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		<title>What Would a U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Mean?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, a senior U.S. Department of State official indicated that the United States and China, following years of consideration and five months of expedited negotiations, will soon have the draft text of a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT).  The agreement would further liberalize the trade relationship between the United States and China, as well [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2010/03/what-would-a-u-s-china-bilateral-investment-treaty-mean/</link>
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		<title>ECtHR Rules Croatian School Segregation Discriminatory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In its decision in Oršuš and Others v. Croatia on Tuesday (3/16), a seventeen-member Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held that the policy of Croatian primary schools distinguishing among students based on their grasp of the Croatian language resulted in discriminatory segregation of Roma students in violation of the European [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2010/03/ecthr-rules-croatian-school-segregation-discriminatory/</link>
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		<title>“Interlaken Declaration” Addresses ECtHR Reform</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On February 18th and 19th, ministers representing 47 nations from the Council of Europe convened in Interlaken, Switzerland to address the need for urgent reforms to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The resulting Interlaken Declaration now sets in motion a process for developing future reforms and the continued existence of the ECtHR. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2010/03/interlaken-declaration-addresses-ecthr-reform/</link>
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		<title>Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Along With Activists and Scholars, Discusses Transitional Justice at HLS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, March 9, Harvard Law School, the Harvard Human Rights Program, and UNICEF will sponsor the panel discussion &#8220;Children and Transitional Justice.&#8221; Archbishop Desmond Tutu will participate by video, along with Yasmin Sooka of the Foundation for Human Rights, South Africa, Susan Bissell, Global Chief of Child Protection for UNICEF, Sharanjeet Parmar of Global [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2010/03/archbishop-desmond-tutu-along-with-activists-and-scholars-discusses-transitional-justice-at-hls/</link>
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		<title>Conviction of Group for Wearing Religious Clothing Overturned by European Court of Human Rights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Ahmet Arslan and Others v. Turkey, the European Court of Human Rights overturned, by a vote of 6-1, a 1997 decision by the Turkish courts convicting 127 Turkish nationals of breaking two laws, one against wearing headgear and the other against wearing religious clothing in public other than for religious ceremonies. The applicants, members of a religious [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2010/03/conviction-of-group-for-wearing-religious-clothing-overturned-by-european-court-of-human-rights/</link>
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		<title>Violence Mars Darfur Peace Treaty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On February 20th of this year, a major ceasefire treaty was signed between the Darfuri Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) and the government of Sudan. Jem is only one of the many militant groups in the Darfur region. However, it has presented a significant threat to the Sudanese government. President Omar al-Bashir had made the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2010/03/violence-mars-darfur-peace-treaty/</link>
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		<title>ECtHR Rules Against Russia On Chechnya Abductions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The European Court of Human Rights, on February 11th, issued two non-final Chamber judgments concerning disappearances in Chechnya. In the two cases, Guluyeva and Others v. Russia and Dubayev and Bersnukayeva v. Russia, the applicants alleged that Russian servicemen had abducted their relatives and that domestic authorities failed to conduct an effective investigation into their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2010/02/ecthr-rules-against-russia-on-chechnya-abductions/</link>
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		<title>ICC Pre-Trial Chamber Declines to Confirm Charges Against Sudanese Rebel Leader</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On February 7,  a pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) unanimously declined to confirm charges against Sudanese rebel leader Bahar Idriss Abu Garda. Mr. Abu Garda is the first person to appear voluntarily before the court. He had been charged with being a direct or indirect co-perpetrator of several war crimes, including murder, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2010/02/icc-pre-trial-chamber-declines-to-confirm-charges-against-sudanese-rebel-leader/</link>
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		<title>Cyprus: Further Movement Toward a Political Solution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After numerous false starts, negotiations between the two parties to the decades-old stalemate in Cyprus seem to be moving forward again, this time with the assistance of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Mr. Ban Ki-moon recently made his first official visit to Cyprus. The island nation has been divided into a Greek-speaking south and a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2010/02/cyprus-further-movement-toward-a-political-solution/</link>
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		<title>Developing Nations Doubt US Commitment to Trade Agreement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two trade ministers from the developing world have publicly voiced doubts about the willingness and ability of the United States to reach a global trade agreement during 2010.  Their criticism calls into question the ability of leaders of the G20 nations to follow through on their September 2009 promise to conclude a trade agreement this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2010/02/developing-nations-doubt-us-commitment-to-trade-agreement/</link>
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		<title>Justice Albie Sachs Speaks at HLS: Friday, February 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Justice Albie Sachs, who served on the Constitutional Court of South Africa until October 2009 and author of the recently published book The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law, will speak at Harvard Law School on February 5 at 3:00 pm in Austin North. The program is sponsored by the Harvard Law School Office of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2010/02/justice-albie-sachs-speaks-at-hls-friday-february-5/</link>
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		<title>Optimistic Prospects for ECtHR Reform</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Speaking at a press conference in Strasbourg, Jean-Paul Costa, President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), expressed three reasons for optimism about reform measures for the Court in 2010. Firstly, the Treaty of Lisbon opens the way for the European Union’s participation in the European Convention on Human Rights, strengthening the role of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2010/02/optimistic-prospects-for-ecthr-reform/</link>
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		<title>China enters ASEAN-China FTA ready to cooperate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On January 1st 2010, a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took effect. The newly formed FTA is the third largest in the world, with a GDP of $6.6 trillion and a population of 1.9 billion. Prior to the agreement in 2008, China was ASEAN&#8217;s third-largest trading [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2010/01/china-enters-asean-china-fta-ready-to-cooperate/</link>
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		<title>Comments Welcome: USITC to evaluate proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States is interested in pursuing a free trade agreement, which will be known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), with Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam.  As a result, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has asked the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to investigate the likely economic effects of removing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2010/01/comments-welcome-usitc-to-evaluate-proposed-trans-pacific-partnership/</link>
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		<title>ECtHR Holds Bosnian Constitutional Provisions Violate European Convention on Human Rights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On December 22, 2009, the European Court of Human Rights issued its ruling in Sejdic and Finki v. Bosnia and Herzegovina. In its opinion, the court held that the Bosnian Constitution, which requires that the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly and the Presidency be solely composed of persons belonging to the three constituent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2010/01/ecthr-holds-bosnian-constitutional-provisions-violate-european-convention-on-human-rights/</link>
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		<title>Role Reversal: Microsoft sued in China on IP claim</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, November 16th, Beijing’s No.1 Intermediate People’s Court ordered Microsoft to pull some versions of Windows off of the Chinese market for violation of Intellectual Property rights. According to the court, Microsoft exceeded the scope of its licensing agreement with Chinese software company Zhongyi by using certain Chinese character fonts in Window’s 98, 2000, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2009/12/role-reversal-microsoft-sued-in-china-on-ip-claim/</link>
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		<title>ICC Chair Cautions on Economic Recovery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, Victor K. Fung, last week expressed concern about rising world protectionism and lackluster progress on free trade negotiations.  The combination, he argued, would imperil the world&#8217;s fragile economic recovery and undermine progress already made towards emerging from the current downturn. Chairman Fung made his remarks as he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2009/11/icc-chair-cautions-on-economic-recovery/</link>
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		<title>APEC Leaders discuss economic growth during financial crisis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend, the Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) met to discuss economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region in light of the worldwide financial crisis. The conversation focused on developing balanced, inclusive, and sustainable growth.  To achieve this end, the Leaders are looking to foster structural reforms in areas like infrastructure development and social [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2009/11/apec-leaders-discuss-economic-growth-during-financial-crisis/</link>
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		<title>North and South Korean Vessels Clash in Disputed Waters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, November 10, the navies of North and South Korea exchanged fire in disputed waters off the western coast of the peninsula, damaging ships from both sides and reportedly killing a North Korean sailor. The incident began when a 215-ton North Korean vessel entered South Korean-controlled waters. Ignoring warnings from the South, the ship [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2009/11/north-and-south-korean-vessels-clash-in-disputed-waters/</link>
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		<title>ICTR Sentences Tea Executive for Role in 1994 Genocide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On November 5th, a three-judge panel at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) sentenced Michel Bagaragaza, the former head executive of the Rwandan tea industry, to eight years in prison for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The ICTR, which presides in Tanzania, found Bagaragaza guilty on one count of complicity for his role in having substantially [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.harvardilj.org/2009/11/ictr-sentences-tea-executive-for-role-in-1994-genocide/</link>
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