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.
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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 9
Published: May 2007HIGHLIGHTS
EUROPEAN UNION
Consensus on the Framework Decision on Combating Racism and Xenophobia reached by Council of Ministers
CÔTE D´IVOIRE
Amnesty law pardons those guilty of offences committed during the civil conflict of 2002-2004
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA (ICTY)
Prosecutor v Radoslav Brdanin-Appeals Chamber Judgment
TREATIES
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons...
BUlletin of International Legal Developments: 2007 Issue 8
Published: April 2007HIGHLIGHTS
RUSSIA
Russian Supreme Court ruling bans the Social Democratic Party
UNITED KINGDOM
ENGLAND & WALES
Court of Appeal overturns orders requiring deportations to the Darfur region of Sudan-AH, IG and NM v The Secretary of State for the Home Department
UGANDA
Constitutional Court strikes down Adultery and Succession laws
THAILAND
Draft Constitution of Thailand released to the...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2007 Issue 7
Published: April 2007HIGHLIGHTS
EGYPT
Entrenching the state of emergency? Egypt's constitutional reforms enter into force
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Supreme Court denies petitions for certiorari in Boumedienne v Bush and Al Odah v United States (549 US ___ (2007))
CHINA
NPC approves legislation guaranteeing private property rights for the first time
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Compliance Panel issues ruling in...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2007 Issue 6
Published: March 2007HIGHLIGHTS
PORTUGAL
Portuguese Parliament endorses draft law to decriminalize abortion
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
USA v I Lewis Libby-The 'Scooter Libby' Trial
CHINA
New Rules on Commercial Franchising Promulgated by the State Council
WORLD BANK / ICSID
Azurix Corp v The Argentine Republic
EDITOR
Noreen O'Meara (BIICL)
CONTRIBUTORS
Abhijit Pandya (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Michael Riegner (University of Passau,...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2007 Issue 5
Published: March 2007HIGHLIGHTS
SPAIN
Far-reaching gender equality legislation approved by Parliament
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Court of Appeals confirms that the Military Commissions Act 2006 denies Guantánamo Bay detainees access to US courts-Boumediene v Bush
INDONESIA
The right to peaceful expression in Indonesia
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime...
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...
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