The UK’s House of Lords Constitution Committee published its report on Judicial Appointments and concluded that a more diverse judiciary would improve public trust and confidence in the justice system.
An abandoned home near Chicago's South Side, was the unlikely hiding place for an important piece of black history -- the papers of Richard Theodore Greener, Harvard's first African-American alumnus.
In Cuba, Harvard professor, Henry Gates, explores the culture, religion, politics and music of this island and how race and racism have fared since Fidel Castro’s Communist revolution in 1959.
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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Exchange controls in Venezuela have been in place since 2003. Multinationals now to buy gold (or some other commodity) abroad to avoid the country's exchange control regime.
Provided by Kendal Tyre. Franchised businesses on the continent could create a Pan-African Franchise Association to serve as a resource center for the African franchise industry and practitioners.
In June, Walmart took a 51% stake in Massmart, which operates in 14 African countries, some of which seek to block or attach more conditions on the deal.
Provided by Beveridge & Diamond: Zimbabwe is yet to adopt genetic modification technologies on a commercial basis pending the outcome of consultations with stakeholders.
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This article provides of overview of the labor and employment laws in the United States and South Africa and addresses common misperceptions.
Overview of CFIUS regulations relating to mergers, acquisitions or takeovers of U.S. businesses by foreign persons.
Provided by Taswell Papier (ENS) and Kendal Tyre (NP): The South African government has adopted meaningful strategies to include the majority of South Africans in its economy.
The U.S. conflict minerals disclosure requirements will trigger a review of many companies’ supply chain management policies to implement the source-of-origin requirements that the use of these materials will trigger.