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No legally binding agreement on climate change reached at UN summit
While no legally binding agreement was reached at the conclusion of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, Denmark, 192 UN member countries agreed Saturday to “take note” of a non-binding Copenhagen Accord developed (More) |
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Honduras congress rejects Zelaya reinstatement
The Honduran National Congress on Wednesday voted 111-14 not to reinstate ousted president Manuel Zelaya [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] who was removed by a military coup earlier this year. The vote was held [El Heraldo report, in Spanish] in a (More) |
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COSTA RICA: Illegitimate Restrictions on Freedom of Expression
Ekaterina Sivolobova, student at the Law Faculty of the University of Buenos Aires and legal intern at the Center for Justice and International Law in Buenos Aires, recently interviewed Costa Rican journalist Mauricio Herrera-Ulloa about his experien (More) |
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Landmark UN illegal fishing treaty approved
The first legally binding international treaty aimed at combating ships involved in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has been approved by the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) governing Conference. The Agreement on Port (More) |
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Honduras high court rules Zelaya cannot return to power
The Honduran Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that ousted former president Manuel Zelaya cannot legally return to office. The court's decision is a significant blow to Zelaya's prospects for regaining power. Under the so-called Tegucigalp (More) |
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Brazil top court rules for extradition of Italy fugitive
The Brazilian Supreme Court on Wednesday voted 5-to-4 to extradite former Italian guerrilla Cesare Battisti back to Italy, but left the final decision to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva , who granted him asylum earlier this year. The high cour (More) |
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Argentina demonstrators march in support of same-sex marriage bills
Some 50,000 people marched in Buenos Aires on Saturday in support of gay pride and to encourage the timely approval of legislation set to legalize same-sex marriage . Argentina's Parliament is currently debating [El Mundo report, in Spanish] th (More) |
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India Supreme Court judges disclose financial assets on court website
Judges of the Supreme Court of India on Monday voluntarily made public disclosures of their financial assets . The assets of 21 of the current judges have been posted on the official court website in an effort to increase judicial transparency. Th (More) |
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Honduras agreement allows Zelaya return
The interim government of Honduras and ousted president Manuel Zelaya [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] reached an agreement Thursday allowing Zelaya to return to power conditioned on Supreme Court approval with a subsequent affirmative vote from (More) |
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Honduras interim government repeals decree suspending constitutional rights
The head of the Honduran interim government Roberto Micheletti on Monday convened his council of ministers to repeal [La Prensa report, in Spanish] the executive decree issued last week that suspended several constitutional rights. The repeal was s (More) |
Congress approves first Patent Act
On April 10, 1790, Congress approved America's first Patent Act. The Patent Act of 1790 allowed inventors to maintain "sole and exclusive right and liberty of making, constructing, using and vending to others" the rights to a patented invention for fourteen years. The Act furthermore created the U.S. Patent Board, the precursor to the modern U.S. Patent Office.
Read the current U.S. Patent Act from the Cornell University Law School, and read A History of the Early Patent Office by Kenneth W. Dobyns.
