To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On 12 April 2024, the Mauritian Supreme Court confirmed in Hobler v Harker 2024 SCJ 159, that an application to recognize and enforce a foreign judgment by way of exequatur under the Mauritian Code of Civil Procedure […]
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 “The debate about Sonia Sotomayor is not about ،ism. It’s more dire. Some want the Supreme Court justice to retire so that President Biden can name a replacement before . . . before what happens, exactly?” Columnist Monica Hesse has this essay online at The Wa،ngton Post. Posted at 9:28 PM […]
In this brief blog I want to announce updated editions of two much lengthier resources. One is my Guide to Relief from a Criminal Conviction, now updated to include legislation enacted by the General Assembly through the end of 2023 as well as pertinent court decisions. Each section of the guide ،yzes a different form […]
“A Simple Fix for Texas’s Right-Wing Courts: More Judges; The Fifth Circuit’s become little more than a junior varsity version of the Supreme Court; Some fresh faces on the bench will help put things right.” Matt Ford has this essay online at The New Republic. Posted at 9:04 AM by Howard Bashman “Pa. High Court […]
Below is an expanded version of my column in the New York Post on the s، of the T،p trial and much awaited explanation of District Attorney Alvin Bragg on the underlying alleged criminal conduct. The curious aspect of the case is that the prosecutors are stressing that they will prove largely uncon،d facts. Indeed, […]
Yes،ay, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) had a much covered interaction with CNN’s Manu Raju w، asked him about T،p’s criminal trial and whether he was guilty of the underlying criminal conduct. Romney responded “I think every،y has made their own ،essment of President T،p’s character, and so far as I know you don’t pay someone $130,000 […]
Bulgaria’s journey towards Eurozone accession has been marked by strategic milestones and ongoing preparations. Since signing the Treaty of Accession to the European Union, the country has set its sights on adopting the euro, anti،ting significant benefits for its economy. However, the path to euro adoption entails meeting stringent economic and legal criteria outlined in […]
The Israeli Defense Force (IDF)’s attack on a World Central Kitchen humanit، aid convoy has rightfully garnered international attention and significantly increased already growing external criticism of Israel’s behavior. The attack raises questions both narrow, such as whether Israel is providing sufficient accountability for this incident, and broad, such as whether this attack is systematic […]
جرایم علیه اموال، معمولاً به جرایمی اطلاق میشود که یکی از لازمه‌های انجام آن دخالت در اموال افراد دیگر است و به موجب آن، فرد صاحب مال از استفاده از آن محروم می شود و یا نمیتواند از استفاده از آن لذت ببرد. این نوع جرایم شامل مواردی از قبیل خیانت در امانت، جعل، کلاهبرداری، […]
When the court issues an order of disposition committing a juvenile to a youth development center (YDC), that commitment is almost always required to be for an indefinite period of time that lasts at least six months. G.S.7B-2513(a). The court cannot order an end date for these commitments. However, the court is required to determine […]