International and Immigration Law Section Newsletters

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January 2007:

  • Editor’s comments
  • Message from the Chair
  • Now is the time for employers to prepare to beat the fiscal year 2008 H-1B cap
  • Real estate investment in Romania
  • Bulgaria’s accession to the EU—What does this mean for you and your clients?
  • The Secret World of Human Trafficking
  • Pro-bono recognition
  • Pro-bono opportunities

    October 2006:

  • Editor’s comments
  • Message from the Chair
  • Immigration Consultation Corner #4—The B-2 overstay dilemma: Issue spotting and wise counsel when there are limited options
  • One plus one equals three or in an immigration context applying for a waiver
  • Oil and gas investments in Algeria—A legal and tax primer from an Algerian perspective
  • Immigration strategies: Getting the U.S. off the dime Suppression of evidence is not a remedy for violating the VCCR
  • Illinois International Business calendar

    August 2006:

  • Message from the Chair
  • Investor-State disputes
  • Foreign law resources: Government Gazettes Online
  • A world of international law coming to Chicago and beyond
  • Removal Orders Redux: An analysis of the Immigration Deportation Reinstatement statute
  • Algeria: Retention of intermediaries for sales to the public sector
  • Protecting "Works of the Human Spirit" worldwide

    July 2006:

  • Medical reform bill's effect on the statute of limitations clause pursuant to the Medical Practice Act
  • Drafting committee for the Model State APA is seeking input
  • ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice 2006 Gellhorn-Sargentich Law Student Essay Competition
  • Recent federal administrative law decision
  • Summary of recent decisions

    May 2006:

    • Editor's comments
    • Conference Series: An informed discussion of financial access for immigrants—Part II
    • Thoughts on the creation of the United Nations Human Rights Council
    • Councils and Commissions: Is the new “Human Rights Council” simply a difference without distinction?
    • The need for international law and a global perspective
    • Seventh Circuit upholds citizenship revocation of former Nazi
    • China placed on the Priority Watch List

    March 2006:

    • Editor's comments
    • Immigration Consultation Corner #3: Student practical training to temporary workers problem
    • International delegation of judges, lawyers, professors and government officials visited Chicago
    • INA provision trumps customary international law
    • Conference Series: An informed discussion of financial access for immigrants: Part I
    • Upcoming international trade events

    January 2006

    • Editor's comments
    • Message from the Chair: Judge Diane Wood and Judge Robert Vinnekor speak at successful Asylum CLE
    • Where's the beef? Mad Cow Disease and international trade in U.S., Canadian and Japanese beef
    • Noble Ventures Inc. v. Romania—Bilateral investment treaty claim against Romania dismissed
    • Proposed amendments to the Investment Canada Act
    • International commercial arbitration: An introduction
    • The pledge in French secured transaction law: Creditors' most favored security exports

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