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Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Islamic law in U.S. courts
Karāchi :: Pakistan | 6 days ago
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Congress to pass Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's (D-TX) resolution to denounce human rights violations against women around the world, on Capitol Hill in Washington on October 9, 2007. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. May 19 (UPI) -- Does Islamic law, Sharia, have a
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NC lawmakers push socially conservative bills
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | 9 days ago
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N.C. (AP) Socially conservative issues ranging from abortion to the application of Islamic Sharia law were debated in the North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday ahead of a critical deadline to keep bills alive this session. Bills that don't
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Fla. House not backing down on conservative agenda
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 28 days ago
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Fla. (AP) While the GOP on the national level discusses whether it needs to change its messaging to appeal to a broader base, Republicans in the Florida House are clearly sticking with a conservative social agenda. They voted to send a message to
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International law firms in Israel
Tel Aviv :: Israel | 1 month ago
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Courtesy In August 2012 the rules of the Israeli Bar Association were amended to allow foreign law firms to conduct business in Israel. Many wonder whether international law firms based in the United Kingdom and the United States will invade Israel,
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Restrict foreign access to the Bar
Chennai :: India | 2 months ago
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A court monitored mechanism for a level-playing field should be set up before international firms are allowed to enter the legal services sector in India The Economic Survey has strongly batted for the removal of the restrictions on foreign direct
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Uphill task to turn out good lawyers
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | 4 months ago
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The high-level task force the Attorney-General and Bar Council are planning to set up to reform legal education faces a huge challenge. Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram said that lawyers, most of whom graduated from local universities,
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CLP exam pass rate plunges
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | 4 months ago
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The overall pass rate for those sitting for the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) examination has plunged from 94.79% at its inception in 1984 to 40.81% last year. According to the Legal Profession Qualifying Board (QB) examination statistics, the
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Bar Council: Foreign firms breaking law
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | 9 months ago
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At least one London law firm and two from Singapore are breaking the law in Malaysia, said Bar Council chairman Lim Chee Wee . He said the council was courting suitable foreign law firms to practise foreign law in Malaysia, not Malaysian law. We are
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Five ways the eurozone could break up
London :: United Kingdom | 12 months ago
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If member states leave the Economic and Monetary Union, what is the best way for the economic process to be managed to provide the soundest foundation for the future growth and prosperity of the current membership?" Lord Wolfson, whose family charity
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Kansas Gov Signs Bill Banning Foreign Law
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 12 months ago
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Associated Press Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a law aimed at keeping the state's courts or government agencies from basing decisions on Islamic or other foreign legal codes, and a national Muslim group's spokesman said Friday that a court
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