The 77th Biennial Conference of the International Law Association will take place one year from now on August 7- 11, 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference theme will be ‘International Law and State Practice: Is there a North/South Divide?’
International Law Association will Meet in South Africa in August 2016
The 77th Biennial Conference of the International Law Association will take place from August 7- 11, 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference theme will be ‘International Law and State Practice: Is there a North/South Divide?’ The official conference website
Save the Date: International Law Association 2016 Meeting Will Be in South Africa
The 77th Biennial Conference of the International Law Association will take place from August 7- 11, 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The theme will be ‘International Law and State Practice: Is there a North/South Divide?’ The official conference website address
A Colossus of Africa
Slate takes a look at the history and meaning of the largest apartment building in Africa:
The building, along with the neighborhood of high-rises around it, had long functioned as something of a vertical waiting room for admission into urban
Du Plessis & Frantz on African Customary Land Rights
Elmien Du Plessis ( North West University) & Gino Frantz (Johannesburg) African Customary Land Rights in a Private Ownership Paradigm on SSRN. Here's the abstract:With the advent of constitutionalism in South Africa, customary law is elevated to a position where it
Blawg of the Day – Johannesburg Business Law Voice
I haven’t featured a foreign law blog in a while, so I’m pleased to highlight Johannesburg Business Law Voice, from Van der Merwe Attorneys. You’ll find recent posts on such topics as corporate restructuring, private company mergers and acquisitions,
Salmonella Altona and Salmonella Johannesburg Infections Linked to Chicks and Ducklings
Salmonella Altona
As of June 27, 2011, a total of 49 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Altona have been reported from 16 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Georgia (1),
Lack of Money Has Halted Microbicide Clinical Trials in South Africa
The New York Times: H.I.V. Prevention Gel Hits Snag: Money, By Celia W. Dugger JOHANNESBURG — When scientists celebrated the announcement in July thata vaginal microbicide had finally been found that significantly reducedH.I.V. infections in women, there was
Cruise Ship Brawls – A Problem that Will Get Bigger with Bigger Ships
Paul Ash, who writes columns for the Times Live in Johannesburg under the name “The Wanderer,” addresses the issue of violence by cruise passengers in an interesting article entitled “Punch-Ups and Brawls on Cruise Ships: Whose Fault is it Anyway?”
The article mentions what is described as a
Anti-Immigrant Violence Spreads Like Wildfire in South Africa
The N.Y Times reports on some scary events this weekend in Johannesberg, South Africa, a nation that has struggled to overcome the legacy of racial apartheid:"Violence against immigrants, like some windswept fire, spread across one neighborhood after another here in