International briefingsDecember 2000During the three-day annual meeting of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) accord creating an African Union was signed
International briefingsFebruary 2000South Africa and the European Union have finally signed a free trade agreement.
The politics of political asylumBy Mark E. WojcikDecember 2000Political asylum cases can present some of the most emotional disputes in the law. Decisions on asylum petitions will either permit persons to stay in the United States or return them to a place where they might be killed
Section council seeks international law recommendationsBy Michael J. ChmielDecember 2000The International and Immigration Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association is seeking recommendations from its section for the enactment or amendment of laws which affect the practice of international law in Illinois.