Everyday International Law

• EU court temporarily exempts Canada's Inuit from seal hunting ban http://bit.ly/cg6YYc #
• Potentially huge changes coming from China's top legislature on conflict of laws / jurisdiction. See @westlawchina for details. #
• Changes would affect 10,000 cases in China every year. #
• USTR appeals two findings in WTO Airbus ruling http://bit.ly/cW6ga7 #
• Vietnam files shrimp lawsuit to WTO panel re US imposition of anti-dumping tariffs on its frozen shrimp http://bit.ly/c5sLOy #
• ICJ's ruling on Kosovo declaration of independence filters into Quebec separatist / Canada politics. http://bit.ly/bO1YGo #
• Great article on the South China Sea territorial dispute & likely outcome. http://bit.ly/dpEE0P #

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• China Making Changes to Labor Union Law. Allowing migrant workers to join unions. http://bit.ly/cb0EWS #
• India, China may complain at WTO against US Border Act and hiked H1B visa fees. http://bit.ly/bC9piw #
• India, China, Brazil, S Africa want services on par with agri goods at WTO http://bit.ly/atofkU #
• China and the US battle to assert presence in South China Sea http://bit.ly/9CpOeS #
• U.S. Will Appeal Two Parts of World Trade Organization's Ruling on Airbus http://bit.ly/9MTG7b #
• Canada Seeks WTO Dispute Settlement Panel to Rule on EU Seal Products Ban http://bit.ly/bQWBj8 #
• US Border Security Act: Does India have a case at WTO? http://bit.ly/bvXIoG #
• International Law Association Conference concludes in The Hague with the theme of Peace, Justice and International law. http://bit.ly/9um0ja #

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• Will EU free trade laws trump a Dutch city's attempt to curb narcotic sales to locals only? http://nyti.ms/dyCBO6 #

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• India, US prisoners exchange treaty likely http://bit.ly/bkaaDG #
• Australia vs. Japan on whaling gets their ICJ court date. http://bit.ly/cVhIqK #
• China and the WTO: Trading blows from The Economist http://bit.ly/bS5pTB #
• China plans to launch a series of pilot carbon trading projects starting next year. http://bit.ly/cGo4sI #

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• Anyone else concerned that Charles Taylor's trial at the Hague has descended into a celebrity farce? #
• UN says Guantanamo jury trial is of dubious legality and could set a dangerous precedent for child soldiers worldwide. http://bit.ly/9FcfLJ #

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• Cluster munitions treaty – adopted in 2008 – goes into effect http://bit.ly/diOEuu #

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• U.S. embassy employees poisoned by mail: French police http://bit.ly/at8k7J #

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• True RT: @aimeenbarnes: Unreal. At Military Contracto Trial, a $100,000 Belt Buckle http://tinyurl.com/366flcj Sex to motivate employees. #
• Investment claims have overtaken trade disputes as the leading trend of cross-border legal action related to the NAFTA http://bit.ly/b87Lzd #
• Agreed! RT: @publicknowledge: Hear, hear! RT @EFF: Cheers for EFF's DMCA rulemaking success! in reply to publicknowledge #

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• Europe Imposes New Sanctions Against Iran http://nyti.ms/aaKaCu #
• World Court Rules Kosovo Declaration of Independce from Serbia was Legal http://nyti.ms/d5TtM4 Possible new standard in international law. #

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• U.N. proposed treaty on conventional weapons sales becomes election issue for Michigan state legislature seat. http://bit.ly/cxqb1d #
• U.S., China Begin Talks on Innovation Trade Dispute http://bit.ly/8XJlxC #
• Provinces procurement purchases become battleground in China's WTO offer http://bit.ly/doMVWp #
• ICJ world court to rule on Kosovo independence this Thursday. http://bit.ly/cw4SVh #

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