Wow! This is a big one! Follows two previous decisions, in favour of the Iranian Mujahedin and the al Aqsa foundation. Court of First Instance acting here, not the European Court of Human Rights. US observers may need a tutorial on supranational law in Europe. ECHR is a court that applies the Convention on Human … COURT ANNULS DECISION TO PUT PKK ON EU TERROR LIST
Always a relief to find that there are dissenting voices in the US and people who have noticed that there is a tendency to link everything to terror these days. Worth a read as it brings out some of the blurring in the argument of the present Administartion.
Researchers from King’s College London say the Home Office is ignoring or manipulating research on crime. The trouble is, boycott the Home Office and all the research will go to thr big commercial consultnacies who will tell them what they want to hear. Its the old “rock and a hard place” Scenario. The actual report … CRIME RESEARCH BOYCOTT CALL
“Needs Improved Guidance and more Systematic Assessments of Outcomes”. Sounds reasonable to me. Appears to cover provision of assistance to “foreign partners”. 40 page report.
Lots of references to books on bin Laden and some of the content of Steve Coll’s latest book about who funded bin Laden to buy what.
International Law Research Forum presents the Second Symposium on Money Laundering: Combating the Financing of Terrorism April 18th 2008 @10am, Law Conference Room Department of Law and Criminology Aberystwyth University 10.00 COFFEE AND INTRODUCTIONS (PROFESSOR CHRIS HARDING, Head of Department), DR MARCO ODELLO (ILRF Coordinator) & MARY ALICE LORD (Symposium Coordinator)) 10.30 JOHN MAIR FORMER … 2ND SYMPOSIUM ON MONEY LAUNDERING AT ABERYSTWYTH
Actually, its a conference organised by the Council of Europe, and either the journalist or the participants seem confused as to whether they are talking about cybercrime, cyberterrorism or cyberwarfare. Doesnt inspire confidence! It then turns out that a separate discussion is on the NATO meeting agenda in Romania. Both turning out “guidlines for cooperation” … EU, NATO TO TACKLE CYBERCRIME
Not at first apparent, the thread running through this Moscow Times article is that the rule of law is a necessary precondition for democracy and that there is a process by which this will emerge. I think Milton Friedman finally admitted that the rule of law should have preceded “shock therapy” in Eastern Europe…but somewhat … THE NEXT COLLAPSE WILL BE RUSSIA’S LAST
President of European Commission tells Bulgarian government to take more of the initiative in fighting organised crime and corruption and to stop waiting for EU instructions before acting.
An interesting principle. If people claiming to be your “employees” [or even your employees] sell a fraudulent product, are you responsible for the losses suffered by the victim? Caveat Emptor really is dead and buried as a principle here. At least Lehman are suing in a Japanese court. they’d have won hands down in Manhattan…which … LEHMAN SUES OVER £177 MILLION FRAUD
