Letters Blogatory

The Blog of International Judicial Assistance
By Ted Folkman

Author: Ted Folkman

  • Technical Note: Letters Blogatory’s “Search” Tool Is New And Improved

    As the number of posts on Letters Blogatory has grown (246 and counting!), I’ve found myself having to use the “search” box on the right side of the screen more and more often to look up old posts that I want to reference. And I’ve noticed that the search functionality is pretty poor. I’d like……

  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    Letters Blogatory wishes its American readers a very happy Thanksgiving. I’ll resume blogging on Monday, Nov. 28.   Photo credit: garland cannon (license)

  • Article Of The Day: Oklahoma and Beyond

    I read an interesting article on the somewhat hysterical statutes or constitutional amendments being enacted in Oklahoma and other US states purporting to bar the courts from making use of international law or Sharia law. The article, Martha F. Davis & Johanna Kalb, Oklahoma and Beyond: Understanding the Wave of State Anti-Transnational Law Initiatives, 87……

  • Costa Correction

    Due to an error in my HTML, today’s article on Costa v. Kerzner Int’l was garbled. I’ve corrected the problem. Those of you who received the garbled version by email or RSS can find the corrected version here.

  • Case of the Day: Costa v. Kerzner International Resorts

    Update: Due to a problem with my HTML, I published a garbled version of this article this morning. Here’s the corrected version! The case of the day is Costa v. Kerzner International Resorts, Inc. (S.D. Fla. 2011). Jennifer Costa, who had been a guest at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas, sued the resort’s on……