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.

 
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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...

Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2006 Issue 18

Published: October 2006

HIGHLIGHTS 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 2006

HIGHLIGHTS 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 2006

HIGHLIGHTS 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 2006

HIGHLIGHTS 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 2006

HIGHLIGHTS 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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