Marcus Fakana, 18, Sentenced to One Year in Dubai Jail After ‘Holiday Romance’ with 17-Year-Old Girl”
Marcus Fakana, 18, Sentenced to One Year in Dubai Jail After ‘Holiday Romance’ with 17-Year-Old Girl”. An 18-year-old British national has received a one-year prison sentence in Dubai following a “holiday romance” with a 17-year-old girl at the time of their relationship. Marcus Fakana encountered the girl, who is also from London and is now […]
Amal Clooney: Redefining Power, Elegance, and Advocacy on the Global Stage
Amal Clooney: Redefining Power, Elegance, and Advocacy on the Global Stage. Amal Alamuddin Clooney is a prominent attorney and activist known for her work in international law and human rights. She is married to actor George Clooney. Who Is Amal Clooney? Born in Beirut in 1978, Lebanese-British lawyer and activist Amal Ramzi Alamuddin Clooney grew […]
White & Case Advises Banco Mercantil del Norte on $1.5 Billion Tier 1 Capital Notes Issuance
White & Case Advises Banco Mercantil del Norte on $1.5 Billion Tier 1 Capital Notes Issuance. White & Case LLP has advised Banco Mercantil del Norte (Banorte), one of Mexico’s leading banking institutions, in its issuance of US$1.5 billion in Tier 1 capital notes. The issuance, finalized on November 20, 2024, marks a significant milestone […]
Cross-Border Law Uncovered: Inside VSP Law with Constantín Poindexter
Cross-Border Law Uncovered: Inside VSP Law with Constantín Poindexter In this exclusive interview with Constantín Poindexter, founding partner of VSP Consultores Legales, S.A., we explore the firm’s unique approach to navigating the complex intersections of Dominican Republic, American, and international law. With a commitment to providing seamless legal services across borders, VSP Law stands out […]
John Adam, Renowned International Arbitration Partner at Squire Patton Boggs, Passes Away at 48
Squire Patton Boggs Mourns the Loss of International Arbitration Partner John Adam John Adam, renowned International Arbitration Partner at Squire Patton Boggs, Passes Away at 48. John Adam, a highly respected international arbitration partner at Squire Patton Boggs, passed away suddenly at the age of 48. Based in Paris, Adam was renowned for his expertise […]
Legal Dilemmas in Lebanon: The Intersection of Sovereignty, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Law
Legal Dilemmas in Lebanon: The Intersection of Sovereignty, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Law Lebanon’s complex political, historical, and social landscape is deeply intertwined with conflict and foreign intervention. Marked by civil wars and sectarian strife, the country now finds itself at a fragile juncture where legal dilemmas are prevalent. The sovereignty of Lebanon is increasingly […]
International law and power-politics: Israel, Russia, Turkey
Legal and international relations theorists are often puzzled. They come face to face with empirical realities that are complex and contradictory, imbued with double standards and differing courses of action, although the cases can be very similar and involve violation of international humanitarian law. Thus, they soon come to realise that power, not law, is the element that governs social and political relations. Some examples in the European theatre will suffice to demonstrate this.
The UK Government’s Illegal Immigration Bill Requires Legal Pushback
The government’s plan to stop the “waves of illegal migrants breaching our borders” through a legislaative crackdown on new arrivals has led to widespread concerns.
“Open Source Fact-Finding In Preliminary Examinations” Quality Control in Preliminary Examination Volume 2
Edited by Morten Bergsmo and Carsten Stahn “Open Source Fact-Finding in Preliminary Examinations” by Alexa Koenig, Felim McMahon, Nikita Mehandru and Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee is a chapter in Quality Control and Preliminary Examinations: Volume 2. The authors discuss how the International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecutor uses open source information during a case’s preliminary examination stage to […]