international law
Filipino Prison-Yard Thriller, Prisoners Unlikely Youtube Celebrities
Let’s choose to overlook for a moment some of the more disturbing implications we might draw from this video and instead revel in the strange beauty of its existence. The Houston Chronicle has a story on the latest Youtube phenomenon, video reenactments of 80’s pop songs by Filipino prisoners.
Their version of Michael Jackson’s Thriller had […]
Suing Chinese Companies
In Liability Lawyers Struggle to Pierce the Chinese Curtain, the Washington Post chronicles the obstacles facing American lawyers in holding Chinese companies accountable for injuries caused by their products in the US.
The opacity and scarcity of regulation of Chinese business practices make investigations and evidence-gathering cumbersome and frustrating. Headquarters offices, once found, are often bare-bones […]
This American Life: Habeas Schmabeas
NPR’s This American Life had an interesting (award-winning even) show on Habeas Corpus, specifically regarding prisoners of war at Guantanamo. I won’t pretend the coverage is fair or balanced, but it should give you pause regardless of your political stripe.
This American Life ~ Habeas Schmabeas (.mp3) [via thislife.org]
Janet Moore interviews Chase Untermeyer, Ambassador to Qatar
Janet Moore of International Lawyer Coach, one of my web clients, has launched a series of interviews with “accomplished individuals who are active in the international arena.” Janet has been telling me about some of the people she has lined up. I won’t give away any secrets, but it will be worth keeping an eye […]
Chinese Criminal Procedure Law
One of the joys of discovering a new website is that there’s a little treasure trove of old posts to go through before you have to wait for them to write something new and interesting. From my new favorite read, totalitarianism today, Rights in the People’s Republic.
The Chinese Criminal Procedure Law, adopted in 1997, offers […]