| Finland renews its representation at OSCE Court of Conciliation ...
The President of the Republic Tarja Halonen will today appoint Finland's new representatives to the Court of Conciliation and Arbitration of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). MP Kimmo Kiljunen and doctor of laws Kaarina Buure-Hägglund will become the new conciliators. State Prosecutor and Judge at the European Court of Human Rights Päivi Hirvelä will be the new arbitrator with Deputy Parliamentary Ombudsman Jukka Lindstedt as her stand-in. The OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration representatives are chosen for a term of six years. The Court is not a permanent body, but assembles when there are disputes to be settled. From the list of conciliators and arbitrators either a conciliation commission or an arbitral tribunal is created by the Court on an ad hoc basis. Finland's present conciliators, Elisabeth Rehn and Pertti Paasio, have both announced their non-availability for further appointment. The current arbitrator and deputy are Judge at the European Court of Human Rights Matti Pellonpää and Former Deputy Ombudsman of the Finnish Parliament Pirkko K.
Stop Mexican mystery trucks
The parade of tractor-trailer trucks now heading toward the nation's capital hopes to bring D.C. traffic to a standstill April 23-24. The protest is against the recent announcement that Mexican trucks will be allowed to deliver goods directly from Mexican ports to customers anywhere in the United States. This protest is an eruption of frustration by Americans who are directly impacted by the erosion of a fundamental principle of American governance: the power of government is limited by the consent of the governed. The decision to allow Mexican trucks into the interior of the country has not been approved by Congress and therefore does not reflect the consent of the governed. A little history. During the Carter administration, when Robert Pastor was director of the Office of Latin American Affairs, Mexican trucks could apply to the Interstate Commerce Commission for a permit to deliver anywhere in the U.S.
Caritas Australia, Australian government hopeful of Pope's ...
Colombo, 20 April, (Asiantribune.com): "We welcome the opportunity for a return to peace initiated by the Pope, in his meeting with the President of Sri Lanka", said Jack de Groot, Chief Executive Officer of Caritas Australia on Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse's visit to Italy to receive an audience from His Holiness Benedict XVI.“We see the initiative of the Catholic Church to invite President Rajapakse to meet with Pope His Holiness Benedict XVI.as highly significant", Mr de Groot of Caritas Australia "Where talk of peace in Sri Lanka is seen as grounds for treason amongst some protagonists in the conflict, we see the initiative of the Catholic Church to invite President Rajapakse to meet with the Pope as highly significant", Mr de Groot of Caritas Australia emphasised.
Qualcomm Says It Files Arbitration Demand Against Nokia To Resolve ...
(RTTNews) - Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM | charts | news | PowerRating) on Thursday requested, in a demand filed with the American Arbitration Association, a ruling that Nokia's continued use of the company's patents in Nokia's CDMA cellular handsets after April 9, 2007 constitutes an election by Nokia to extend its license under the parties' existing agreement. Qualcomm stated that such an extension would obligate Nokia to pay Qualcomm the same royalty specified in the current agreement and prohibit Nokia from asserting patent claims against the company's CDMA products. In addition, Qualcomm also seeks the association to provide a ruling that it is entitled to terminate all of Nokia's rights and licenses under the agreement, if Nokia sues Qualcomm for patent infringement after April 9, 2007.
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