John L. Fossum, along with former U.S. Ambassdor Robert Flaten, United States District Court Judge John Tunheim, Assistant United States Attorney John Docherty and Professor Barbara Frey of the Human Rights Program at the Institute for Global Studies at the University of Minnesota. Details of the program, registration information, and bios of the speakers...
John L. Fossum recently returned from a visit to Marrakesh, Morocco at the invitation of the Moroccan Institute of Legal Initiatives and the Rabat Bar Association. The training was conducted July 1 and 2, 2011 at the Kenzi Menara Palace Hotel in Marrakech, Morocco. Fossum lead a two day training, with Marie O’Leary on...
In an interesting story from France, the Cour de Cassation, the highest court in France, equivalent to our Supreme Court, has ruled that Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) can bring cases alleging human rights violations in French Courts. The decision, covered here by the IntLawGrrls Blog, was won by Transparency International. Transparency International’s press release is...
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