Practice Management

Mark Vlasic on International Justice
Mark VlasicIn case you missed it, Institute for International Law & Politics Senior Fellow Mark Vlasic was recently interviewed about war crimes and international justice on Bl

Spat Over Obamas Tenure Gets Truly Academic
Jodi Kantor’s NYT profile of Barack Obama’s teaching years at U. of Chicago law has generated quite a bit of buzz in the legal community. Yesterday, we mentioned a post by Professor David Bernstein (George Mason law) at the Volokh Conspiracy blog, in which Bernstein expresses surprise over Kantor’s claim that Obama had in fact [...

Negotiation Skills 101: The Condom
Effective negotiation skills can be a prophylactic against unwanted outcomes. But what of when the subject of negotiation is a prophylactic? I pass the microphone to lawyer and mediator Diane Levin at MediationChannel...

Peru and Chile Go to World Court Over Maritime Dispute
On January 16, Peru asked the UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) to adjudicate its ongoing maritime dispute with Chile. Peru claims that the zones in dispute have never been delimited by a treaty or other type of agreement, and thus should be determined by the ICJ in accordance with customary international law...

KHPR ThinkTechHawaii Interview With Justice Stephen Breyer (mp3)
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer was a guest on Jay Fidell's ThinkTechHawaii radio program yesterday. KHPR has posted the podcast of the interview here (21mb mp3)...

Research School on Successful Dispute Settlement in International Law
The University of Heidelberg Law School awards in cooperation with the Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law Doctoral Research Positions (starting June 2008, duration: up to 3 years) for studies leading to a Doctorate in Law (Dr...

Dumb Foreign Laws
Stupid Laws of Other Countries

Mark Eagleson
$63,725 restitution settles fraud lawsuit.

Ford F-150 Recall
alleging a hose in the F-150 and Lincoln Mark LT pickup trucks could affect braking power.

AT&T International Roaming Charges, AT&T lawsuit
AT&T Faces International Roaming Charges Lawsuit

Preliminary Settlement Reached With Soleus International
Soleus International Reaches Preliminary Settlement of Class Action

Anixter International Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
Anixter International Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Moody International Facing Unpaid Overtime Class-Action
Moody International Facing Unpaid Overtime Class-Action