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The U.S. Supreme Court’s Golan v. Holder Decision

March 09, 2012 20:39

On this edition of IP Counsel, host Attorney Peter Lando, partner at the firm of Lando & Anastasi, LLP, welcomes returning guest, Mary Wong, Director of the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, to discuss the recent U.S. Supreme Court ...

On August 17

August 17, 2011 07:04

On this day in ... ... 1961 (50 years ago today), a special meeting of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council at Punta del Este, Uruguay, which had begun almost 2 weeks earlier, concluded. On this day all members of the Organization of American states except Cuba signed the Charter of...

On December 26

December 26, 2010 08:04

On this day in ...... 1933, delegates at the 7th International Conference of American States, held in the capital of Uruguay, signed the Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States. Notable among its provisions were these:ARTICLE 1The state as a person of international law should...

Uruguay Supreme Court annuls amnesty law, as accountability continues in Latin America

November 03, 2010 15:40

The Uruguayan Supreme Court made Uruguay the second country in Latin America – after Argentina – to formally annul the amnesty law passed to protect members of the security forces from accusations that they committed torture, disappearance and summary execution during the period of military control...

On July 3

July 03, 2009 09:59

On this day in ...... 1927, during a local plebiscite, Uruguay became the 1st South American country to permit women to vote. (photo credit) As described and depicted in this essay, suffrage was extended so that Uruguayan women could vote in a referendum on how to organize government in the area...