Foxconn and Chinese labor law
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The need for international law is on the rise. We get frequent requests on whether Westlaw contains specific statutory or case law of foreign countries, as well as various international agreements....
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A lot of times we receive calls from customers who are having difficulty pulling up foreign (particularly Asian) patents, even when they have a correct patent number. This is often a result of the...
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View ArticleAssessing International Risk
After Mubarak resigned last month, President Obama, said, “there are very few moments in our lives where we have the privilege to witness history taking place” (2011 WLNR 2908412). History in the...
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A few days ago it was reported that a United States drone attack in Pakistan killed key Al Qaeda strategist Ilyas Kashmiri, without the Pakistani government’s cooperation. This closely follows the...
View ArticlePaying for the Diamond Jubilee
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View ArticleParental Rights Across International Borders
Disputes between parents over custody and visitation are difficult enough under ordinary circumstances. But what do you do if the other parent leaves for somewhere across the world … and takes the...
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On Monday, the Southern District of New York dismissed a suit brought by pro-democracy advocates against the People’s Republic of China and Chinese search engine service Baidu.com. Zhang v. Baidu.com...
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Recently, Jay-Z (also known as “Hova”) and his wife Beyoncé traveled to the island of Cuba. The trip has caused a whirlwind of controversy as some wonder why they were allowed to travel to the...
View ArticleAmanda Knox Retrial: Extradition Research
By now nearly everyone is familiar with the story of Amanda Knox: In 2009 Knox, a University of Washington student studying abroad in Perugia, Italy was convicted of the November 2007 murder of her...
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