Doha
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Environmental Law Prof Blog
Doha’s Contribution: Looking at non-quantifiable loss and damage
The eighteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was uneventful; nations primarily reiterated a general intent to negotiate…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
In Case You Missed It: Week of 11/25 – 12/1
The latest evidence of serious climate change: Greenland and Antarctica are losing three times as much ice as 20 years ago. (Washington Post story) (the article in Science) Construction will…
International Law Prof Blog
International Review of Law Journal Call for Papers
The International Review of Law Journal is seeking articles for a special issue on domestic violence to be published in Spring 2013. The journal's goal is to showcase papers that address practical…
The Faculty Lounge
Willing To Move? A Rare Dean Opening At Qatar Law
Good news for those of you looking to move into academic administration. The deanship has opened at the Qatar University College of Law. The posting is here. Everyone knows that…
International Law Prof Blog
UN Convention Against Corruption
Chief executives from some of the world's leading companies have thrown their support behind the UN Convention against Corruption -- a treaty signed by 140 countries and ratified by 136…
International Law Prof Blog
Qatar Welcomes Omar al-Bashir to Summit
Omar al-Bashir, the President of Sudan, has been indicted by the International Criminal Court. But last week he was welcomed warmly in Doha, Qatar for an Arab League Summit. Since…
International Law Prof Blog
John F. Kennedy Conference at University of North Dakota
Yesterday, the interdisciplinary conference "John F. Kennedy: History, Memory, Legacy", at the University of North Dakota wrapped up. It was a great conference largely due to the amazing energy and…
International Law Prof Blog
Doha Round – I’m Not Dead Yet!
News from the WTO. Director-General Pascal Lamy reported to the General Council on today that the Trade Negotiations Committee had heard “multiple strong calls for preserving the package that had…
International Law Prof Blog
Not Ready to Compromise
This was originally posted on www.tradelawyersblog by Cyndee Todgham Cherniak The “Doha Round” of multilateral trade talks at the World Trade Organization lapsed back into limbo on July 29, 2008…
Securities Law Prof Blog
NYSE Euronext Will Acquire 25% of Doha Securities Market
The State of Qatar and NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX) announced a strategic partnership expected to transform the Doha Securities Market (“DSM”) into a significant international player and provide NYSE…