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	February/March 2013 News from the IBA and human rights news Interview with New York district judge Jed Rakoff (left) Global leaders: interview with former International Criminal Court Chief Prosector Luis Moreno Ocampo Torture in Brazil Israel and the United States: How Israel lost its closest ally Is Leveson a watershed for press ethics or an expensive white elephant Technology IPOs and litigation: end of a class act? Protect, respect, remedy: are businesses doing enough to meet human rights obligations? South Africa's annus horribilis
	December 2012 News from the IBA and human rights news Muhammad Yunus: Making poverty history The rebirth of Africa? Burma: the long road of reform States of the (European) Union Post Arab Spring - Devout democracy Joseph Stiglitz IBA Annual Conference keynote address Mary Robinson on environmental justice Bernard Kouchner on human rights and the rule of law
	October 2012 News from the IBA and human rights news Democratising the drug trade Environmental law gets radical Health warning - Australian High Court decision threatens tobacco industry Cleaning up the City - reforming the beleaguered financial sector Freedom of expression and denying crimes against humanity USA: What Presidential campaign backers want Africa: Massacre at Marikana
	August 2012 News from the IBA and human rights news Navigating Europe's economic minefield Chasing tigers - Asia focus After the Arab Spring USA - Banking reform and presidential elections Syria - Immunity and justice in international diplomacy London - Winners and losers of the Olympic Games Rio - Historic redevelopment ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games Women and the law and more
	June 2012 News from the IBA and human rights news Iran: from prince to pariah Europe's downturn bodes ill for refugees Bringing the Khmer Rouge to justice Dodd-Frank exchanges Global leaders: Kalidou Gadio Afghanistan and corruption International Criminal Court comes of age 'Big Monthly' exposes failings in Brazilian political system and more
	April 2012 News from the IBA and human rights news In Memoriam - George Seward The great pay debate Interview with the Senior Partner of Slaughter and May, Chris Saul A woman's lot Trading places Web of discontent Law beyond borders USA: Legislating to create the next Enron Middle East: Qatar’s coming of age as a regional powerbroker Asia: A lesson not yet learned and more
	February 2012 News from the IBA and human rights news Sovereign wealth - shifting sands Oil-rich states in the Middle East turning to China Interview with the Chairman of White and Case, Hugh Verrier Interview with the UK Secretary of State for Justice, Ken Clarke The struggle for power in Egypt Acts or emissions: climate change and the law Erivaldo Santos - the quest for prisoner rights in Brazil Extreme foreign policy positions on the US election trail Evaluating the African National Congress and more
	December 2011 News and film from the IBA Annual Conference Dubai Interview with Egyptian presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei Interview with Chair, Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry, M Cherif Bassiouni Who rates the credit rating agencies? Commercial dispute resolution - the Rolls building Capital markets in Asia Eurozone crisis and MENA's future Prison reform in the USA Brazilian judiciary and more
	October 2011 News from the IBA and human rights news Uncle Sam and the new world disorder After the Arab awakening - Tunisia IBA profile: Aziza al-Hibri Code of misconduct: phone hacking IBA interview: Nicola Bonucci, Legal Director, OECD Business in India - the Indian legal sector lags behind USA: Not so intellectual property Africa: Elections - from democracy to development and more
	August 2011 News from the IBA and human rights news Breaking the banks - assessing the UK's Vickers report Euro on the brink Tech bubble 2.0 - is another tech bubble on the way? China: issues facing foreign investors outside Shanghai and Beijing The fight to establish law and justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo Africa's growing trade: opportunities and risks US Govt attempts to strengthen financial regulation with whistleblower provisions are proving difficult Brazil: confronting past human rights abuses Power shortages in the Gulf Pro Bono in Asia: striking a balance between commercial interests and political passions and more
	June 2011 News from the IBA and human rights news China - riches and responsibility Breakdown of Asia's bank secrecy increases compliance burden Burma: after the Saffron Revolution Rupert Murdoch's proposed takeover of BSkyB and AT&T T-Mobile deal US Alien Tort Statute Efforts to tackle corruption in global construction industry Comment from Washington, Saudi Arabia, Ivory Coast and Brazil Strategic manoeuvres - law firm mergers and more
	April 2011 Arab awakening: the Arab world's popular uprisings suggest epoch-making change Rule of law: an elusive panacea. IBA Global Insight assesses the challenges of building lasting and effective rule of law in BRIC and Middle East countries South Sudan: The new entrant to the community of nations must overcome a number of challenges, logistical and political BP's Russian roulette: a deal with the Russian Government-owned Rosneft was always going to prove controversial Hong Kong's proposed changes to corporate governance rules and how they fit with the approach in mainland China Technology and risk: the dynamic nature of information technology in the 21st century presents enormous challenges And more
	February 2011 - IBA Global Insight COVER FEATURE: Lands of opportunity - Latin American exploration market COVER FEATURE: The new polar race - controversial claims to the North Pole's scarce resources COVER FEATURE: Risky business - political risk BIG READ: The ultimate price of poverty INTERVIEWS: Interview with OECD's Mark Pieth AFRICA: Sudan GLOBAL REGULATION: The European Company Statute and more Read it here
	December 2010 COVER FEATURE: Whistleblowing, WikiLeaks and the law COVER FEATURE: Bob Woodward - IBA Annual Conference 2010 keynote speech plus interview INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE: The Iraq inquiry - IBN gets the views of Hans Blix ASIA FOCUS: The rise of competition regimes TURKEY: 2010 marked a watershed year for Turkey INTERVIEWS: Interviews with big names from the IBA Annual Conference 2010 AFRICA: Nigeria - 50 years of independence ANTI-CORRUPTION: Rewriting the OECD Guidelines and more Read it here
	October 2010 COVER FEATURE: The great bank heist: It seems obvious that governments should recoup the public funds used to bail out the banks. But getting international agreement is proving difficult COVER FEATURE: Immigration: political minefield or economic panacea? INTERVIEW: Justice Richard Goldstone TECHNOLOGY: The e-justice revolution – computers, broadband and social media LAW FIRM MANAGEMENT: Client demand for reduced bills is forcing law firms to think about business benefits and ethical pitfalls of outsourcing and more Read it here
	August 2010 COVER FEATURE: BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster highlights the need for major corporations to take social responsibility seriously COVER FEATURE: Pro bono work has burgeoned geographically and in legal range INTERVIEW: Professor John Ruggie, Special Rep of UN Secretary on business and human rights ARBITRATION: Asia's arbitration explosion TECHNOLOGY/PRIVACY: Regulation and internet privacy: new legislation needed and more Read it here
	June 2010 COVER FEATURE: IBN's inaugural letter from Africa column: The Rainbow Nation's journey from pariah state to World Cup host COVER FEATURE: Uganda hosts the International Criminal Court's first Review Conference INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE: Interview with US Ambassador for War Crimes Issues, Stephen Rapp EMERGING MARKETS: Behind the BRICs: Challenges for international law firms BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: Future imperfect: Exporting potentially dangerous materials to the developing world and the law and more Read it here
	April 2010 COVER FEATURE: What price free speech: The scandal of English libel laws COVER FEATURE: To catch a thief: The intriguing world of art disputes COVER FEATURE: Latin American arbitration: The story behind the headlines LAW FIRM MANAGEMENT: Global leaders: Interview with Stuart Popham of Clifford Chance ENVIRONMENT: Life after Copenhagen: a change of climate HUMAN RIGHTS: Raising the bar: IBAHRI training parliamentarians and more Read it here
	February 2010 COVER FEATURE: Anti-corruption - US leads the way COVER FEATURE - Bribery Bill brings UK closer to OECD rules LAW FIRM MANAGEMENT - Bridging the Atlantic FINANCIAL CRISIS - In the line of fire ENVIRONMENT - New Petroleum Industry Bill for Nigeria and more Read it here
	December 2009 COVER FEATURE: First among peers THE CRISIS: Bonus culture THE CRISIS: Devil in the detail EUROPE: Eastern Promises LITIGATION: United we stand INTERNATIONAL LAW: Trouble at sea and more Read it here
	October 2009 COVER FEATURE: Global Justice at a crossroads THE CRISIS: Credit check THE CRISIS: Derivatives: smoking guns or untapped tools ANTI-CORRUPTION: Follow the money: recovering ill-gotten gains COMPETITION: Chipping away at competition abuses ENVIRONMENT: Counting on Copenhagen ENVIRONMENT: Global Warning and more Read it here
	August 2009 Regulators respond to the financial crisis Taking centre stage A taxing issue Protect and survive LAW FIRM MANAGEMENT: Survival of the fittest PRO BONO: For the good ANTI CORRUPTION: Global Witness exposes banks’ role in corruption CLIMATE CHANGE: ‘Climate refugees’? Addressing the international legal gaps – Part II and more Read it here
	June 2009 'Buy American' clause raises trade tensions Power to the people: collective redress for consumers 'Climate refugees'? Addressing the International legal gaps Lawyers pick up the pieces as states go bust LPOs : out and out Opening up the Indian legal market and more Read it here