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Accountability

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  1. Environment, Land & Resources

    European Court of Justice Delivers Victory for EU Transparency and Accountability

    By Latham & Watkins

    Landmark ruling requires the European Commission to disclose impact assessments used as a basis for its legislative decision-making process. By Antonio Morales and Rosa Espín The Grand Chamber of the…

  2. The Right Coast

    After biggest gaffe, pope demands accountability for abuse

    By Thomas A. Smith

    VATICAN CITY (AP) Four months ago, Pope Francis dug himself into the biggest hole of his papacy by strongly defending a Chilean bishop accused by sex abuse victims of witnessing…

  3. The Right Coast

    After biggest gaffe, pope demands accountability for abuse

    By Thomas A. Smith

    VATICAN CITY (AP) Four months ago, Pope Francis dug himself into the biggest hole of his papacy by strongly defending a Chilean bishop accused by sex abuse victims of witnessing…

  4. Tech Law Blog

    WP29 issues position paper on GDPR record-keeping obligation

    By Davinia Brennan

    The Article 29 Working Party (WP29) has published a position paper on the scope of the derogation from the obligation to maintain records of processing activities. Article 30.5 provides that…

  5. Human Rights at Home Blog

    Gina Haspel Did Not Act Alone: A Wider Lens on Accountability for Torture

    By humanrightsathome

    by Deborah M. Weissman, UNC School of Law and guest editor, serves as legal adviser for the North Carolina Citizens Commission of Inquiry on Torture.serve as a legal adviser to…

  6. ImmigrationProf Blog

    Who Polices the Immigration Police?

    By immigrationprof

    A national debate has gripped the nation about the accountability of police in the treatment of African Americans, with the recent arrest of two African American men at a Starbucks…

  7. Human Rights at Home Blog

    Expanding Accountability: A New Paradigm

    By humanrightsathome

    Prof. Justine Dunlap continues her series on the repercussions of the Larry Nassar sexual assault case.Enough is enough. When a man now charged with sexual crimes was the one put…

  8. Corporate Governance and Compliance

    New 40 minute briefing recording – SMCR: the new era of increased accountability

    By Charlotte Henry, Peter Snowdon (UK)

    The webex recording of our recent 40 minute briefing entitled SMCR: the new era of increased accountability is now available. To access to recording link please click here.

  9. Sentencing Law and Policy

    “Prosecutors and Democracy: A Cross-National Study”

    By Douglas Berman

    Main January 5, 2018"Prosecutors and Democracy: A Cross-National Study"The title of this post is the title of this recently published book by Máximo Langer and David Sklansky. Here is how…

  10. Plane-ly Spoken

    FAA, Accountability and Responsibility Under the FARs: The Buck Stops Where?

    By Fox Rothschild LLP

    The buck stops here . . . or does it?  A recent legal opinion by the FAA’s Office of Chief Counsel sheds new light on this question. One of the…