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14 Apr Baseball, Doping and International Law
...the Code have to accept the WADA List of Prohibited Substances and Methods . . . . The Code includes articles that are mandatory relating, for example, to sanctions and hearings. Other articles, such as those dealing with consequences to teams, leave some latitude to signatories. The important thing for international lawyers, however, was the fact that the Code was not binding under international law, since many of its signatories lacked the authority to create international legal obligations. At most, it reflected a so-called “soft-law” commitment of states whose governments...02 Apr Weekday News Wrap: Monday, April 2, 2012
...on Human Rights has accepted jurisdiction in the case brought against the United States by an Algerian man who has been detained at Guantanamo Bay without charges or trial for more than a decade. West African leaders have delivered an ultimatum to the military coup leaders in Mali asking them to leave power by Monday or face economic sanctions At the conference on Syria in Istanbul, the 83 members Friends of the Syrian People group has recognized the Syrian National Council as the legitimate representative of the Syrian opposition. The...
04 Apr Equality and Non-Discrimination in International Arbitration: Recent Developments in the English Context
...appoint a more diverse tribunal? Such sanctions might risk gamesmanship by creative litigators, proving ammunition to challenge appointments or awards based on any deficits in the constitution of the tribunal. But in the absence of sanctions, what would be the point of adding an anti-discrimination provision? Finally, one may query whether this is an obligation which should solely be imposed on parties. What about the role, for instance, of appointing institutions or party-appointed arbitrators jointly selecting a chair? Conclusion While initiatives to increase diversity in arbitration should be welcomed, there...01 Jul Weekly News Wrap: Tuesday, July 1, 2014
...our lands”, hours after a ceasefire to allow for peace talks with the pro-Russian separatists had expired. The EU signed a historic free-trade pact with Ukraine on Friday and warned it could impose more sanctions on Moscow unless pro-Russian rebels act to wind down the crisis in the east of the country by Monday. More than 5,000 migrants have been picked up by the Italian navy in the past 48 hours in several rescue operations between Sicily and North Africa. Bosnia has marked 100 years since the murder of Austrian...