TPP trade pact still needs improvements to protect governments from foreign suits
Feb 15, 2016 10:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Earlier this month, a dozen Asia Pacific countries including Australia, Canada, Japan and the U.S. signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement in Auckland, New Zealand. Despite the fanfare, the agreement will...
Four steps to appointing a Supreme Court justice
Feb 15, 2016 09:39 am UTC| Law Politics
With the unexpected death of United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia this weekend, the political battle lines have been drawn. President Obama has made clear that he plans to nominate a successor. His opposition...
US Government Keeps An Eye On Bitcoin Block Size Debate
Feb 15, 2016 08:11 am UTC| Digital Currency Law
The US government is paying attention to the ongoing bitcoin block size debate, but is not participating in it, says Ed Felten, US Deputy Chief Technological Officer, Coinfox reported. Felton wrote on Quora that he...
SEC Seeks Over $10 Mln In Default Judgment Against GAW Miners, ZenMiner
Feb 15, 2016 07:11 am UTC| Digital Currency Law
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a memorandum of law in support of its motion for default judgment against GAW Miners and ZenMiner, CoinDesk reported. In January, the SEC filed a motion for Entry...
The politics of taxation – or how to convince people to part with their money
Feb 15, 2016 00:50 am UTC| Law Politics
Treasurer Scott Morrisons recent struggle to hone a credible message on tax reform speaks to a far deeper set of issues than bad PR. Plumping for tax increases while promising tax cuts is a deeply cynical gesture, premised...
Corruption charges fail to faze Chinese investors
Feb 15, 2016 00:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
In 2014 alone, more than 70 top executives of Chinas state owned enterprises (SOEs) were investigated for corruption, as part of Chinas anti-corruption campaign. If this happened in western economies, corruption...
In blocking EPA Clean Power Plan, is the Supreme Court wading deeper into politics?
Feb 13, 2016 12:17 pm UTC| Law
Speaking at a law school last week, Chief Justice John Roberts complained that sharp partisan criticisms of the Supreme Court have led the public to believe that it is just another political branch of...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects