Federal appeals court rejects NSA, Google disclosure request
May 12, 2012
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday rejected a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request arising out of 2010 cyber attack on Google targeting Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) sought any communication....... [more] 
China court agrees to hear dissident artist's case
May 8, 2012
A Chinese court agreed on Monday to hear the case brought by dissident artist Ai Weiwei. Ai challenged the government's imposition of 15 million yuan (USD $2.4 million) tax evasion penalty on Fake Cultural Development Ltd. which helps him to produce and market his works. He was accused and charged....... [more]
Rules-Based Regimes and the Scarborough Shoal Dispute
May 7, 2012
JURIST Columnist Edsel Tupaz of Tupaz & Associates says that if the Philippines unilaterally takes China to an international court over the Scarborough Shoal or Spratly Islands dispute, the US is unlikely to enforce a judgment in the Philippines' favor despite the two countries' longstanding tie....... [more]
China activist leaves US embassy after escaping house arrest
May 2, 2012
A blind Chinese legal activist who sought sought safety from local officials by holing up in the US Embassy in Beijing emerged on Wednesday after six days of self-confinement. The activist, Chen Guangcheng, was originally wanted in his rural town for exposing forced abortions and other human rights....... [more]
US trade office named countries with 'inadequate' IP protections
April 30, 2012
On April 30, 2010, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) placed Russia, China, and Canada on its Priority Watch List of countries that are not adequately protecting intellectual property rights. Although the Canadian government had pledged to strengthen copyright laws it was still placed....... [more]
China activist escapes house arrest to US protection
April 28, 2012
Blind Chinese rights activist Chen Guangcheng fled the guarded home where he was being kept under house arrest to the protection of US officials last week, reports said Friday. While the US embassy has not confirmed reports that Chen is at the embassy, US-based rights group ChinaAid has confirmed t....... [more]
The Law of the Seas and the Scarborough Shoal Dispute
April 27, 2012
JURIST Columnist Edsel Tupaz of Tupaz & Associates examines the territorial dispute between the Philippines and China over Scarborough Shoal, an island between the two countries, and notes the ongoing involvement of the US in the Philippines during this dispute...April 27, 2012, marks the formal....... [more]
Philippines ex-president pleads not guilty to corruption charges
April 11, 2012
Former Philippines president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her husband Jose Miguel Arroyo pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to corruption charges before a special anti-graft court in the Philippines. The corruption charges stem from a government contract that Arroyo signed with a Chinese telecommunication....... [more]
China activist sentenced to prison for inciting disturbance, fraud
April 10, 2012
A Beijing court on Tuesday sentenced Chinese housing activist and lawyer, Ni Yulan, to two years and eight months in prison on charges of fraud and "inciting a disturbance" in Beijing. Ni's husband, Dong Jiqin, was also sentenced to two years in prison on similar charges. Ni and her husband had assi....... [more]
North Korea sentenced US citizen to hard labor for illegal entry
April 7, 2012
On April 7, 2010, a North Korean court sentenced US citizen Aijalon Mahli Gomes to eight years hard labor and a fine equivalent to USD $700,000 for illegal entry into the country and unspecified hostile acts. Gomes had been arrested in January 2010 after illegally crossing the North Korean border wi....... [more]
Transforming China's Perception of Intellectual Property
March 26, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Jiamin Chen, Chicago-Kent College of Law Class of 2012, is a LL.M. student specializing in intellectual property and international trade law. She calls for the people of China to transform their perception of intellectual property in order to allow for better protection of int....... [more]
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