS
EUROPEAN UNION
Council of Ministers agrees new package of anti-terrorism measures, amending the Framework Decision on Combating Terrorism.
CANADA
B.C. Supreme Court rules that a 'Safe Injection Site' can operate outside federal law to guarantee users' rights under Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Victims of South African apartheid regime cleared...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments 2008 Issue 10
Published: May 2008HIGHLIGHTS
EUROPEAN UNION
'Union for the Mediterranean' ready for launch but far removed from Sarkozy's original vision
SOUTH AFRICA
Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa rules evidence obtained through torture inadmissible-Bongani Mthembu v The State
UNITED NATIONS/UNHRC
Developments at the UN Human Rights Council's seventh regular session
WORLD BANK/ICSID
The Rompetrol Group NV v Romania (ICSID...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2008 Issue 9
Published: May 2008HIGHLIGHTS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Tackling obstacles to damages actions by individuals-White Paper on Damages Actions for Breach of the EC Antitrust Rules
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Supreme Court rules in favour of the constitutionality of lethal injection, but fractured opinions highlight divisions on death penalty-Baze v Rees
JAPAN
The Constitutionality of the Japanese Air Self-Defence Force...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2008 Issue 8
Published: April 2008HIGHLIGHTS
UNITED KINGDOM
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
BANGLADESH
Tackling Corruption in Bangladesh-Interim Government proposes the establishment of a Truth and Accountability Commission
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Supreme Court rules that neither an ICJ decision nor a presidential memorandum constitute, of their own force, binding federal law that can displace the State's limitations...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2008 Issue 7
Published: April 2008HIGHLIGHTS
UNITED KINGDOM
ENGLAND AND WALES
Northern Rock-the right decision at the right time?
INDONESIA
Former President Suharto and heirs cleared of corruption, SF ordered to repay missing funds
UNCITRAL
Adoption of the Draft Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea
UNITED NATIONS/IRAN
UN Security Council adopts Resolution 1803
EDITOR
Noreen O'Meara (BIICL)
CONTRIBUTORS
Adineh...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2008 Issue 6
Published: March 2008HIGHLIGHTS
EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
ECJ rules that the designation 'Parmesan' is reserved exclusively to producers in the Italian region of Parma, who produce cheese according to a mandatory specification
CHILE
The Adoption of ILO 169 on Indigenous Rights
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
EU and US file a case against China at the WTO concerning the...
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