Stories about Law from November, 2007
Romania: More on the Election and Referendum
TOL's Romania writes more about Nov. 25: “A date that will mean a lot for the political landscape of Romania. The European elections will be the first in a series...
Romania: Upcoming Election and Referendum
Kosmopolit writes about the Nov. 25 referendum on changing the voting system in Romania – and on the not-so-popular election to the European Parliament: “…being elected for the European Parliament...
Trinidad & Tobago: Murder Rate
Now Is Wow loses count of the number of murders that have occurred post-elections in Trinidad and Tobago: “There has not been a word from the Government or the Minister...
Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Hearing
Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch faces first day of hearing in Cambodia's Khmer Rouge court.
Ukraine: The Deadliest Coal Mine Accident
Ukrainiana reports on the deadly blast at the Zasyadka coal mine in Ukraine's Donetsk region (80 miners killed, 20 still missing) – and on Yukhym Zvyahylsky, the man who “controls”...
Serbia: Kosovo Election, Before and After
Balkan Baby writes about the post-election Kosovo: “Will the parliament be truly representative though, including members not only of the Kosovar and Serbian communities but also the other minorities participating...
Serbia: A View on the Status of Kosovo
Balkan Anarchist writes about Kosovo and his own views on the situation: “In the interest of being respectful to both sides in this issue, how about, instead of claiming how...
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Fear of Another War
TOL's Balkanizer writes: “When Bosnia turns up on the NYT editorial page, things are not good.” And: “…Bosnians, regardless of ethnicity, do not see a clear way out of this...
Serbia, the EU: Stability and Association Pact
A Fistful of Euros writes about Serbia's Stability and Association Pact with the EU (SAA), to be signed in Jan. 2008: “It looks like Brussels is trying to strengthen the...
Russia: More on Khodrkovsky's Case
Robert Amsterdam posts an update on Mikhail Khodrkovsky's case: “The State’s conduct in this case is in clear violation of Russian and international law, and true rule of law courts...
Russia: “From Russia With Hate”
Via Moscow Through Brown Eyes, a rather shocking video story about the Russian neo-Nazi, posted on Current.com.
Russia: Moscow's Gastarbeiter
Moscow Through Brown Eyes offers an approach to writing about migrant workers in Moscow: “[…] it demands the excavation of Russia’s imperial pasts, a detailed examination of the labor question...
Russia: Thoughts on the Election
Mark MacKinnon thinks that “there's going to be nothing like a real election to observe” in Russia on Dec. 2.
Russia: “Health Care”
La Russophobe re-posts a TOL story on Russia's prescription medicine and “the nightmarish ordeal of millions of cancer, diabetes, and heart patients.”
Bahamas: Fashion Designer Murdered
“The second brutal murder in the same neighbourhood in two days”: Nicolette Bethel reports on the passing of Bahamian fashion designer Harl Taylor.
Barbados, Jamaica: The Lightbulb Went On
Barbados Free Press continues to follow the story on the Jamaican lightbulb scandal, comparing it to corruption in their own country.
Japan: Fingerprinting divides family
Blogger Lionel Dersot wonders what parents of mixed children should do when the family is split at the airport, the foreign parent subjected to Japan's new fingerprinting regulations. Remarking that...
Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz Boxing Champion Arrested
Asel reports on the arrest of Kyrgyz boxer Almazbek Raimkulov in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is a professional boxer, living in the States for a long time and known as...
China: Labour Contract Law and Huawei's Violation
Chris O'Brien has a detailed post on how the news about a local company, Huawei’s decision to “ask” 7,000 of its employees who had been working for the company for...
China: Doctoral Student Accuses SARFT of Movie Censorship
Dong Yanbin, a doctoral student in China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), accused Beijing UME international movie theater and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) of castrating Ang Lee’s blockbuster Lust,Caution, Jinghua Times reported on Wednesday. His accusation had inflamed a new tide of online criticism on SARFT.
Hungary: Open Letter to Slovakia
Pestcentric writes an open letter to Slovakia: “Last year you even had garage bands calling for the destruction of Hungary. This is just not good. It seems that being in...