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.

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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.

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Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2007 Issue 4

Published: February 2007

HIGHLIGHTS EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE Public bodies and EC competition law-FENIN v Commission KENYA Law Reform Commission drafts legislation to create small claims courts in Kenya CHINA China to establish a 'National Corruption Prevention Bureau' WORLD BANK / ICSID PSEG Global Inc v Republic of Turkey EDITOR Noreen O'Meara (BIICL) CONTRIBUTORS Zeynep Akcay (BIICL) Dr Wolf-Georg Ringe (Max Planck Institute for Comparative...

Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2007 Issue 3

Published: February 2007

HIGHLIGHTS EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE ECJ dismisses challenge against EC directive banning tobacco advertising ARGENTINA Argentine President authorizes officials to reveal state secrets in 'Dirty War' trials INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS Inter-American Court addresses the rights those with mental health disabilities for the first time-Damião Ximenes Lopes v Brazil INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT First criminal trial announced...

Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2007 Issue 2

Published: January 2007

HIGHLIGHTS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Massachusetts citizen petition calls for a constitutional amendment banning 'same sex marriage' with no provision for alternative civil unions INDIA Supreme Court rules that 'Ninth Schedule' laws are subject to judicial review NEPAL Interim Constitution finalized following consensus between eight political parties and Maoist rebels INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE Pulp Mills on...

Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2007 Issue 1

Published: January 2007

HIGHLIGHTS SPAIN 'The Law for the Recovery of Historical Memory' is debated in the Spanish Parliament MOROCCO High Court convicts journalists of defamation and insulting the Islamic faith CANADA Section 67 of the Canadian Human Rights Act to be repealed in a bid to promote the rights of Aboriginal Canadians UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Constitutional protection for...

Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2006 Issue 24

Published: December 2006

HIGHLIGHTS BOTSWANA High Court of Botswana rules that the Government's resettlement plan for indigenous people is unconstitutional LIBYA Retrial of the 'Benghazi Six' results in death sentences for all defendants PAKISTAN Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act 2006 approved by Parliament ICSID Recognition of illegal contracts in international investment law and anti-corruption in public international law...

Bulletin of International Legal Developments:2006 Issue 23

Published: December 2006

HIGHLIGHTS ISRAEL Supreme Court rules on the compatibility of Israel's 'targeted killing' policy with public international law AUSTRALIA Australian High Court orders refugees on temporary visas to be repatriated CHINA China approves an amendment reforming death penalty sentencing procedures for provincial courts WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION Appellate Body rules in European Communities-Selected Customs Matters CONTRIBUTORS Noreen O'Meara (Editor) (BIICL) Beatriz Arroyo...

Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2006 Issue 22

Published: December 2006

HIGHLIGHTS GERMANY Bundesgerichtshof rejects compensation claim for 1999 NATO bombing ISRAEL High Court rules on the legality of a portion of West Bank security barrier north of Jerusalem UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Oversight and Resource Enhancement Act presented to Congress CHINA Private Property Bill referred to Congress for approval CONTRIBUTORS Noreen O'Meara (Editor) (BIICL) Dr Dirk...

Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2006 Issue 20

Published: December 2006

HIGHLIGHTS SERBIA New Serbian Constitution approved in national referendum following parliamentary votes SOMALIA Supreme Islamic Courts Council integrates the final tribal Islamic Court in Mogadishu UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / MEXICO Secure Fence Act of 2006 enters into force AUSTRALIA Federal Court confirms native title to land in Perth - Bennell v. State of Western Australia CONTRIBUTORS Noreen O'Meara...

Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2006 Issue 21

Published: December 2006

HIGHLIGHTS UNITED KINGDOM ENGLAND & WALES Justiciability of claims invoking the exercise of sovereign authority by Equatorial Guinea in the English Courts CANADA Superior Court of Ontario strikes down Security of Information Act provisions as unconstitutional INDIA Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 enters into force WORLD BANK / ICSID ICSID Tribunal rules against precedent, accepting...

Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2006 Issue 19

Published: November 2006

HIGHLIGHTS BULGARIA / ROMANIA European Commission adopts final Monitoring Report, paving the way for EU accession on 1 January 2007 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / IRAN Iran Freedom Support Act adopted CHINA Press Measures regulating activities of foreign news agencies operating in China adopted THAILAND 'Council for Democratic Reform' adopts an interim Constitution following military coup CONTRIBUTORS Noreen O'Meara...