The latest issue of Jus Gentium: Journal of International Legal History (Vol. 5, no. 2, 2020) is out. Contents include: Articles J. D. Gordan, III, When Law Failed: The Admiralty Sessions at The Old Bailey, 7-8 June 1792 O. V. Kresin, Ukrainian Statehood in the Mid-Seventeenth to Early Eighteenth Centuries in Treaties with Foreign States:…
Month: September 2020
New Issue: International Legal Materials
The latest issue of International Legal Materials (Vol. 59, no. 5, October 2020) is out. Contents include: Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya et al. (S.C.C.), with introductory note by Russell Hopkins The State of the Netherlands v. Urgenda (Neth. Sup. Ct.), with introductory note by André Nollkaemper & Laura Burgers Media Council of Tanzania and…
New Issue: International Journal of Human Rights
The latest issue of the International Journal of Human Rights (Vol. 24, no. 8, 2020) is out. Contents include: Pratik Dixit, Navtej Singh Johar v Union of India: decriminalising India’s sodomy law Camila Teixeira, Priority, agency and cooperation: how international human rights law helps fulfil the economic and social rights of the most vulnerable Hoko…
New Issue: European Journal of International Relations
The latest issue of the European Journal of International Relations (Vol. 26, Supplement, September 2020) is out. Contents include: Special Issue: Interdisciplinarity and the IR Innovation Horizon Ursula Daxecker, Annette Freyberg-Inan, Marlies Glasius, Geoffrey Underhill, & Darshan Vigneswaran, Introduction: Interdisciplinarity and the International Relations event horizon Chengxin Pan, Enfolding wholes in parts: quantum holography and…
Black babies cared for by black doctors less likely to die in US: revolutionise medical education to tackle problem in UK
If the recent wave of anti-racism protests has taught us anything, it is that racial inequality is woven into the fabric of a variety of our most distinguished establishments. From black and minority… Article source: http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/recent/~3/jNWmnl9bt-E/bmj.m3783.short
Covid-19: Turkey cracks down on doctors who doubt official figures
Doctors in Turkey who post information about local covid-19 cases on social media are facing harassment and criminal charges from authorities anxious to hide the extent of the pandemic’s spread in… Article source: http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/recent/~3/i5rKtG7J_PM/bmj.m3787.short
Aftermath of torrential rains and covid-19 in Pakistan
Alongside covid-19, environmental challenges should be prioritised.1 Unfortunately, Pakistan is currently facing both types of disaster.Recent heavy rains across the country have left dozens dead… Article source: http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/recent/~3/5kNtK-Lqa00/bmj.m3776.short
Evolving type 1 diabetes in distinguishing between type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Distinguishing between newly diagnosed type 1 or type 2 diabetes can be challenging.1 As a nation, we are becoming more obese, thus increasing predisposition to type 2 diabetes, and we are more often… Article source: http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/recent/~3/aJLX_2WK3U0/bmj.m3772.short
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Air New Zealand Ltd (No 12) [2013] FCA 533 (28 September 2020) (Katzmann J)
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — application for suppression or non-publication order — where information in question consists of deed of release, independent advice and a trust deed, whether order necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice https://jade.io/viewArticle.html?aid=295939&pid=-1&h=1493179921
Acciona Infrastructure Australia Pty Ltd v Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1330 (29 September 2020) (Hammerschlag J)
Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (the Act) – The plaintiff design & construct contractor for the Sydney Light Rail Project entered into an agreement with the first defendant for the production and supply of ready mixed concrete – The first defendant made a payment claim…