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International Legal News - Cross-Border
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U.N. Faces Threat of Lawsuit Over Haiti Cholera
The Associated Press
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A human rights group says it will sue the U.N. if it does not agree to compensate Haitian cholera victims, apologize for introducing the disease through its peacekeeping force and launch a major effort to improve sanitation.
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European Union / United Kingdom
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U.K. Supreme Court Rules for News-Clipping Service in Dispute With Publishers
The Associated Press
- The British Supreme Court has decided partially in favor of news-clipping service Meltwater in its dispute with U.K. newspaper publishers, finding that Meltwater's customers and anyone else in the U.K. cannot be prosecuted for viewing news stories online.
Congo / International Courts / Rwanda
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At U.N., Rwanda Blocks Role for Criminal Court
The Associated Press
- Rwanda has successfully blocked the U.N. Security Council from recommending any role for the International Criminal Court in solving conflicts, violence and human rights abuse in Africa, saying the court "condemns crimes committed by some but not others."
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Human Rights / Mexico / United States
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Massacre Survivors Still Trying to Get Former President of Mexico Into Conn. Court
The Connecticut Law Tribune
- Former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo says he's focusing on his teaching duties at Yale University and not letting himself be distracted by "a frivolous lawsuit." But the lawsuit filed in Connecticut federal court -- accusing Zedillo of covering up a massacre of 45 civilians in the village of Acteal in 1997 -- may not be so frivolous after all.
Global Lawyer / United Kingdom / United States
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Summly Deal Highlights Silicon Valley's Appetite for Overseas Acquisitions
The Recorder
- Yahoo's purchase of the news app Summly has generated plenty of press about its creator, London teenager Nick D'Aloisio. But overlooked is how it's becoming much more common for Silicon Valley companies to shop overseas for acquisitions, says Thomas Gaynor, of counsel with Squire Sanders, which advised Summly on the deal.
Dominican Republic / Global Lawyer / Human Rights / United States
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Law Students Spend Spring Break on Human Rights, Other Service Projects
New York Law Journal
- Earlier this month, a Fordham University School of Law group joined dozens of other law students from New York in forgoing a week of relaxation in favor of what are called "alternative spring breaks," projects spread throughout the world that often involve pro bono work or surveys of people who don't have access to lawyers.
