Search Results for: 2015-10-23

The US Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit on Tuesday reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit against Nestle, Cargill Cocoa and other companies accusing them of aiding and abetting child slave labor in the Ivory Coast. The lawsuit was brought by former child slaves who worked on cocoa farms in the Ivory Coast. Nestle and [...]

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: A UN committee found Friday that the UK is breaching the rights of women in Northern Ireland by restricting their access to abortions. Brazil's Supreme Federal Court...

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: Amnesty International (AI) on Friday released a report detailing humanitarian crisis incidents that may amount to war crimes in the Philippines. The chief judge of the...

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The US Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on seven individuals and three organizations for human rights abuses in connection with the US...

A Mendoza court sentenced four former federal judges to life in prison for crimes against humanity carried out during Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship. The judges were originally tried as accomplices for failure to investigate [Mendoza Post report, in...

On Saturday, Venezuela's opposition party, Unidad Democratica , made a call for a 48-hour general strike to be held next Wednesday and Thursday. The strike comes in response to President Nicolas Maduro's call...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday released a proposal that will rescind the 2015 Clean Water Rule implemented by the Obama administration. The so-called Water of the United States...

The attorneys general of 11 states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Trump administration for failing to finalize energy efficiency standards for portable air-conditioners, freezers and other products. The lawsuit concerns five final rules that...

The Nevada Senate voted 11-10 on Tuesday to approve a bill that would allow terminally ill patients the option to end their life. The bill would allow, but does not require, doctors to prescribe [USA...

The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal by General Motors (GM) on its potential liability for ignition-switch defects. The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit had ruled ...