The following press release is being distributed to the media regarding Robert Amsterdam’s visit to Bangkok. Time for International Community to Act on Thai Political Crisis, says Thaksin Lawyer BANGKOK, May 12, 2010 – Robert Amsterdam...
It’s been a great disappointment to me how all the media attention has disappeared with regard to the case of the human rights activist Yevgeny Zhovtis in Kazakhstan, who was unlawfully jailed after having the bad luck of being involved in a...
(Following a recent speech I gave at Chatham House on Russian perspectives on international law, a junior colleague of mine, whom we shall call “C.M.”, punched up a nice biography of the lawyer Fedor Martens, detailing the life and wor...
Joseph Nye, the innovator of the term “soft power,” has published an op/ed casting some doubts on the uncomplicated rise of the Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC) bloc. Several of these countries still face a number of econo...
During our last visit to Prague, we had the pleasure of meeting up for a chat with Brian Whitmore, senior correspondent at Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty and one of the authors of the excellent Russia blog, The Power Vertical. Brian is a ...
Apparently the US is observing ‘good progress’ in the talks on sanctions against Iran. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has urged the West to defer from imposing unilateral sanctions. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio L...
The BBC has a video report on bribe culture in Russian businesses. Have the (self-assembly) tables turned?: Ikea has apparently been accused of corruption in its Russian operations. Legislation to crack down on corporate raiders, a tar...
TODAY: FSB kills three metro bombing suspects; Trifonova judge resigns; fears for health of another jailed businessman; anti-Putin petition rally; scientists protest. Ex-air force chief claims Russian defense in sorry state; Obama and Medved...
The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation recently issued a decree, according to which the conducting of judicial processes [trials] on a charge of terrorism without the participation of jurors was recognized as legal. The court likewise ...
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
