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Richardson on Indigenous Peoples & Environmental Governance
Benjamin J. Richardson (York University - Osgoode Hall Law School) has posted The Ties that Bind: Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Governance (Indigenous Peoples and the Law: Comparative and Critical Perspectives, 2009) on SSRN...

Brazil high court grants disputed land to indigenous peoples
[JURIST] The Brazilian Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed the rights of indigenous peoples to land on the Raposa Serra do Sol reservation and set out 19 rules to guide court in similar cases in the future...

UN Report: Indigenous Rights Ignored In Global IP Policy
The cultures of indigenous peoples have frequently been ignored when global standards on intellectual property were being set, a new United Nations report has stated.

Intellectual Property and Indigenous Peoples
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law is pleased to host a symposium on the topic of Intellectual Property and Indigenous Peoples, on Friday, October 24, 2008. The purpose of this symposium is to examine intellectual property concepts - copyrights, trademark rights, patent rights, and trade secrets - as applied to the cultural heritage, art, and artifact of indigenous peoples...

Columbus Day Or Indigenous Peoples Day
When I worked in San Francisco, there was no holiday named 'Columbus Day'. Instead, we had off to commemorate 'Indigenous Peoples Day'. Now that I live in SoFla, it's 'Columbus Day' again...

Inside Views: Interview With Debra Harry, Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism
Debra Harry, a member of the Northern Paiute indigenous group from Pyramid Lake, Nevada (US) is the founder and executive director of the Indigenous People's Council on Biocolonialism, which assists indigenous peoples in the protection of their traditional knowledge and the genetic resources in their traditional territories...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell

Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act

Bank Website Security
New Report Finds Widespread Flaws

Operating Room Fires
Hundreds Injured During Surgery, New Report Shows

Tree Stands
Ardisam Inc. pays $420,000 settlement for failing to report defective product to government officials.

State Street Corporation 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
State Street Corporation 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

State Street Corporation 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
State Street Corporation 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Florida State Settles with Feds over Disclosure of Personal Driver Info
Florida State Settles with Feds over Disclosure of Personal Driver Info