Book Launch: Oxford Commentary on the 1970 UNESCO and 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions on Stolen or Illegally Transferred Cultural Property Participants: The discussion will be moderated

by Dr Alessandro Chechi, editor of the Oxford Commentary [...]

On his first day in office, US President Donald Trump signed dozens of Executive Orders on various issues. Among those receiving little public attention was the announcement

of the US withdrawal from the OECD project on reforming global corporate taxation. [...]

2024 was full of landmark decisions, and the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ended the year with another one for the history books. In Pathirathne v Abeywardena and others1), the

court dealt with the controversial issue of the constitutional council’s refusal to approve the president’s nomination of a judge to the Supreme Court. [...]

Among the flurry of executive orders on President Donald Trump’s very busy first day were those aimed at employees of the government over which he now presides. He froze

hiring, forbade most remote work, and gave his staff the highest-level security clearance without the normal background checks required. [...]

In the days since taking office, the Trump administration has issued a flurry of executive orders seeking to enact his campaign pledges on energy and the environment, including

guidance to: [...]

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[Artemis Akbary is a Co-Founder and Executive Director of ALO: the Afghan LGBT+ Organization, and member of the Gender Persecution in Afghanistan Accountability Working Group.

Kirby Anwar is a Senior Legal Fellow at Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic, CUNY School of Law, Advocacy Director at MADRE and member of the Gender Persecution [...]

Bloomberg, 100 Days at the IRS: Rules Pause, Workforce and Leader Shakeup Bloomberg, House GOP Bill Threatens Retaliation Against Global Taxes Bloomberg, OECD Global Tax Deal

Has No Force In US, Trump Says Bloomberg, OECD Will Keep Working With US Despite Trump's Tax Deal Threat Bloomberg, SALT Talks Gain Steam... [...]

On January 8, 2025, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump questioned Denmark’s legal rights to Greenland, stating, “people don’t really know if Denmark has any legal rights

to [Greenland].” While the specific concerns behind his remarks remain unclear, they likely touch on two interrelated issues: Denmark’s historical establishment [...]

Published last month: Uncertainty in Comparative Law and Legal History: Known Unknowns, edited by Andrew J. Bell and Joanna McCunn (Routledge, 2025): –Dan Ernst.  TOC after

the jump. [...]