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: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...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2006 Issue 18
Published: October 2006HIGHLIGHTS
SWITZERLAND
Referendum results in strong public backing for the tightening of asylum laws
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Senate approves US Military Commission Bill of 2006, retaining provisions denying detainees habeas corpus petition rights
HONG KONG
Interception of Communications and Surveillance Ordinance enters into force
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Appellate Body ruling on the US/Canada Softwood Lumber dispute...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2006 Issue 17
Published: September 2006HIGHLIGHTS
BELGIUM
Court ruling orders Google to cease indexing Belgian news articles on 'Google News'
GERMANY
Class actions in German law? The 'Capital Markets Model Proceedings Act'
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Ethics rule regulating the disclosure of sponsored 'earmarks' passed by Congress
TREATIES
Historic signature of Central-Asian Nuclear-Free Zone Treaty
CONTRIBUTORS
Noreen O'Meara (Editor) (BIICL)
Professor Souichirou Kozuka (Sophia University,...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2006 Issue 16
Published: August 2006HIGHLIGHTS
UNITED KINGDOM
ENGLAND AND WALES
Law Commission publishes report on Trustee Exemption Clauses
RWANDA
Proposal to abolish the death penalty for genocide to encourage extradition of suspects
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NSA surveillance programme ruled unconstitutional by federal judge
ETHIOPIA / UNITED NATIONS
Ethiopia ratifies Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, reducing number of holdout states to 10
CONTRIBUTORS
Noreen O'Meara (Editor)...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2006 Issue 15
Published: August 2006HIGHLIGHTS
UNITED KINGDOM
ENGLAND AND WALES
Reviews of the effectiveness and implementation of the Human Rights Act 1998
KUWAIT
Acquittals of former Guantanamo Bay detainees upheld at Court of Cassation
SOUTH AFRICA
UK request for exemptions from 'Anti-Mercenary Bill' rejected by SA Parliamentary Committee
FOCUS ON PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
Case Concerning Two Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2006 Issue 14
Published: July 2006HIGHLIGHTS
TURKEY
Anti-terrorism legislation is ratified, in advance of Constitutional Court ruling
CANADA
Supreme Court ruling raises new questions for "no fault divorce" - Leskun v. Leskun, 2006 SCC 25
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Voting Rights Act provisions extended in time following Senate vote
INDONESIA
House of Representatives approves legislation granting increased autonomy to the province of...




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