A group of Rutgers Law School students have the unique opportunity to visit Jordan as part of a seminar on the Syrian Refugee Crisis and International Human Rights. Under the supervision of Professor Sahar Aziz and Professor Jeena Shah,
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Jordan’s Accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Jordan is off to a busy and productive year from an intellectual property standpoint. Starting late in December of 2016, the Jordanian Council of Ministers approved the accession of the Kingdom into the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), allowing the country…
Jordan’s Accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Jordan is off to a busy and productive year from an intellectual property standpoint. Starting late in December of 2016, the Jordanian Council of Ministers approved the accession of the Kingdom into the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), allowing the country…
Jordanian Writer Shot Dead Ahead of Hearing Over Religious Cartoon – WSJ
A prominent Jordanian Christian writer was shot dead outside an Amman courthouse on Sunday, ahead of a scheduled court hearing for posting on social media a cartoon the government charged had offended Islam. via www.wsj.comNo sense of humor. Makes…
Oxfam: Six richest countries host less than 9% of refugees
The six wealthiest countries – which make up more than half the global economy – host less than nine percent of the world’s refugees while poorer countries and territories are shouldering most of the responsibility, Oxfam has said in a…
Massive New Monument Found in Petra
Queen Rania: The Syrian refugees I met are experiencing something worse than death
In this op/ed in the Washington Post, Queen Rania of Jordan argues that Syrian refugees are experiencing something worse than death: “No one’s listening to the nearly 155,000 refugees who have risked their lives to reach Greece since the…
Actress Cate Blanchett UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, yesterday announced the appointment of Academy Award winning actor Cate Blanchett as a global Goodwill Ambassador. The announcement comes as Blanchett returns from a mission to Jordan to witness the ongoing humanitarian operation…
Cooperation on Dual-Use Items with Jordan and Kazakhstan
The German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (“BAFA”) has been charged, since 1 January 2014, with control over the outreach projects with Jordan and Kazakhstan, directed at enhancing their export control systems for dual-use items. The aim…
Increasing U.S. Sales of Defense Articles and Services to Jordan
Despite other areas of disagreement involving the defense budget and U.S. military strategy in the Middle East, the Obama Administration and Senate Republicans might be uniting to fast-track the sale of U.S. defense articles and services to U.S. allies fighting…