Canada: Interview with CABL President – Andrew Alleyne
Sway Magazine profiled Andrew Alleyne, the president of the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers. Alleyne reflects on his professional career and looks ahead as the head of CABL.
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U.S.: Cherokee Vote Out Descendants of Southern Slave Trade
Known as the ‘Trail of Tears,’ some 4,000 Indians died in 1838 during the forced march. ‘And our ancestors carried the baggage,’ said Marilyn Vann, the Freedman leader.
Mexico and Peru: The Black Grandma in the Closet
In Mexico and Peru, Professor Gates explores the almost unknown history of each country’s black population—the two countries together received far more slaves than did the United States.
Video | U.S. Profile: National Bar Association
Organized in 1925, today the National Bar Association is the nation’s oldest and largest national network of predominately African American attorneys.
U.S.: Liberian Shipping Company Sentenced to Pay $2.4 Million
Cardiff Marine, Inc., a Liberian-registered shipping company, was sentenced to a $2.4 million fine and 3 years probation under the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships.
Video | U.S. Profile: Patricia Williams, Author and Law Professor
Patricia J. Williams is an American legal scholar and a proponent of critical race theory, a school of legal thought that emphasizes race as a fundamental determinant of the American legal system.
Canada: Andrew Alleyne Elected President of the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers
Andrew Alleyne, a partner in the law firm of Fasken Martineau’s Technology and Intellectual Property and Corporate Law Practice Groups, was elected as the new President of the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers in February 2011.
U.S.: President Signs Into Law Conflict Minerals Legislation
Apart from the financial market regulatory reforms, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act imposes on many manufacturers new requirements relating to “conflict minerals.”
Global: United States, European Union, Japan and Canada Conclude Third International Meeting on Cosmetics
The International Cooperation on Cosmetic Regulation (“ICCR”) held its third annual meeting (“ICCR-3”) September 9-11, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan and focused on a number of topics.
U.S.: Update on the Lacey Act Import Declaration Enforcement Schedule
Lacey Act amendments expand its protections to include any wild member of the plant kingdom (including trees from natural or planted forest stands), and any products made thereof.