The Law Governing the Judicial Role in Investor-State Arbitration
This post is a presentation of information found in Tentative Draft No. 5 of the International Commercial Arbitration project. This will be presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting.
Sessions Issues Department Charging and Sentencing Policy
In a memorandum issued today by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, federal prosecutors are directed to pursue the most severe penalties possible.
Tribal Appellate Court Affirms Immunity
The issue as to whether Comanche Nation waived its sovereign immunity with respect to a binding arbitration clause contained in gaming machine vendor agreements signed by the Tribal Chairman on behalf of the tribe was brought before the Court of Indian Appeals for the Southern Plains Region in Anadarko, Oklahoma.
Rape and Forcible Rape
The present Draft places Forcible Rape (Section 213.1) at two levels for grading purposes. The base offense is graded as a felony of the second degree, with an enhancement to a first-degree felony upon proof of any one of three aggravating circumstances.
How the Government Is Handling Online Privacy and Cybersecurity
Planet Lex podcast host Daniel B. Rodriguez of Northwestern University School of Law addresses the government’s challenge to craft rules and regulations fast enough to stay in-step with ever-changing technology.
SCOTUS Cites Foreign Relations 4th in Venezuelan Oil-Drilling Opinion
In a decision delivered by Justice Stephen Breyer, the Supreme Court of the United States quoted Reporters’ Note 12 to § 455 (Tentative Draft No. 2, 2016) of the U.S. Foreign Relations (Sovereign Immunity) Restatement, as well as two Sections of the Restatement of the Law Third, The Foreign Relations Law of the United States.
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