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Law Professor Goldstein Travels Through China

Bill Gratsch — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:13:38 GMT

The Wall Street Journal Law Blog has given some space to NYU law professor Brandt Goldstein, who is on a Ford Foundation travel grant speaking at several Chinese universities.

Professor Goldstein has begun reporting back on some issues of interest to the legal world, including the state of legal education in China. You can catch up with Professor Goldstein at the links below, with future posts in the works.

Notes From China: Legal Education Playing Catch-Up, in a Hurry

A Law Prof in China: A Tale of Two Generations

For more on the subject of China Law, you might also check on the longstanding China Law Blog, which continues to offer worthwhile insight on the subject of Chinese law and the legal issues of doing business in China.

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Blawgosphere Expands to Moldova

Bill Gratsch — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:45:33 GMT

One of the things I find most interesting about the blawgosphere is its reach, to all corners of the world. To that point, I wanted to highlight Law in Moldova from Alexei Ghertescu.

I consider myself fairly educated with regard to geography, but I must admit I had no idea where Moldova was located. Mr. Ghertescu gave me a hint with his blawg's tagline, "Searching for law somewhere between Romania and Ukraine," but I decided to check The World Factbook to find out for sure.

The country, once a part of Romania, gained indepedence from the USSR in 1991 and has a new Constitution drafted in 1994 and "a legal system based on civil law system." There is also a "Constitutional Court reviews legality of legislative acts and governmental decisions of resolution and the country "accepts many UN and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) documents."

In his profile Mr. Ghertescu, who is based in the capitol city of Chisinau, says "i've been practicing law in Moldova already for three year[s]. I started my professional career full of hopes, often looking to the world and to my profession through rose-colored glasses. A lot of my illusions have been dispelled since then. But what has remained is the real love and passion for what I do day by day..."

I believe Mr. Ghertescu is the only lawyer covering news and develpments with laws and the legal system from Moldova. Let's hope he continues to do so. Visit Law in Moldova

A Blawg From Spain

Bill Gratsch — Wed, 28 Apr 2004 08:00:00 GMT

Another blawg from overseas, iAbogado.com, is offering News, commentary and opinions on legal and Internet related affairs from Javier Muñoz, a Spanish lawyer in Madrid, Spain

Three from Australia

Bill Gratsch — Mon, 05 Apr 2004 15:42:34 GMT

Network Law - Financial Services Industry News
Gilshenan and Luton Corporate Governance Page - Corporate Governance News from Gilshenan and Luton Lawyers Queensland Australia
Other Interests - - The search by an Australian business lawyer for occupations outside legal practice

Chalk one up for Brazil: Blawger

Bill Gratsch — Tue, 22 Apr 2003 20:03:38 GMT

My ability to read Portuguese is somewhere beyond limited, but welcome to the directory a Brazilian Blawg, Blawger, which suggests it is the first Brazilian Blawg covering IP and related issues. In fact, it may be the first Brazilian Blawg, period. Check it out.

MoBlogs and the Future

Bill Gratsch — Wed, 26 Feb 2003 03:53:52 GMT

An emerging trend, especially outside of the United States, is the mobile weblog or "moblog." The basic concept is wireless blogging via a handheld device or similar.

Mobloggers apparently can add images as well as text to their weblogs; thus, they can take a picture with their cellphone camera and then instantly upload it to their weblog site.

Which makes me wonder how long before technological advances allow anyone and everyone to stream video directly from a handheld device to their weblog, literally as an event is unfolding.

And, as is starting to be reported all over the world, one can only imagine the realm of legal issues and liabilities surrounding the use of such technologies.

Addendum: No sooner did I finish adding this item, when this article from Business 2.0 arrived in my inbox. Corporate America is already dealing with moblogs it appears.

Maintain your Blawg from your phone...

Bill Gratsch — Wed, 15 Jan 2003 23:16:10 GMT

Just what a busy legal professional needs...Electric News recently reported that New Bay Software, "A Dublin-based start-up is to offer software to mobile operators that will enable mobile phone users to create and maintain Weblogs or "blogs" using only their phones." Apparently, users may also be able to post pictures to their weblogs via their cellphone. So, take a picture with your camera phone, and post it immediately after? Wonder if it works as advertised?

Domain Battles Blawg

Bill Gratsch — Sun, 12 Jan 2003 07:02:58 GMT

The "Domain Battles" Blawg reports and links to ongoing and completed actions involving Domain Names. It is brief in its reporting and mainly offers links to recent WIPO mediation decisions. It is a little hard to search and the last edition is from early December, but the idea (almost like Court reporting) make sense and could be useful for individuals interested in Domain name mediations, etcetera. It appears to be sponsored by a lawyer in Texas. Here is the link.

Trademark Blog

Bill Gratsch — Sun, 05 Jan 2003 10:00:00 GMT

Blog concerning Trademark issues from SchwimmerLegal Link

Random Selection - Words from a 2L

Bill Gratsch — Thu, 02 Jan 2003 10:00:00 GMT

For those interested in a law student blawg, here is a random selection to check out--Link