Maryland ordered rail company to disclose its role in Holocaust
May 19, 2013
On May 19, 2011, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley signed a bill requiring French railroad company SNCF to disclose information regarding its participation in the Jewish Holocaust. SNCF was accused of transporting 76,000 Jews and other prisoners from Paris to Germany from 1942 to 1944. In October 20....... [more] 
France president signs same-sex marriage and adoption bill
May 18, 2013
French President Francois Hollande gave final approval Saturday to legislation legalizing same-sex marriage and establishing the right of same-sex couples to adopt. The widely controversial bill, which was part of Hollande's campaign pledges, was was approved by parliament last month, but France's U....... [more]
France constitutional court approves same-sex marriage bill
May 17, 2013
France's Constitutional Council on Friday approved a same-sex marriage bill. The legislation was approved by parliament last month, but former president Nicolas Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement party filed a legal challenge. The court rejected the challenge but did clarify that the right of s....... [more]
Federal judge denies class action certification in Google copyright case
May 16, 2013
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday denied a motion to certify a putative class action against Google's YouTube involving copyright owners from around the world. Named plaintiffs included the English Premier League, the French Tennis Federation, the N....... [more]
Same-Sex Marriage in France and Conflict of Laws: an Illusion of Equality
May 13, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Angelique Devaux, a French attorney and LL.M graduate of the Robert McKinney School of Law, discusses the impact of conflict of laws on the same-sex marriage bill passed in France...In a time when France has lost its fame for crusading for human rights, "marriage for all" has....... [more]
France passed internet piracy bill
May 12, 2013
On May 12, 2006, the French National Assembly first approved an amended version of a controversial bill created to prevent Internet piracy. The bill proposed that Internet access be cut off for users who repeatedly illegally downloaded copyrighted material after they had received two warnings, and t....... [more]
France parliament gives final approval to same-sex marriage bill
April 23, 2013
France's Parliament approved a measure Tuesday to legalize same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. The bill was passed in the National Assembly by a 331 to 225 margin following last week's approval by the Senate. The debate over the bill has sparked a wave of violent protests throughout....... [more]
French Senate backs same-sex marriage
April 12, 2013
France's Senate voted on Friday in favor of a same-sex marriage bill that would allow same-sex couples to wed and adopt children. The bill will return in May to the National Assembly for final approval, and would then become law this summer. The approval comes just a week after the Senate's debate c....... [more]
France court allows sale of Native American artifacts
April 12, 2013
A French court on Friday allowed the sale of 70 ancient Native American artifacts, primarily originating from Arizona's Hopi Tribe, despite appeals for delay to better determine the legal status of the items. The artifacts include painted masks and headdresses that are said to be sacred among the H....... [more]
J'Accuse Twitter
April 8, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Karl M. Manheim of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles says Twitter should comply with French law, but only within that jurisdiction....A French court recently ordered Twitter to hand over the account information of users who had posted anti-Semitic and racist tweets. The court o....... [more]
France senate debates same-sex marriage and adoption bill
April 5, 2013
France's Senate on Thursday commenced debate of a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage and allow same-sex couples to adopt children. The bill came before the upper house of parliament after approval in February by France's lower house of parliament. The bill is controversial, despite the fact....... [more]
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