478 ABA Journal Asia articles.
Thousands of lawyers in Pakistan have been jailed during the past 10 days, after the country’s president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, declared a state of emergency Nov. 3. One of them…
Nov 13, 2007 12:50 AM CST
Even with the millions that a successful movie can make, Hollywood producers are watching their legal costs. So, instead of having high-priced U.S. law firms handle all of their entertainment…
Nov 12, 2007 9:15 PM CST
As an individual lawyer reportedly challenged, in the country’s highest court, the suspension of Pakistan’s constitutional system of government a little over a week ago, Pakistan’s president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf,…
Nov 12, 2007 3:48 PM CST
Following Pakistan’s suspension of the constitution, firing of numerous appellate judges and arrest of as many as 3,000 lawyers during the past week, bar associations throughout the United States and…
Nov 9, 2007 5:40 PM CST
Four Pakistani men were charged today with treason for making anti-government speeches in the city of Karachi.
If convicted, the three politicians and a union leader potentially face the death…
Nov 8, 2007 4:47 PM CST
The former chief lawyer for Samsung Group has filed a legal complaint with South Korean prosecutors that alleges a bribery scheme and cover-up by chairman Lee Kun Hee.
Kim Yong…
Nov 7, 2007 6:45 PM CST
After a swiftly successful unprecedented Internet appeal for public help last month in identifying a child sex abuse suspect, an international law enforcement agency says it will use the technique…
Nov 6, 2007 5:38 PM CST
Under house arrest but having somehow gained access to a cell phone, the ousted chief judge of the Pakistan supreme court urged the country’s lawyers today to continue to defy…
Nov 6, 2007 4:28 PM CST
The protesters wore conservative business suits today as thousands of lawyers throughout Pakistan clashed with authorities over the suspension of the constitution and the firing of the country’s chief judge,…
Nov 5, 2007 10:07 PM CST
Updated: Pakistan’s president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, invoked emergency powers on Saturday, suspending the country’s constitution and firing the chief justice of its supreme court, who reportedly is under virtual house…
Nov 5, 2007 9:34 AM CST
China has announced 774 arrests in a crackdown on substandard goods designed to allay international fears about the nation’s food and product safety.
The arrests were the result of investigations…
Oct 31, 2007 1:14 PM CDT
Convicted yesterday by a jury of 48 murders and three attempted murders, a Russian serial killer says the crimes made him more powerful than those who found him guilty.
“Cops,…
Oct 25, 2007 4:04 PM CDT
As outsourcing American legal work to foreign attorneys in India becomes more and more common, U.S. lawyers need to give some thought to potential ethical pitfalls.
Because the Indian legal…
Oct 19, 2007 11:17 PM CDT
It isn’t just Thailand where a troubling trade in underage sex, involving the abuse of victims too young to consent, is widely reputed to exist.
Right here in the U.S.,…
Oct 19, 2007 5:24 PM CDT
Updated: A high-tech hunt featuring an unprecedented online Interpol appeal to the public for help has led to the arrest of a Canadian teacher who is allegedly the subject of…
Oct 19, 2007 4:42 PM CDT
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