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JANUARY 30, 2021

The Philippines filed a diplomatic protest over a new Chinese law that authorises its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels and destroy other countries’ structures on islands China claims. The law was passed last Friday by China’s top legislative body, the National People’s Congress standing committee. Article 1 of the bill explains that the law is needed to safeguard China’s sovereignty, security and maritime rights.

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JANUARY 30, 2021

An implicit bias is “‘an association or preference that is not consciously generated and is experienced without awareness.’" Michele Benedetto Neitz, Pulling Back the Curtain: Implicit Bias in the Law School Dean Search Process, 49 SETON HALL L. REV.

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JANUARY 30, 2021

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ruled Thursday that the United Kingdom did not hold sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, allowing the dispute between Mauritius and Maldives in regards to the delimitation of their boundaries to proceed. The ruling follows a preliminary objection from Maldives, who claimed that the tribunal did not have jurisdiction to decide the boundaries between itself and Mauritius.

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JANUARY 30, 2021

The Arizona Statute of Limitations Applicable to Collection Lawsuits and Non-Judicial Trustee’s Foreclosure Sales of Real Property, article by Larry O. Folks, Folks Hess, PLLC (1/2021). Excerpts: Can a lender collect upon a promissory note that matured six or more years ago? Short answer: No. The statute of limitations applies to each matured/defaulted note installment payment separately as it becomes due under the note amortization schedule, and it does not begin to run on any installment until

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JANUARY 30, 2021

The International Criminal Court (ICC) held the first hearing in the case against Mahamat Saïd Abdel Kani on Thursday and Friday. Saïd is believed to be a former commander of the Séléka, a primarily-Muslim coalition of armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR). CAR officials surrendered Saïd to the ICC on January 24. Saïd is suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Séléka in the CAR capital Bangui in 2013.

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JURIST

JANUARY 30, 2021

Iranian authorities on Saturday hanged 31-year-old political activist Javid Dehghan after the United Nations (UN) urged Iran to halt the execution. Dehghan was accused of leading extremist group Jaish al-Adl and was convicted of shooting two Revolutionary Guards officials five years ago in the Sistan-Baluchistan province. The UN rights office said in a prior statement that Dehghan had confessed to shooting the guards and to being a member of Jaish al-Adl but that the activist only confessed afte

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JANUARY 30, 2021

“Pentagon Halts Plan to Vaccinate the 40 Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay; The decision to vaccinate the prisoners ignited criticism over whether the government was prioritizing terrorism suspects over American citizens”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.

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JURIST

JANUARY 30, 2021

Eight former commanders of the demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) were accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity on Thursday by Columbia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP). Rodrigo Londono, Pablo Catatumbo, Pastor Alape, and Milton de Jesus Toncel are among the eight former leaders facing the accusations. The former FARC leaders allegedly kidnapped thousands of people during Columbia’s armed internal conflict that spanned decades.

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JANUARY 30, 2021

“Supreme Court considers if churchgoers have a right to sing indoors in a pandemic; Singing is an especially dangerous activity during this pandemic because it is unusually likely to spread Covid-19”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

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JANUARY 30, 2021

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced on Thursday that it is considering a move to let internet users decide what personal data Big Tech companies can share with advertisers. The ACCC published its interim report , listing Google as its main adversary. The recent report is the latest in Australia’s fight against Google. “Advertising technology, or ad tech, has significantly transformed the way that advertising is delivered to consumers online.” ACC

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JANUARY 30, 2021

“The Case That Made Texas the Death Penalty Capital: In an excerpt from his new book, ‘Let the Lord Sort Them,’ Marshall Project staff writer Maurice Chammah explains where a 1970s legal team fighting the death penalty went wrong.” Maurice Chammah of The Marshall Project has this report.

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JURIST

JANUARY 30, 2021

The State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan reported on Wednesday that they have detained Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev, the former Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, on charges of corruption and illegal enrichment. The arrest took place on Tuesday under the pre-trial framework of the Kyrgyz Criminal Procedure Code. Following Article 98 of the Code, Abylgaziev is being held on suspicion in a temporary detention facility while the investigation continues.

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JANUARY 30, 2021

“Why Josh Hawley is Playing the Victim: The Missouri senator probably won’t shut up about how he was ‘silenced’ any time soon.” Alex Shephard of The New Republic has this post.

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JANUARY 30, 2021

The parliament of Portugal voted on Friday to legalize euthanasia , which, if signed into law, would make it the seventh country in the world to do so. The vote was 136-78 with four abstentions in favor of approving the bill, which would allow people over the age of 18 who are in extreme suffering or faced with an incurable and fatal disease to seek assistance in dying.

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JANUARY 30, 2021

“Professor Aimed to Break Lawyers’ Monopoly on Legal Services; Deborah Rhode, who has died at age 68, worked to help the poor obtain better representation in court”: This obituary , written by James R. Hagerty, appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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JURIST

JANUARY 30, 2021

The Court of Appeal in The Hague on Friday ruled in favour of four Nigerian farmers and Friends of the Earth, an environmental organisation, in a long-running legal dispute against the energy giant, Shell. Milieudefensie , the Dutch arm of Friends of the Earth and the farmers first took Shell to court back in 2008 for oil spills in Goi, Oruma and Ikot Ada Udo in Nigeria.

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JANUARY 30, 2021

“There Is Precedent For Trying A Former Government Official, Established 145 Years Ago”: Domenico Montanaro of NPR has this news analysis.

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JANUARY 30, 2021

The Pakistani government appealed the decision to release Ahmad Omar Seed Sheikh, who was accused of beheading Daniel Pearl, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal , to its Supreme Court Friday. Sheikh and three others were originally convicted of the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Pearl, but their sentences were commuted in April 2020. Friday’s appeal follows the court’s Thursday order to release Sheikh.

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JANUARY 30, 2021

Knowledge sharing, social media and knowledge management expert V. Mary Abraham shares her readout and impressions of this timely and impactful keynote presented by Marco Iansiti, Harvard Business School Professor of Business Administration, and Coauthor of Competing in the Age of AI. Abraham's insights encompass how the pandemic is accelerating enormous changes.

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JANUARY 30, 2021

Similar to its federal counterpart , section 90.404(2)(a) of the Florida Statutes states that. Similar fact evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is admissible when relevant to prove a material fact in issue, including, but not limited to, proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident, but it is inadmissible when the evidence is relevant solely to prove bad character or propensity.

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JANUARY 30, 2021

Michiel Posen appropriated a currently popular meme and went (almost) viral. Is his observation right? Comments very welcome.

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An implicit bias is “‘an association or preference that is not consciously generated and is experienced without awareness.’” Michele Benedetto Neitz, Pulling Back the Curtain: Implicit Bias in the Law School Dean Search Process , 49 SETON HALL L. REV. 629, 656 (2019) ( quoting J. Bernice B. Donald & Sarah E. Redfield, Framing the Discussion , in ENHANCING JUSTICE: REDUCING BIAS 5, 14 (Sarah E.

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JANUARY 30, 2021

Certain bags of Dole salad was recently recalled over concerns they may contain undeclared allergens.

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JANUARY 30, 2021

The Russian government Thursday demanded social media companies continue removing posts encouraging minors to protest the detention of political leader Alexei Navalny. The statement issued by Roskomnadzor, the state’s media watchdog, declared that social media companies had been put on notice to prohibit certain content. Though, the agency also commended restrictions during last week’s protests, as they “significantly [reduced] the number of underage participants and [prevented] the appearance o

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JANUARY 30, 2021

“Biden’s Supreme Court commission set to launch as some liberals are eager to pack the court”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

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