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 3
Published: February 2006HIGHLIGHTS
FRANCE
Strict draft immigration laws presented to French Cabinet - 'selective immigration' scheme
ITALY
Drugs legislation-the distinction between hard and soft drugs ends-increased criminal sanctions for marijuana use
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Maryland judge rules in favour of same-sex marriages
JAPAN
High Court rules in favour of atomic bomb survivors
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Court rules that it...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2006 Issue 2
Published: January 2006HIGHLIGHTS
EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Mikheyev v Russia - prohibition of torture - right to an effective remedy
RUSSIA
State control over foreign NGOs - controversial law enters into force
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
US Supreme Court refuses to invalidate a state law allowing physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients
INDONESIA
Draft law for Aceh self-rule...
Bulletin of International Legal Developments: 2006 Issue 1
Published: January 2006HIGHLIGHTS
EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
Freedom to provide services - tax implications - compatibility of UK tax law on group relief with Community law
UNITED KINGDOM
ENGLAND AND WALES
Human rights - applicability of HRA and ECHR to territories outside Europe
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Florida Supreme Court blocks school voucher system
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
"Armed activities...
Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2005 Issue 24
Published: December 2005HIGHLIGHTS
EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
Social policy - equal treatment in the field of social security - rights of transsexuals
ITALY
Election law reform - "first past the post" system dropped in favour of proportional representation
BOTSWANA
Diplomatic immunity - High Court rules that foreign embassies no longer enjoy immunity in relation to labour disputes
UNITED...
Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2005 Issue 23
Published: December 2005HIGHLIGHTS
EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
Data protection - annulment of Council and Commission decisions on the transfer of PNR data to American authorities recommended
FRANCE
Criminal justice - convictions overturned in 'Outreau' paedophile case - unprecedented investigation into criminal justice system launched
SOUTH AFRICA
Constitutional Court orders parliament to amend legislation banning same-sex marriage
ARGENTINA
'Presumed donor's...
Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2005 Issue 22
Published: November 2005EUROPE
EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Ban on wearing the Islamic headscarf upheld - no violation of Articles 8, 9,10, or 14 ECHR:
In a judgment that could have significant implications for authorities rules on the wearing of religious symbols at schools and universities, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that...
Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2005 Issue 21
Published: November 2005EUROPE
EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
ECJ upholds "Feta" as a protected designation of origin for Greece
Affirming the opinion of Advocate General D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer, the Court of Justice has held that the name "feta" is legitimately a protected designation of origin (PDO) for white cheese soaked in brine, originating from Greece....
Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2005 Issue 20
Published: October 2005HIGHLIGHTS
EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Right to free elections (Article 3, Protocol 1) - prisoners' right to vote
UNITED KINGDOM
Asylum and Immigration Tribunal - test case - deportation to Zimbabwe blocked - "well-founded fear of persecution"
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Human rights court ruling rejected by Government
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
"Intelligent design" lawsuit
Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2005 Issue 19
Published: October 2005HIGHLIGHTS
BELGIUM
Public international law - universal jurisdiction - international arrest warrant issued
SPAIN
Trial concerning 9/11 attacks - convictions for "complicity" result in lower sentences
SUDAN
Interim Legislative Council inaugurated for South Sudan
CANADA
Supreme Court allows British Columbia's lawsuit against tobacco industry to proceed
SOUTH KOREA
South Korea to repatriate prisoners to North Korea
Bulletin of Legal Developments: 2005 Issue 18
Published: September 2005HIGHLIGHTS
EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
New European Community power to require Member States to impose criminal sanctions for environmental protection
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Constitutional treaty - work begins on reviving the treaty
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
California legislature first in US to legalize same-sex marriage
JAPAN
Election law - limitation of voting rights of residents overseas - void...
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