Members of the Security Council today welcomed the decision by a United Nations-backed court to uphold the conviction of former Liberian President Charles Taylor for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during Sierra Leone’s civil war. In a statement
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President of Liberia Thanks United Nations for Sending the Peacekeepers (UNMIL)
Achieving an average annual growth or over 7 per cent and improving governance and accountability has put Liberia on the path to “irreversible progress”, noted President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as she addressed the 68th session of the General Assembly.Liberia has returned…
Lawyers Without Borders
Lawyers Without Borders, an international not-for-profit focused on promoting rule of law, announced today the appointment of Anne B. Rudman as chair of the organization’s board of directors. Over the past six years Ms. Rudman has worked with Lawyers Without Borders…
Case Study: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. – Avoiding U.S. Taxes, Labor Laws, Environmental Regulations & Criminal Accountability
By Jim Walker
Today I read an interesting case analysis from the Journal of Business Case Studies (May/June 2012), which studied the business model of the second largest cruise company in the world, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. The article is entitled “Royal…
Liberia has “Turned the Corner” Towards Lasting Peace
Ten years after the end of Liberia’s brutal civil war, the country has made tremendous progress on the path to lasting peace and stability, its President, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, told the United Nations General Assembly today, while adding that serious…
UN Security Council Extends UN MIssion in Liberia, Authorizes Troop Reduction
The Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) for another year, reducing its military strength in three phases and authorizing the Secretary-General to implement the first phase of that reduction – 1,900 personnel – between…
Legislation in Liberia Would Criminalize Homosexual Behavior
The United Nations human rights office has voiced concern about draft legislation currently being considered by Liberian lawmakers that would broadly criminalize homosexual behavior. The legislation has already been passed by the Liberian Senate but is still being considered by…
Charles Taylor Gets 50 Years
The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) last week sentenced convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison for planning and for aiding and abetting crimes committed by Sierra Leonean rebel forces during the country's decade-long civil…
Former Liberian leader sentenced to 50 years for war crimes at ICC
Main May 30, 2012Former Liberian leader sentenced to 50 years for war crimes at ICCAs reported in this New York Times article, “Charles G. Taylor, the former president of Liberia and a once-powerful warlord, was sentenced on Wednesday to…
D.C. Circuit Holds No Personal Jurisdiction Over the Port Authority of Liberia
Plaintiff, a construction company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and headquartered in Israel, and defendant, the National Port Authority of Liberia, entered into a contract to build and operate a container park in Monrovia, Liberia's capital. Shortly thereafter, however,…