: EU restrictive measures, or EU sanctions, are essential tools in the EU's foreign policy arsenal, designed to promote peace, security, and human rights. However, these measures can significantly impact individuals, law firms, sanctioned banks, and businesses listed under these sanctions. Discover how EU sanctions work, the legal recourses available to those affected, and the crucial role banks play in compliance. Read on to understand the complexities of EU restrictive measures and how to navigate them effectively. The post Understanding EU Restrictive Measures: Rights, Recourses, and Banking Obligations appeared first on Banking and Finance law in Belgium
: EU restrictive measures, or EU sanctions, are essential tools in the EU's foreign policy arsenal, designed to promote peace, security, and human rights. However, these measures can significantly impact individuals, law firms, sanctioned banks, and businesses listed under these sanctions. Discover how EU sanctions work, the legal recourses available to those affected, and the crucial role banks play in compliance. Read on to understand the complexities of EU restrictive measures and how to navigate them effectively. The post Understanding EU Restrictive Measures: Rights, Recourses, and Banking Obligations appeared first on Droit bancaire et financier en Belgique
: EU restrictive measures, or EU sanctions, are essential tools in the EU's foreign policy arsenal, designed to promote peace, security, and human rights. However, these measures can significantly impact individuals, law firms, sanctioned banks, and businesses listed under these sanctions. Discover how EU sanctions work, the legal recourses available to those affected, and the crucial role banks play in compliance. Read on to understand the complexities of EU restrictive measures and how to navigate them effectively. The post Understanding EU Restrictive Measures: Rights, Recourses, and Banking Obligations appeared first on Droit bancaire et financier en Belgique
: Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible. This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Canadian occupational health & safety law 2. Employment & Human RightsLaw in Canada 3. Legal Post Blog 4. Know How 5. ABlawg.ca Canadian occupational health & safety law Do you know what you don’t know? Workplace hazard disclosure and the limits of owner liability under the . . . [more] The post Monday’s Mix appeared first on Slaw
: For Professor Seánna Howard , Director of the International Human Rights Advocacy Workshop, international legal research begins with a simple but important recognition: the most valuable sources are not always the most familiar ones. Her research has taken her to Tucson, where she joined the renowned Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy (IPLP) Program at the University of Arizona College of Law. Along the way, she has worked as an advocate, lawyer, researcher, independent expert, and educator on issues involving Indigenous Peoples, international human rightslaw, and social justice. Her work also reflects the importance of developing research strategies for areas . . . [more] The post Researching Beyond the Familiar: An Interview With Professor Seánna Howard appeared first on Slaw
: Speaking of Spokeo: Part 2 — The company’s allegedly bogus endorsements wfg-adm109 June 13, 2012 | 12:25PM Speaking of Spokeo: Part 2 — The company’s allegedly bogus endorsements By Lesley Fair The lawsuit against data broker Spokeo is the FTC’s first Fair Credit Reporting Act case addressing the collection of online info — including data from social networking sites — when used in the context of employment screening. But that’s not the only way the Spokeo settlement touches on social media. The FTC also charged that Spokeo violated Section 5 by having employees post glowing recommendations of the company’s services on news and technology websites without disclosing their true identity. Perhaps just the work of a rogue cubicle occupant? No, said the FTC. According to the complaint , Spokeo directed its employees to write the comments. Spokeo managers then edited what they wrote and had the staffers post the endorsements using account names provided by Spokeo. The purpose, says the FTC, was to give read[...]