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Pakistan dispatch: child domestic labor abuses prompt urgent calls for legislative change

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Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Mashal Asim Khan is an LLB student in the University of London External Programme at The Institute of Legal Studies (TILS). She files this from Islamabad. On August 31 st , the government of the Pakistani province of Punjab was urged by all parties present at a provincial policy dialogue organized by Search for Justice , Children Advocacy Network Pakistan , the National Co

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“Supremely unconcerned with ethics: Justices Thomas and Alito are annoyed by all of this; If Chief Justice Roberts cares, meanwhile, he’s not letting that be known outside of the court.”

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“Supremely unconcerned with ethics: Justices Thomas and Alito are annoyed by all of this; If Chief Justice Roberts cares, meanwhile, he’s not letting that be known outside of the court.” Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site. The post “Supremely unconcerned with ethics: Justices Thomas and Alito are annoyed by all of this; If Chief Justice Roberts cares, meanwhile, he’s not letting that be known outside of the court.” appeared first on How Appealing

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Kazakhstan dispatch: President Tokayev announces nuclear power plant proposal will be decided in a national referendum

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Aidana Tastanova is a Kazakhstan national and a 4th year law student attending the Moscow State Institute of International Relations under a Kazakh government scholarship. On Friday, September 1 , during an address to the people of Kazakhstan, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed a national referendum on the issue of approval or rejection of the construction of a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the country.

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“The Lies in Your Grocery Store: Most people accept the gimmicks of food labelling; One lawyer can’t stomach them.”

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“The Lies in Your Grocery Store: Most people accept the gimmicks of food labelling; One lawyer can’t stomach them.” Sarah Larson has this article in the September 11, 2023 issue of The New Yorker. The post “The Lies in Your Grocery Store: Most people accept the gimmicks of food labelling; One lawyer can’t stomach them.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Transforming eDiscovery: Document Summarization, Sentiment Analysis, And Chatbots Take Center Stage

A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.

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Pro-coup protesters in Niger call on French military to leave country

JURIST

Thousands of pro-junta protesters demonstrated outside a French military base in Niamey, Niger on Saturday against France’s refusal to withdraw its military from the country despite demands from Niger’s junta. Protesters were holding banners with signs that said, among other things, “French army leave our country.” This was the biggest protest in Niger so far since the July 26 coup.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

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New cases in Delaware's Court of Chancery last week alleged "pie in the sky" investments by Palantir Technologies and wasteful satellite-launch contracts by Amazon. The nation's court of equity also logged notice of a $65 million settlement and got ready for another coming up this week that could be almost three times as much.

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“Judicial Notice (09.02.23): No Holds Barred; Justice Thomas v. his critics, Elon Musk v. Biglaw (again), two wins for free speech, and other legal news from the week that was.”

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“Judicial Notice (09.02.23): No Holds Barred; Justice Thomas v. his critics, Elon Musk v. Biglaw (again), two wins for free speech, and other legal news from the week that was.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. The post “Judicial Notice (09.02.23): No Holds Barred; Justice Thomas v. his critics, Elon Musk v.

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How to Talk to Your Boss About Career Development | iHire

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Talking to your boss can be a great way to advance your career. Learn how to get the most out of these conversations, as well as what you shouldn't say.

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A Law Firm’s Guide to a Cybersecurity Risk Assessment

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Tom Lambotte | A step-by-step guide that can help you avoid becoming the next victim. The post A Law Firm’s Guide to a Cybersecurity Risk Assessment appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Recipe for a Failed CLM Implementation

Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.

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The corporate lawyer’s guide to using external litigation counsel

OneLegal

Learn about the overall relationship with external counsel for litigation, from discerning the initial need to maintaining a productive working relationship and all the considerations you should make. The post The corporate lawyer’s guide to using external litigation counsel appeared first on One Legal.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 5/2023: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

The latest issue of the „Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts“ (IPRax) features the following articles: (These abstracts can also be found at the IPRax-website under the following link: [link] ) C. Budzikiewicz/K. Duden/A. Dutta/T. Helms/C. Mayer: The European Commission’s Parenthood Proposal – Comments of the Marburg Group The Marburg Group – a group of German private international law scholars – reviewed the European Commission’s Proposal for a Council Regulation on jurisdi

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Using Stay Interviews to Boost Employee Retention in Healthcare | iHire

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Discover how stay interviews can improve employee retention in healthcare by uncovering issues, improving job satisfaction, and saving costs related to high turnover.

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Arguments Wednesday; no conference this week

At the Lectern

The Supreme Court is back in the courtroom Wednesday for its September calendar after the customary July-August oral argument hiatus. The three arguments will be live streamed , and opinions in the cases should file by December 4. Because of the oral arguments, the court will not be conferencing this week and there will be a double conference next week.

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Contract Lifecycle Management: A Business Enabler Exploring On-Ground Challenges

CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.

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European Yearbook of International Economic Law 2024: Call for abstracts (and papers)

Conflict of Laws

The editors of the European Yearbook of International Economic Law (EYIEL) welcome abstracts from scholars and practitioners at all stages of their career for the EYIL 2024. This year’s Focus Section will concentrate on International and European Economic Law – Moving Towards Integration? In the General Section, the EYIEL will address Current Challenges, Developments and Events in European and International Economic Law.

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“A Conservative Push to Save Ken Paxton; The effort to help the Texas attorney general, whose impeachment trial starts Tuesday, is part of an ongoing struggle over the Republican Party’s future”

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“A Conservative Push to Save Ken Paxton; The effort to help the Texas attorney general, whose impeachment trial starts Tuesday, is part of an ongoing struggle over the Republican Party’s future”: J. David Goodman of The New York Times has this report. Erin Mulvaney and Jacob Gershman of The Wall Street Journal report that “ Ken Paxton, Embattled Texas Attorney General, Faces Impeachment Trial; Proceedings start this week for the Republican, an aggressive litigator dogged by all

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Book Launch: Governance of Artificial Intelligence in the European Union What Place for Consumer Protection?

Conflict of Laws

Marion Ho-Dac and Cécile Pellegrini (both Lyon Catholic University) are hosting a conference at Lyon Catholic University on Friday 29 September 2023 on the occasion of the launch of their book “Governance of Artificial Intelligence in the European Union What Place for Consumer Protection?” The book tackles the interplay between Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance and consumer protection on the European Union (EU) market.

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Biden’s Use of False Names Could Cost Him

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Below is my column in The Hill on the growing list of aliases used by President Joe Biden in prior years and the unsuccessful efforts of public interest groups and Congress to gain access to the emails. There may be innocent explanations of why the President used aliases to send information to Hunter Biden. For example, one message concerning Ukraine also mentioned his plans to go to Delaware.

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California Civil Discovery Act Undergoes Significant Overhaul

Short article looking at the new CCP 2016.