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Development Decisions

March 21, 2012 10:15

On March 18, 2012, Brazil announced that it would formally charge a number of executives from Chevron based on an oil spill that occurred in November 2011 as a result of Chevron’s oil drilling activities off the Brazilian coast. (map credit)The decision to formally bring these charges was made...

Focus on the Americas

March 09, 2012 21:57

"How to Apply for Asylum in Brazil," Fahamu Refugee Legal Aid Newsletter, no. 24 (March 2012) [text]Migración Forzada en América Latina, Bogotá, 16-18 Noviembre 2010 [conf. report] [agenda]No Time for Doubt: Tackling Urban Risk - A glance at urban interventions by Red Cross Societies in Latin...

Thoughts on the US-China Economic & Security Review Commission Report: China in Latin America

Larry Catá Backer
March 06, 2012 04:10

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission has been a source of policy generation in government circles in the United States.  The Commission was created on October 30, 2000 by the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 2001 § 1238, P.L. 106-398 (codified at 22...

State Department Struggling To Keep Up With Visa Demand In China And Brazil

November 09, 2011 16:23

Department of State Managing Director for Visa Services, Ed Ramotowski, announced yesterday that, due to their robust economies and currency strength against the U.S. dollar, 44% more U.S. visas have been issued in Brazil this year than last year and 35% more in China.  DOS described its...

E-Discovery: What Increased Data Protection Means for the Global Economy

November 03, 2011 17:13

As our economy and companies become more digital and global, digital information outside the U.S becomes increasingly relevant to resolving civil disputes within our nation. Digital information will be governed by a set of laws and values many U.S. companies and their lawyers are not familiar with,...