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May 2013
April 2013
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17 Apr 2013
Trial by Error: Justice in Post- Qadhafi Libya
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher:
International Crisis Group
This report analyzes the ills plaguing the judicial system in Libya.
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17 Apr 2013
Cybersecurity
Author: Edward C Liu, Gina Stevens, Kathleen Ann Ruane, Alissa M Dolan, Richard M Thompson II, Andrew Nolan
Publisher:
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report addresses some of the legal issues related to cyber security.
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12 Apr 2013
Portugal: In Economics, we Call it Conflict of Interest!
Author: Leonor Coutinho
Publisher:
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This commentary addresses the decision by the Portuguese Constitutional Court to approve cost saving measures which include a cut in the salaries of civil servants.
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12 Apr 2013
What Next for European Cyber-Security?
Author: Seán Smith
Publisher:
Security & Defence Agenda (SDA)
This report summarizes the debate held by policymakers on the future of cyber security in Europe.
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10 Apr 2013
Covert Action
Author: Marshall Curtis Erwin
Publisher:
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report examines the legislative background surrounding "covert actions" carried out by the US intelligence community.
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8 Apr 2013
Drones: The Future of War?
Author: Christopher Coker, Marco Roscini
Publisher:
Chatham House
This is a transcript of a panel discussion on the future of warfare in relation to the development of drones and other unmanned or automated weapons systems, as well as the ethics of these new weapons.
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8 Apr 2013
Drug Patents in India: Turf Battles
Author: Amitendu Palit
Publisher:
Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
Using the Supreme Court of India's rejection of Novartis’s appeal for patenting and exclusive marketing of the cancer drug Glivec as a backdrop, this paper discusses India's intellectual property rights law and its implications for pharmaceutical inn...
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2 Apr 2013
Congressional Redistricting and the Voting Rights Act: A Legal Overview
Author: L Paige Whitaker
Publisher:
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report provides a legal overview of two key provisions of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) affecting congressional redistricting and selected accompanying Supreme Court case law.
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Apr 2013
Informal Justice and the International Community in Afghanistan
Author: Noah Coburn
Publisher:
United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This report analyzes programs that addressed the so-called informal justice sector in Afghanistan from 2008 to 2011.
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