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Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403553_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403476_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403476_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403463_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403463_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403338_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403338_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403175_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403175_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403102_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403102_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403071_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403071_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402974_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402974_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402961_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402961_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402956_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402956_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402930_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402930_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402921_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402921_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402849_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402849_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402603_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402603_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402397_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402397_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402406_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402406_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402389_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402389_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402379_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402379_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402315_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402315_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402294_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding.... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402294_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402275_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS)... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402275_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402256_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402256_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402234_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402234_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402163_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402163_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402085_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402085_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402064_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402064_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401927_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401927_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401873_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401873_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401831_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401831_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401823_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401823_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401816_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401816_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401796_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401796_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401750_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401750_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401706_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401706_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401700_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401700_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401691_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401691_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401684_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401684_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401663_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401663_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401597_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401597_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401576_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401576_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401574_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401574_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401564_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401564_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401553_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401553_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401494_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401494_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401455_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401455_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401453_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401453_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401448_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401448_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401406_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401406_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401367_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401367_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401319_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401319_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401315_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401315_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401302_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 26 May 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401302_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401283_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Thu, 14 May 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401283_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401282_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 12 May 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401282_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401274_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 11 May 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401274_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401234_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401234_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401104_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401104_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401098_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401098_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401048_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401048_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401030_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401030_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401006_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401006_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540895_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540895_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540750_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540750_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540804_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540804_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540792_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540792_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540768_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540768_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540765_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540765_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540759_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership"... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540759_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540741_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540741_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540730_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540730_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540718_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540718_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540711_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540711_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540651_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540651_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540653_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540653_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540610_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540610_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540530_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux Treaty on June 17, 2008, in The Hague. The new treaty revises the present treaty, signed in 1958, which will come to an end on October 31,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540530_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540533_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux Treaty on June 17, 2008, in The Hague. The new treaty revises the present treaty, signed in 1958, which will come to an end on October 31, The Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC)... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540533_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540534_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux Treaty on June 17, 2008, in The Hague. The new treaty revises the present treaty, signed in 1958, which will come to an end on October 31, The Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) On July 4, 2008, the Republic of Cyprus became the twentieth European Union Member State to ratify the Lisbon Treaty (whose formal title is the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540534_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540535_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux Treaty on June 17, 2008, in The Hague. The new treaty revises the present treaty, signed in 1958, which will come to an end on October 31, The Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) On July 4, 2008, the Republic of Cyprus became the twentieth European Union Member State to ratify the Lisbon Treaty (whose formal title is the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the An upgrade in Israel-European Union relations was announced in Luxembourg on June 16, 2008, during the eighth annual EU-Israel Association Council meeting, headed by Tzipi Livni, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, President... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540535_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540532_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux Treaty on June 17, 2008, in The Hague. The new treaty revises the present treaty, signed in 1958, which will come to an end on October 31, The Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) On July 4, 2008, the Republic of Cyprus became the twentieth European Union Member State to ratify the Lisbon Treaty (whose formal title is the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the An upgrade in Israel-European Union relations was announced in Luxembourg on June 16, 2008, during the eighth annual EU-Israel Association Council meeting, headed by Tzipi Livni, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, President It was reported on June 13, 2008, that, according to Sudan's Finance Minister Dr. Awad al-Jaz, China and Sudan have pledged to develop their partnership. To that end, the two sides signed eight agreements and preferential... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540532_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540582_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux Treaty on June 17, 2008, in The Hague. The new treaty revises the present treaty, signed in 1958, which will come to an end on October 31, The Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) On July 4, 2008, the Republic of Cyprus became the twentieth European Union Member State to ratify the Lisbon Treaty (whose formal title is the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the An upgrade in Israel-European Union relations was announced in Luxembourg on June 16, 2008, during the eighth annual EU-Israel Association Council meeting, headed by Tzipi Livni, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, President It was reported on June 13, 2008, that, according to Sudan's Finance Minister Dr. Awad al-Jaz, China and Sudan have pledged to develop their partnership. To that end, the two sides signed eight agreements and preferential On June 10, 2008, the Supreme Court of Sweden rejected a request by Russia, made in July 2007, to extradite a Chechen rebel suspected of the commission of ";a long line of crimes between May and... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540582_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540583_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux Treaty on June 17, 2008, in The Hague. The new treaty revises the present treaty, signed in 1958, which will come to an end on October 31, The Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) On July 4, 2008, the Republic of Cyprus became the twentieth European Union Member State to ratify the Lisbon Treaty (whose formal title is the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the An upgrade in Israel-European Union relations was announced in Luxembourg on June 16, 2008, during the eighth annual EU-Israel Association Council meeting, headed by Tzipi Livni, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, President It was reported on June 13, 2008, that, according to Sudan's Finance Minister Dr. Awad al-Jaz, China and Sudan have pledged to develop their partnership. To that end, the two sides signed eight agreements and preferential On June 10, 2008, the Supreme Court of Sweden rejected a request by Russia, made in July 2007, to extradite a Chechen rebel suspected of the commission of ";a long line of crimes between May and The Japanese government has paid a large part of the expenses for U.S. military bases in Japan since 1978. Those expenses include housing, schools, and recreational facilities for U.S. soldiers and base employees, salaries of Japanese... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540583_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540584_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux Treaty on June 17, 2008, in The Hague. The new treaty revises the present treaty, signed in 1958, which will come to an end on October 31, The Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) On July 4, 2008, the Republic of Cyprus became the twentieth European Union Member State to ratify the Lisbon Treaty (whose formal title is the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the An upgrade in Israel-European Union relations was announced in Luxembourg on June 16, 2008, during the eighth annual EU-Israel Association Council meeting, headed by Tzipi Livni, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, President It was reported on June 13, 2008, that, according to Sudan's Finance Minister Dr. Awad al-Jaz, China and Sudan have pledged to develop their partnership. To that end, the two sides signed eight agreements and preferential On June 10, 2008, the Supreme Court of Sweden rejected a request by Russia, made in July 2007, to extradite a Chechen rebel suspected of the commission of ";a long line of crimes between May and The Japanese government has paid a large part of the expenses for U.S. military bases in Japan since 1978. Those expenses include housing, schools, and recreational facilities for U.S. soldiers and base employees, salaries of Japanese In a May 23, 2008, ruling of the International Court of Justice, Singapore has been accorded sovereignty over an island in the Straits of Singapore. The island, often called Pedra Branca but known in Malaysia as... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540584_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540450_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux Treaty on June 17, 2008, in The Hague. The new treaty revises the present treaty, signed in 1958, which will come to an end on October 31, The Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) On July 4, 2008, the Republic of Cyprus became the twentieth European Union Member State to ratify the Lisbon Treaty (whose formal title is the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the An upgrade in Israel-European Union relations was announced in Luxembourg on June 16, 2008, during the eighth annual EU-Israel Association Council meeting, headed by Tzipi Livni, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, President It was reported on June 13, 2008, that, according to Sudan's Finance Minister Dr. Awad al-Jaz, China and Sudan have pledged to develop their partnership. To that end, the two sides signed eight agreements and preferential On June 10, 2008, the Supreme Court of Sweden rejected a request by Russia, made in July 2007, to extradite a Chechen rebel suspected of the commission of ";a long line of crimes between May and The Japanese government has paid a large part of the expenses for U.S. military bases in Japan since 1978. Those expenses include housing, schools, and recreational facilities for U.S. soldiers and base employees, salaries of Japanese In a May 23, 2008, ruling of the International Court of Justice, Singapore has been accorded sovereignty over an island in the Straits of Singapore. The island, often called Pedra Branca but known in Malaysia as The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government and the Republic of Indonesia signed the Agreement Concerning Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (MLA) on April 3, 2008. The agreement will facilitate international co-operation to combat... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 02 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540450_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540449_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux Treaty on June 17, 2008, in The Hague. The new treaty revises the present treaty, signed in 1958, which will come to an end on October 31, The Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) On July 4, 2008, the Republic of Cyprus became the twentieth European Union Member State to ratify the Lisbon Treaty (whose formal title is the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the An upgrade in Israel-European Union relations was announced in Luxembourg on June 16, 2008, during the eighth annual EU-Israel Association Council meeting, headed by Tzipi Livni, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, President It was reported on June 13, 2008, that, according to Sudan's Finance Minister Dr. Awad al-Jaz, China and Sudan have pledged to develop their partnership. To that end, the two sides signed eight agreements and preferential On June 10, 2008, the Supreme Court of Sweden rejected a request by Russia, made in July 2007, to extradite a Chechen rebel suspected of the commission of ";a long line of crimes between May and The Japanese government has paid a large part of the expenses for U.S. military bases in Japan since 1978. Those expenses include housing, schools, and recreational facilities for U.S. soldiers and base employees, salaries of Japanese In a May 23, 2008, ruling of the International Court of Justice, Singapore has been accorded sovereignty over an island in the Straits of Singapore. The island, often called Pedra Branca but known in Malaysia as The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government and the Republic of Indonesia signed the Agreement Concerning Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (MLA) on April 3, 2008. The agreement will facilitate international co-operation to combat On March 31, 2008, leaders of the Member States of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) issued a Joint Summit Declaration on the third GMS summit, endorsing a Ten-Year Strategic Framework for GMS economic cooperation and providing... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 02 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540449_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540380_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux Treaty on June 17, 2008, in The Hague. The new treaty revises the present treaty, signed in 1958, which will come to an end on October 31, The Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) On July 4, 2008, the Republic of Cyprus became the twentieth European Union Member State to ratify the Lisbon Treaty (whose formal title is the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the An upgrade in Israel-European Union relations was announced in Luxembourg on June 16, 2008, during the eighth annual EU-Israel Association Council meeting, headed by Tzipi Livni, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, President It was reported on June 13, 2008, that, according to Sudan's Finance Minister Dr. Awad al-Jaz, China and Sudan have pledged to develop their partnership. To that end, the two sides signed eight agreements and preferential On June 10, 2008, the Supreme Court of Sweden rejected a request by Russia, made in July 2007, to extradite a Chechen rebel suspected of the commission of ";a long line of crimes between May and The Japanese government has paid a large part of the expenses for U.S. military bases in Japan since 1978. Those expenses include housing, schools, and recreational facilities for U.S. soldiers and base employees, salaries of Japanese In a May 23, 2008, ruling of the International Court of Justice, Singapore has been accorded sovereignty over an island in the Straits of Singapore. The island, often called Pedra Branca but known in Malaysia as The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government and the Republic of Indonesia signed the Agreement Concerning Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (MLA) on April 3, 2008. The agreement will facilitate international co-operation to combat On March 31, 2008, leaders of the Member States of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) issued a Joint Summit Declaration on the third GMS summit, endorsing a Ten-Year Strategic Framework for GMS economic cooperation and providing On March 21, 2008, Bulgaria ratified the Lisbon Treaty; seven European Union Members that have endorsed the Treaty thus far. The other Members that have already done so include Austria, France, Hungary, Malta, Romania, and Slovenia.... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540380_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540379_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux Treaty on June 17, 2008, in The Hague. The new treaty revises the present treaty, signed in 1958, which will come to an end on October 31, The Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) On July 4, 2008, the Republic of Cyprus became the twentieth European Union Member State to ratify the Lisbon Treaty (whose formal title is the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the An upgrade in Israel-European Union relations was announced in Luxembourg on June 16, 2008, during the eighth annual EU-Israel Association Council meeting, headed by Tzipi Livni, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, President It was reported on June 13, 2008, that, according to Sudan's Finance Minister Dr. Awad al-Jaz, China and Sudan have pledged to develop their partnership. To that end, the two sides signed eight agreements and preferential On June 10, 2008, the Supreme Court of Sweden rejected a request by Russia, made in July 2007, to extradite a Chechen rebel suspected of the commission of ";a long line of crimes between May and The Japanese government has paid a large part of the expenses for U.S. military bases in Japan since 1978. Those expenses include housing, schools, and recreational facilities for U.S. soldiers and base employees, salaries of Japanese In a May 23, 2008, ruling of the International Court of Justice, Singapore has been accorded sovereignty over an island in the Straits of Singapore. The island, often called Pedra Branca but known in Malaysia as The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government and the Republic of Indonesia signed the Agreement Concerning Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (MLA) on April 3, 2008. The agreement will facilitate international co-operation to combat On March 31, 2008, leaders of the Member States of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) issued a Joint Summit Declaration on the third GMS summit, endorsing a Ten-Year Strategic Framework for GMS economic cooperation and providing On March 21, 2008, Bulgaria ratified the Lisbon Treaty; seven European Union Members that have endorsed the Treaty thus far. The other Members that have already done so include Austria, France, Hungary, Malta, Romania, and Slovenia. In February 2008, in Buenos Aires, the President of Brazil, Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva, and the President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez Kirchner, signed cooperation agreements to battle poverty and hunger and to promote social justice,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540379_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540381_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux Treaty on June 17, 2008, in The Hague. The new treaty revises the present treaty, signed in 1958, which will come to an end on October 31, The Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) On July 4, 2008, the Republic of Cyprus became the twentieth European Union Member State to ratify the Lisbon Treaty (whose formal title is the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the An upgrade in Israel-European Union relations was announced in Luxembourg on June 16, 2008, during the eighth annual EU-Israel Association Council meeting, headed by Tzipi Livni, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, President It was reported on June 13, 2008, that, according to Sudan's Finance Minister Dr. Awad al-Jaz, China and Sudan have pledged to develop their partnership. To that end, the two sides signed eight agreements and preferential On June 10, 2008, the Supreme Court of Sweden rejected a request by Russia, made in July 2007, to extradite a Chechen rebel suspected of the commission of ";a long line of crimes between May and The Japanese government has paid a large part of the expenses for U.S. military bases in Japan since 1978. Those expenses include housing, schools, and recreational facilities for U.S. soldiers and base employees, salaries of Japanese In a May 23, 2008, ruling of the International Court of Justice, Singapore has been accorded sovereignty over an island in the Straits of Singapore. The island, often called Pedra Branca but known in Malaysia as The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government and the Republic of Indonesia signed the Agreement Concerning Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (MLA) on April 3, 2008. The agreement will facilitate international co-operation to combat On March 31, 2008, leaders of the Member States of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) issued a Joint Summit Declaration on the third GMS summit, endorsing a Ten-Year Strategic Framework for GMS economic cooperation and providing On March 21, 2008, Bulgaria ratified the Lisbon Treaty; seven European Union Members that have endorsed the Treaty thus far. The other Members that have already done so include Austria, France, Hungary, Malta, Romania, and Slovenia. In February 2008, in Buenos Aires, the President of Brazil, Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva, and the President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez Kirchner, signed cooperation agreements to battle poverty and hunger and to promote social justice, On March 12, 2008, State Attorneys General from the United States and Mexico announced a series of agreements aimed at eliminating the U.S.-Mexican border as a refuge for criminals on either side. The agreements were reached... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540381_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540382_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux Treaty on June 17, 2008, in The Hague. The new treaty revises the present treaty, signed in 1958, which will come to an end on October 31, The Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) On July 4, 2008, the Republic of Cyprus became the twentieth European Union Member State to ratify the Lisbon Treaty (whose formal title is the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the An upgrade in Israel-European Union relations was announced in Luxembourg on June 16, 2008, during the eighth annual EU-Israel Association Council meeting, headed by Tzipi Livni, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, President It was reported on June 13, 2008, that, according to Sudan's Finance Minister Dr. Awad al-Jaz, China and Sudan have pledged to develop their partnership. To that end, the two sides signed eight agreements and preferential On June 10, 2008, the Supreme Court of Sweden rejected a request by Russia, made in July 2007, to extradite a Chechen rebel suspected of the commission of ";a long line of crimes between May and The Japanese government has paid a large part of the expenses for U.S. military bases in Japan since 1978. Those expenses include housing, schools, and recreational facilities for U.S. soldiers and base employees, salaries of Japanese In a May 23, 2008, ruling of the International Court of Justice, Singapore has been accorded sovereignty over an island in the Straits of Singapore. The island, often called Pedra Branca but known in Malaysia as The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government and the Republic of Indonesia signed the Agreement Concerning Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (MLA) on April 3, 2008. The agreement will facilitate international co-operation to combat On March 31, 2008, leaders of the Member States of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) issued a Joint Summit Declaration on the third GMS summit, endorsing a Ten-Year Strategic Framework for GMS economic cooperation and providing On March 21, 2008, Bulgaria ratified the Lisbon Treaty; seven European Union Members that have endorsed the Treaty thus far. The other Members that have already done so include Austria, France, Hungary, Malta, Romania, and Slovenia. In February 2008, in Buenos Aires, the President of Brazil, Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva, and the President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez Kirchner, signed cooperation agreements to battle poverty and hunger and to promote social justice, On March 12, 2008, State Attorneys General from the United States and Mexico announced a series of agreements aimed at eliminating the U.S.-Mexican border as a refuge for criminals on either side. The agreements were reached On March 25, the Supreme Court ruled that a decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not override state procedural requirements governing post-conviction proceedings for convicted criminals. Ernesto Medellin, a Mexican national,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540382_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540309_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux Treaty on June 17, 2008, in The Hague. The new treaty revises the present treaty, signed in 1958, which will come to an end on October 31, The Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) On July 4, 2008, the Republic of Cyprus became the twentieth European Union Member State to ratify the Lisbon Treaty (whose formal title is the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the An upgrade in Israel-European Union relations was announced in Luxembourg on June 16, 2008, during the eighth annual EU-Israel Association Council meeting, headed by Tzipi Livni, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, President It was reported on June 13, 2008, that, according to Sudan's Finance Minister Dr. Awad al-Jaz, China and Sudan have pledged to develop their partnership. To that end, the two sides signed eight agreements and preferential On June 10, 2008, the Supreme Court of Sweden rejected a request by Russia, made in July 2007, to extradite a Chechen rebel suspected of the commission of ";a long line of crimes between May and The Japanese government has paid a large part of the expenses for U.S. military bases in Japan since 1978. Those expenses include housing, schools, and recreational facilities for U.S. soldiers and base employees, salaries of Japanese In a May 23, 2008, ruling of the International Court of Justice, Singapore has been accorded sovereignty over an island in the Straits of Singapore. The island, often called Pedra Branca but known in Malaysia as The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government and the Republic of Indonesia signed the Agreement Concerning Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (MLA) on April 3, 2008. The agreement will facilitate international co-operation to combat On March 31, 2008, leaders of the Member States of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) issued a Joint Summit Declaration on the third GMS summit, endorsing a Ten-Year Strategic Framework for GMS economic cooperation and providing On March 21, 2008, Bulgaria ratified the Lisbon Treaty; seven European Union Members that have endorsed the Treaty thus far. The other Members that have already done so include Austria, France, Hungary, Malta, Romania, and Slovenia. In February 2008, in Buenos Aires, the President of Brazil, Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva, and the President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez Kirchner, signed cooperation agreements to battle poverty and hunger and to promote social justice, On March 12, 2008, State Attorneys General from the United States and Mexico announced a series of agreements aimed at eliminating the U.S.-Mexican border as a refuge for criminals on either side. The agreements were reached On March 25, the Supreme Court ruled that a decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not override state procedural requirements governing post-conviction proceedings for convicted criminals. Ernesto Medellin, a Mexican national, On January 31, 2008, Malta became the sixth nation to ratify the Council of Europe's Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on Financing of Terrorism (of May 16, 2005).... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540309_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540244_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux Treaty on June 17, 2008, in The Hague. The new treaty revises the present treaty, signed in 1958, which will come to an end on October 31, The Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) On July 4, 2008, the Republic of Cyprus became the twentieth European Union Member State to ratify the Lisbon Treaty (whose formal title is the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the An upgrade in Israel-European Union relations was announced in Luxembourg on June 16, 2008, during the eighth annual EU-Israel Association Council meeting, headed by Tzipi Livni, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, President It was reported on June 13, 2008, that, according to Sudan's Finance Minister Dr. Awad al-Jaz, China and Sudan have pledged to develop their partnership. To that end, the two sides signed eight agreements and preferential On June 10, 2008, the Supreme Court of Sweden rejected a request by Russia, made in July 2007, to extradite a Chechen rebel suspected of the commission of ";a long line of crimes between May and The Japanese government has paid a large part of the expenses for U.S. military bases in Japan since 1978. Those expenses include housing, schools, and recreational facilities for U.S. soldiers and base employees, salaries of Japanese In a May 23, 2008, ruling of the International Court of Justice, Singapore has been accorded sovereignty over an island in the Straits of Singapore. The island, often called Pedra Branca but known in Malaysia as The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government and the Republic of Indonesia signed the Agreement Concerning Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (MLA) on April 3, 2008. The agreement will facilitate international co-operation to combat On March 31, 2008, leaders of the Member States of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) issued a Joint Summit Declaration on the third GMS summit, endorsing a Ten-Year Strategic Framework for GMS economic cooperation and providing On March 21, 2008, Bulgaria ratified the Lisbon Treaty; seven European Union Members that have endorsed the Treaty thus far. The other Members that have already done so include Austria, France, Hungary, Malta, Romania, and Slovenia. In February 2008, in Buenos Aires, the President of Brazil, Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva, and the President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez Kirchner, signed cooperation agreements to battle poverty and hunger and to promote social justice, On March 12, 2008, State Attorneys General from the United States and Mexico announced a series of agreements aimed at eliminating the U.S.-Mexican border as a refuge for criminals on either side. The agreements were reached On March 25, the Supreme Court ruled that a decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not override state procedural requirements governing post-conviction proceedings for convicted criminals. Ernesto Medellin, a Mexican national, On January 31, 2008, Malta became the sixth nation to ratify the Council of Europe's Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on Financing of Terrorism (of May 16, 2005). On January 14, 2008, a memorandum of understanding was signed by Eli Yishi, Israel's Industry, Trade, and Labor Minister, and Chen Deming, his Chinese counterpart. The memorandum is designed to boost research cooperation and trade in... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l20540244_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l2054034_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux Treaty on June 17, 2008, in The Hague. The new treaty revises the present treaty, signed in 1958, which will come to an end on October 31, The Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) On July 4, 2008, the Republic of Cyprus became the twentieth European Union Member State to ratify the Lisbon Treaty (whose formal title is the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the An upgrade in Israel-European Union relations was announced in Luxembourg on June 16, 2008, during the eighth annual EU-Israel Association Council meeting, headed by Tzipi Livni, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, President It was reported on June 13, 2008, that, according to Sudan's Finance Minister Dr. Awad al-Jaz, China and Sudan have pledged to develop their partnership. To that end, the two sides signed eight agreements and preferential On June 10, 2008, the Supreme Court of Sweden rejected a request by Russia, made in July 2007, to extradite a Chechen rebel suspected of the commission of ";a long line of crimes between May and The Japanese government has paid a large part of the expenses for U.S. military bases in Japan since 1978. Those expenses include housing, schools, and recreational facilities for U.S. soldiers and base employees, salaries of Japanese In a May 23, 2008, ruling of the International Court of Justice, Singapore has been accorded sovereignty over an island in the Straits of Singapore. The island, often called Pedra Branca but known in Malaysia as The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government and the Republic of Indonesia signed the Agreement Concerning Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (MLA) on April 3, 2008. The agreement will facilitate international co-operation to combat On March 31, 2008, leaders of the Member States of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) issued a Joint Summit Declaration on the third GMS summit, endorsing a Ten-Year Strategic Framework for GMS economic cooperation and providing On March 21, 2008, Bulgaria ratified the Lisbon Treaty; seven European Union Members that have endorsed the Treaty thus far. The other Members that have already done so include Austria, France, Hungary, Malta, Romania, and Slovenia. In February 2008, in Buenos Aires, the President of Brazil, Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva, and the President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez Kirchner, signed cooperation agreements to battle poverty and hunger and to promote social justice, On March 12, 2008, State Attorneys General from the United States and Mexico announced a series of agreements aimed at eliminating the U.S.-Mexican border as a refuge for criminals on either side. The agreements were reached On March 25, the Supreme Court ruled that a decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not override state procedural requirements governing post-conviction proceedings for convicted criminals. Ernesto Medellin, a Mexican national, On January 31, 2008, Malta became the sixth nation to ratify the Council of Europe's Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on Financing of Terrorism (of May 16, 2005). On January 14, 2008, a memorandum of understanding was signed by Eli Yishi, Israel's Industry, Trade, and Labor Minister, and Chen Deming, his Chinese counterpart. The memorandum is designed to boost research cooperation and trade in As of January 1, 2008, the national currencies of two European Union Members, the pound of Cyprus and the lira of Malta, have been replaced by the euro. Thus far, 15 out of the 27 EU... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l2054034_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l2054035_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009, the participants urged the expeditious ratification of On October 31, 2009, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee ratified the Bilateral Treaty on Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance with Brazil. (Text of decision [in Chinese], NPC Standing Committee official website, Oct. 31, 2009, available On November 4, 2009, Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President, who was a strong opponent of the Lisbon Treaty on revamping of the institutional structure of the European Union, signed the document. His signing followed a decision The United Nations' annual push to have international conventions signed by a large number of countries was highly successful as of the end of September 2009, as 64 countries, 20 more than in 2008, took action United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Singapore signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) on August 24, 2009. The two MOUs, on scientific and technological cooperation and on enhanced exchanges of civil servants for purposes of The "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing," sponsored by the United Nations, has now been worked out and 91 countries have agreed to the text. It is The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed a Letter of Intent on June 15, 2009, aimed at strengthening security and promoting trade. According to On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at On June 29, 2009, Chile deposited with the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute, becoming the last South American country to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This measure A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On May 30, 2009, the Group of Eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) agreed to work on creating a common solution for bringing pirates from African waters The European Community (EC) and the United States have had a longstanding dispute on hormone-treated beef. In the early 1990s, due to consumer concerns about food safety arising from mad cow disease, the EC introduced a On May 15, 2009, a new treaty on shipbreaking was signed in Hong Kong by 66 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, and South Africa. The treaty was sponsored by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United On April 30, 2009, Norway and the United Kingdom concluded an agreement on the boundary between the economic zones of the two nations. Since 1977, when Norway established an economic zone and the U.K. delineated a On May 6, 2009, the Czech Senate, following ratification by the lower house in February 2009, ratified the Lisbon Treaty, with 54 of the 79 senators voting in favor. Pursuant to the Constitution of the Czech On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, signed into law on April 13, 2009, legislation on a bond issue program enabling the provision of financial aid to Latvia. The value of the issue is about On March 3, 2009, Sri Lanka and Nepal concluded two agreements, one to establish air service between the two nation's capital cities (Kathmandu and Colombo) and one creating a ministerial-level joint commission. The documents were signed On February 6, 2009, the Mexican consuls in Little Rock, Dallas, and Kansas City and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency signed an Accord to Repatriate Mexican Nationals. (Firma de Arreglo Local de Repatriacion a On February 18, 2009, the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador was expelled from the country "for interfering in the country's internal affairs." This is the second expulsion of a U.S. diplomat from Ecuador On February 3, 2009, Indonesia's House of Representatives ratified a Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which became effective The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced on February 3, 2009, that significant progress had been made towards an international treaty designed to stop illegal sea-fishing operations. Five days of talks on the subject On December 22, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed several agreements in the area of defense during Sarkozy's visit to Rio de Janeiro. The agreements include the purchase ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations consisting of ten nation states, has issued a press release stating that Indonesia has ratified the ASEAN Charter. Indonesia is the last ASEAN member to ratify the charter On November 21, 2008, the European Union came closer to its ultimate goal of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty whose purpose is to restructure EU institutions to accommodate an enlarged union of 27 members The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced on November 3, 2008, that Rwanda has become the 143rd country to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed to improve economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Under these During recent meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the 2009 budget for the organization was approved, and a number of agreements and memoranda were signed. Among these documents was a protocol on exchanging information on On October 25, 2008, in a joint statement issued at the end of a visit to China by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyand#7877;n Tand#7845;n Dand#361;ng, China and Vietnam pledged "to deepen the bilateral all-round strategic cooperation partnership" In response to a request sent to him by some members of the Iraqi Parliament, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, recently issued a religious edict (fatwa) requiring any agreement with the United States On October 15, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in Georgia v. Russian Federation, which was brought to the Court on August 12, 2008, following the Republic of Georgia's accusation that Russia On October 8, 2008, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted 77 to 6, with 74 abstentions, to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on October 6, 2008, that with all member countries but one having ratified its Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in Costa Rica in the second or third week of September The Border Governors Conference, an annual gathering of the governors of border states from the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently reached an agreement aimed at stopping Australia and the United States have signed a mutual recognition arrangement regarding recognition of financial services regulation. This arrangement will permit investors and brokers to comply primarily with their home jurisdiction regulations, but obtain recognition in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux Treaty on June 17, 2008, in The Hague. The new treaty revises the present treaty, signed in 1958, which will come to an end on October 31, The Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) On July 4, 2008, the Republic of Cyprus became the twentieth European Union Member State to ratify the Lisbon Treaty (whose formal title is the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the An upgrade in Israel-European Union relations was announced in Luxembourg on June 16, 2008, during the eighth annual EU-Israel Association Council meeting, headed by Tzipi Livni, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, President It was reported on June 13, 2008, that, according to Sudan's Finance Minister Dr. Awad al-Jaz, China and Sudan have pledged to develop their partnership. To that end, the two sides signed eight agreements and preferential On June 10, 2008, the Supreme Court of Sweden rejected a request by Russia, made in July 2007, to extradite a Chechen rebel suspected of the commission of ";a long line of crimes between May and The Japanese government has paid a large part of the expenses for U.S. military bases in Japan since 1978. Those expenses include housing, schools, and recreational facilities for U.S. soldiers and base employees, salaries of Japanese In a May 23, 2008, ruling of the International Court of Justice, Singapore has been accorded sovereignty over an island in the Straits of Singapore. The island, often called Pedra Branca but known in Malaysia as The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government and the Republic of Indonesia signed the Agreement Concerning Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (MLA) on April 3, 2008. The agreement will facilitate international co-operation to combat On March 31, 2008, leaders of the Member States of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) issued a Joint Summit Declaration on the third GMS summit, endorsing a Ten-Year Strategic Framework for GMS economic cooperation and providing On March 21, 2008, Bulgaria ratified the Lisbon Treaty; seven European Union Members that have endorsed the Treaty thus far. The other Members that have already done so include Austria, France, Hungary, Malta, Romania, and Slovenia. In February 2008, in Buenos Aires, the President of Brazil, Luiz Inandaacute;cio Lula da Silva, and the President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez Kirchner, signed cooperation agreements to battle poverty and hunger and to promote social justice, On March 12, 2008, State Attorneys General from the United States and Mexico announced a series of agreements aimed at eliminating the U.S.-Mexican border as a refuge for criminals on either side. The agreements were reached On March 25, the Supreme Court ruled that a decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not override state procedural requirements governing post-conviction proceedings for convicted criminals. Ernesto Medellin, a Mexican national, On January 31, 2008, Malta became the sixth nation to ratify the Council of Europe's Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on Financing of Terrorism (of May 16, 2005). On January 14, 2008, a memorandum of understanding was signed by Eli Yishi, Israel's Industry, Trade, and Labor Minister, and Chen Deming, his Chinese counterpart. The memorandum is designed to boost research cooperation and trade in As of January 1, 2008, the national currencies of two European Union Members, the pound of Cyprus and the lira of Malta, have been replaced by the euro. Thus far, 15 out of the 27 EU The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and the National Commission for Women, as a part of their efforts to counter fraudulent marriages by non-resident Indians, finally succeeded recently in persuading the Government of India to ratify... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l2054035_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l2054093_text International law - On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 22, 2013, the Philippines informed China that it wants to go to an international arbitration process over China's claims to a part of the South On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visited Sri Lanka September 15-18, 2012. Following his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement with Vietnam. (EU States The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued for its failure to protect Bosnian civilian men in Srebenica, On April 2, 2012, foreign ministers of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, discussed a proposed code of conduct for handling territorial disputes in the area On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its judgment in a case concerning Greece's actions to block the entry of the Republic of Macedonia (hereafter referred to by On January 26, 2012, the Vatican moved to support three international conventions that are designed to fight various kinds of criminal activity. (Vatican OK's Moves on Drugs, Organised Crime, Terrorism, LIFE IN ITALY (Jan. 26, The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences of imprisonment. Mali is the first African state to conclude Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed sovereignty over the territory of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ever since the UK's occupation of the islands in 1833. The dispute had culminated in a war in 1982 that ended On December 14, 2011, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2026, which extends the mandate of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July 2012. (Press Release SC/10486, United Nations Security Council, On October 11, 2011, China and Vietnam signed an agreement aimed at resolving their disputes over control of parts of the South China Sea. The maritime borders at issue, over which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and On April 1, 2011, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a dispute between Georgia and Russia. The reason for On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1976. Outstanding issues between the countries include Bangladesh's On November 24, 2010, Act 78 of 2009, repealing the legal basis for Panama's membership in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), entered into force. The law was adopted on November 30, 2009. (Ley 78 de 2009 On October 18, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Among States Law, 5771-2010. The amendment changed the procedure that had previously been required as a precondition when another state requests On November 4, 2010, the United States' National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) concluded a memorandum of understanding with the West African nation of Cameroon. The cooperation agreement covers curbing, detecting, and interrupting illegal traffic in nuclear On October 13, 2010, Moldova signed the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). There are now 114 parties to this treaty; it will become effective in Moldova on January 1, The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on September 30, 2010, that declares the right to safe drinking water and sanitation to be basic human rights contained in existing treaties and thus legally binding. On September 28, 2010, a three-day seminar, "National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)," began in Abuja, Nigeria. Senior government officials from 35 states that are part of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) The third week of September is the annual United Nations push to have nations sign, ratify, or accede to a number of international accords. The 43 agreements highlighted this year cover a range of subjects, The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 10, 2010, Seychelles ratified the 1998 Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of African states that have ratified the treaty to 31. (Seychelles Becomes Latest On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The dispute between the two countries The Bangladesh Parliament ratified the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 23, 2010, making Bangladesh the 111th state to join the ICC. Bangladesh had signed the statute in 1999, but did not On March 9, 2010, a memorandum of understanding was concluded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the UNECA offices in Addis Ababa. The agreement, which was Uganda recently became the first nation to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). The agreement was signed in Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 22, 2009. (African The Treaty of Maipanduacute; for Integration and Cooperation, designed to revive and update the Peace and Friendship Treaty signed between Argentina and Chile in 1984 but never fully implemented, was signed by representatives of the two It was reported on February 3, 2010, that the African Union (AU) is seeking to amend the Rome Statute of 1998, which currently reserves the power to suspend investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court The Bangladesh Secretary on Home Affairs and the Commerce Secretary of India have signed three treaties, on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, exchanging prisoners, and combating international terrorism. These treaties are expected to be ratified The European Commission and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been cooperating in several areas of common interest and mutual benefit for the last 20 years. The former European Community was given the status of In a decision rendered on November 4, 2009, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal decisions, denied recognition in France of an Islamic divorce obtained in Morocco. The spouses, both citizens of On November 25, 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced its approval of a new treaty designed to close ports to illegal fishing ships. The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, At the seventh meeting of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] member states' ministers responsible for combating transnational crime, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 17-18, 2009