The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced that it has scheduled an entire month of hearings in the case of the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Serbia). Hearings will begin
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Grim outlook for children exposed to AEDs during pregnancy
By Jared Fink
The purpose of a study done by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, titled “Epilepsy and Pregnancy: Antiepileptic Drugs Effects on Pregnancy”, was to determine the amount of antiepileptic drugs being used in pregnant women with epilepsy…
Croatia Joins WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Following Croatia's accession to the European Union (EU), the EU has amended its schedules to the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) to bring Croatia under the auspices of that Agreement effective July 1. Croatia's inclusion brings the number…
Croatia Joins the European Union and Its Data Protection Regime
On July 1, 2013, the Republic of Croatia became the 28th member state of the European Union. Croatia is now obligated to implement all EU legislation, including the EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC.…
Croatia Joins EU
ICTY Overturns Convictions of Two Former Croatian Generals
A United Nations war crimes tribunal today overturned the convictions of two former Croatian generals who were found guilty last year of various crimes against humanity during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s, and ordered that they be released immediately. Ante…
Crew Member Goes Overboard From Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas
By Jim Walker
Already reeling from the publicity of its delayed reporting of a 21 year old passenger who went overboard from the Allure of the Seas, Royal Caribbean is now facing the scrutiny of the international press regarding the disappearance of a…
Profit Counting: The Pfizer FCPA Settlement
By: Scott Maberry and Mark Jensen
On August 8, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced agreements with the drug manufacturer Pfizer Inc. to settle allegations that a Pfizer subsidiary had…
ICTY Sentences a Leader of the Serb Radical Party to Two Years’ Imprisonment for Failing to Remove Confidential Information from His Website
The Intenational Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has sentenced a leader of the Serb Radical Party – already facing trial on charges of crimes against humanity – to two years imprisonment for failure to remove confidential information from…
Fire Aboard Carnival’s Newest Cruise Ship, Carnival Breeze – Why No Tweets?
By Jim Walker
Travel Agent Central reports a hour ago about what appears to be a small fire which broke out aboard Carnival’s new cruise ship, the Carnival Breeze.
The publication states that shortly 2 PM (ship time), crew members from the “Alpha”…