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Posted: July 26th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
Criminal law and procedure - On July 20, 2010, the European Commission adopted a draft directive designed to ensure that European Union citizens suspected or accused of a criminal offense have the right during criminal proceedings to be informed in their...
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Posted: July 26th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
Terrorism - On July 20, 2010, the European Commission adopted a communication that summarizes the major accomplishments of the European Union Counter-Terrorism Strategy since its establishment in the aftermath of the terrorist events in the United States on...
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Posted: July 26th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
Labor - On July 13, 2010, the European Commission, as part of a package of measures proposed in 2005 and endorsed in 2008 to regulate legal migration, adopted a draft directive designed to establish common minimum standards for...
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Posted: July 26th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
Taxation - The Council of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) approved an update to the OECD Model Tax Convention on July 22, 2010. The last update was made in 2008. As had been anticipated in...
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Posted: July 26th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
Human rights - On July 21, 2010, Kenya's High Court awarded 21 individuals KES40 million (about US$490,496), to be paid by the Kenyan government as compensation for torture they suffered at the hands of state security officers during the...