Our visit to London; the principle of universal jurisdiction in New York; the Apple Inc. case; and the revenue-raising antics by means of corporate tax employed by the Spanish government have kept us busy this week at Del Canto Chambers At Del Canto Chambers, as we approach the end of the summer and brush away any feelings of nostalgia, we
Universal Jurisdiction and its new application frames have been discussed at the United Nations at a conference sponsored by Fundación Internacional Baltasar Garzón The UN headquarters in New York hosted a conference on universal jurisdiction, which was focused on the role of the universal jurisdiction principle in the fight against impunity for crimes against humanity. This event, entitled “Universal Jurisdiction:
The application of the principle of universal jurisdiction for debate this week at the UN in New York. The principle of Universal Jurisdiction refers to the extension of national jurisdiction of any territory over certain crimes considered crimes against humanity, regardless of where they were committed or the nationality of the perpetrator. The formulation of this principle in a country’s
The Spanish Real Decreto-Ley (Royal Decree-Law) 5/2012, of 5th March, on Civil and Commercial Mediation is already in force. This provision incorporates into Spanish law the Directive 2008/52/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 21 May 2008 on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters (just for the record, deadline for transposition expired on 5/20/2011). Following
