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.
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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: 2007 Issue 4
Published: February 2007HIGHLIGHTS
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 2007HIGHLIGHTS
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 2007HIGHLIGHTS
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 2007HIGHLIGHTS
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 2006HIGHLIGHTS
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 2006HIGHLIGHTS
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 2006HIGHLIGHTS
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 2006HIGHLIGHTS
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 2006HIGHLIGHTS
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 2006HIGHLIGHTS
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...
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