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Historical Tidbit of the Day: Ostracism
In ancient Athens, the citizens would vote from time to time to exile particular citizens from the city for ten years. We know about the practice from Aristotle’s Constitution of Athens, from Plutarch, and no doubt from other authors. The idea was that each year the citizens were asked whether they wanted to exile someone.……
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Case of the Day: Libyan Investment Authority v. JP Morgan
The case of the day is Libyan Investment Authority v. JP Morgan Markets Ltd., [2019] EWHC 1452 (Comm). The LIA sued JP Morgan, alleging that a 2007 trade had been procured by fraud. The LIA moved for leave to serve process on two of the defendants, Walid Mohamed Ali Al-Giahmi and Lands Company Ltd., out……
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The Judgments Convention: Let’s Do This!
The Diplomatic Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law will meet beginning tomorrow, and the delegates are expected to adopt the Convention on the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in civil or commercial matters—the long-awaited Judgments Convention. The prospects for American ratification of the new Convention are uncertain. I think we all……
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Article of the Day: “Are We Alone In The Universe?”
If you’ve been reading Letters Blogatory for a while, you know that I am an enthusiast for astronomy and cosmology. I have often surprised people by saying that I hope we do not discover extraterrestrial life, especially simple extraterrestrial life. I get the same reaction I get when I tell people that it is illegal……
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Case of the Day: Merlini v. Canada
The case of the day is Merlini v. Canada (1st Cir. 2019). Merlini, an American citizen, was a clerical worker at the Consulate General of Canada in Boston. In 2009, while setting up coffee and tea for a meeting, she tripped and fell over a cord that a fellow worker had failed to secure to……