Slaw » Foreign LawA Canadian cooperative weblog on all things legal.New Comparative Research Resources- August 26, 2008 Announcement today from GlobaLex about some useful new Legal Research Guides GlobaLex has published several updated research guides this month: International Criminal Courts for the Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone: A Guide to Online and Print Resources by Amy Burchfield The Legal System and Research of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): An Overview by Dunia ...http://www.slaw.ca/2008/08/25/new-comparative-research-resources/ Guantanamero. Guajiro, Guantanamero.- August 25, 2008 The song has travelled the world, and is recognizable worldwide as a classic Cuban folk tune about a local girl. Except that&8217;s not what it was always about. Although the song was first written by Jos Fernndez Diaz around 1929, the modern lyrics can be traced back to a poem, Versos Sencillos, written by a Cuban nationalist ...http://www.slaw.ca/2008/08/24/guantanamero-guajiro-guantanamero/ Indian Courts on Search Engines- August 21, 2008 Indian courts have recently become involved in two issues affecting the operation of search engines in that country. According to the Hindu Times, the Supreme Court in New Delhi has &8220;issued notice&8221; to various search engine companies &8212; Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, etc. &8212; on a petition claiming their violation of the Preconception and Prenatal Diagnostic ...http://www.slaw.ca/2008/08/21/indian-courts-on-search-engines/ Crossing the Border- August 1, 2008 Canadian lawyers should familiarize themselves with the Homeland Security policy on inspections of laptops at the border released a couple of weeks ago. Note the provisions at E (3) on claims of legal privilege.http://www.slaw.ca/2008/08/01/crossing-the-border/ |