Day archives: April 10th, 2011

State Department: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2010

2010 Human Rights Report, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, released April 8, 2011 “This report provides encyclopedic detail on human rights conditions in over 190 countries for 2010. Because we are publishing this report three months into the new year, however, our perspectives on many issues are now framed by the dramatic changes …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents

The Economist: Special Report on Pensions

Falling short – People in rich countries are living longer. Without big reforms they will not be able to retire in comfort, says Philip Coggan “There are big national differences, but in most developed countries the bulk of retirement income (around 60%, according to the OECD) comes from the state. Most countries offer some kind …

Subjects: Government Documents

World Shale Gas Resources: An Initial Assessment of 14 Regions Outside the United States

U.S. Energy Information Administration – World Shale Gas Resources: An Initial Assessment of 14 Regions Outside the United States, April 2011 “The use of horizontal drilling in conjunction with hydraulic fracturing has greatly expanded the ability of producers to profitably produce natural gas from low permeability geologic formations, particularly shale formations. Application of fracturing techniques …

Subjects: Government Documents

The Speedy Trial Rights of Military Detainees

The Speedy Trial Rights of Military Detainees, Walter E. Kuhn, United States Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights – Syracuse Law Review, Vol. 62, 2011 “The hybrid nature of the War on Terror is testing the limits of the Speedy Trial and Due Process Clauses. Former military detainees have …

Subjects: Legal Research