gh Spotlight on Alumni: EWC Alumnus Leads Nobel Peace Prize Winning Organization By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:51 +0000 Spotlight on Alumni: EWC Alumnus Leads Nobel Peace Prize Winning Organization IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri (center) with IPCC Working Group III Co-Chairs Ogunlade Davidson from Sierra Leone (left) and Bert Metz from The Netherlands. Photo courtesy of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). Full Article
gh Spotlight on Education: Welcoming Ceremony By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:52 +0000 Spotlight on Education: Welcoming Ceremony HONOLULU (August 14) The EWC welcomed 155 new fellows from 37 countries in traditional Hawaiian style with a lei greeting, a hula dance, and a Hawaiian ole chant during this week’s new student orientation. The traditional welcoming ceremony was part of a two-week orientation that exposes new students to the unique cross-cultural environment of the EWC and instills an appreciation for the host indigenous Hawaiian culture. Full Article
gh E-Newsletters Lighten the Center’s Environmental Impact By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:24:29 +0000 Full Article
gh Spotlight on the EWC Arts Program: EWC Exhibit Highlights Alumna Ann Dunham’s Pioneering Research in Indonesia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:55:47 +0000 Maya Soetoro-Ng, daughter of Ann Dunham, shares insights about her mother's handicraft collection.The mother of President Barack Obama, EWC alumna S. Ann Dunham (1942-1995), is recognized in her own right for her outstanding work in anthropology, which focused on the small craft industries in Indonesian villages. “This exhibit shows how much she really valued the labor of the people,” noted EWC Curator Michael Schuster. Full Article
gh Videoconference with NY High School on APEC Issues Helps Launch Online Exchange Project By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:21:38 +0000 HONOLULU (Nov. 4, 2011) -- EWC President Charles E. Morrison participated today in a videoconference with about 80 students and teachers at Scarsdale High School in New York, focusing on issues related to the APEC Leaders Meetings in Honolulu next week. Also participating in the discussion was Robert Koepcke, Deputy Director of the U.S. State Department's Bureau for East Asia and Pacific Affairs. Video of the discussion will be posted soon as part of the launch of a new online school exchange program called "Open Channels," which will connect more than 60 schools in the U.S., Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and elsewhere. Full Article
gh EWC's Online Classroom Exchange Connects Students and Educators in Eight Countries By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:32:02 +0000 The EWC’s AsiaPacificEd Program for Schools launched the AsiaPacificEd Crossings Website and educational initiative. This online resource, established just prior to the APEC Summit in Honolulu, has already enabled more than 1,400 K-12 students and educators from 48 schools in eight APEC economies (Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and United States) to explore and connect with the Asia Pacific region. Full Article
gh Pakistan-U.S. Relations: Insights from the Field By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:44:50 +0000 Pakistani and American journalists discuss insights from their March 2013 Pakistan-U.S. Journalists Exchange study tours to each other's countries. Full Article
gh EWC Students from South Pacific and Timor-Leste Gain U.S. Insight, Experience Through 2015 D.C. Internships By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 01:18:04 +0000 WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 25, 2015) – Nine college students from the Pacific Islands and Timor-Leste who are studying in Hawai‘i on East-West Center-administered scholarships are wrapping up six-week internships in Washington, D.C. designed to offer them professional experience and help expand their understanding of American society. Full Article
gh EWC Partners with Tongji University on Asian Regional Peri-Urbanization Conference in Shanghai By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 02:18:20 +0000 With millions of people who live in “peri-urban” areas at the edges of cities in Asia suffering from enormous deficits in basic urban services, spillover environmental impacts and weak local governments, policymakers in the region recognize the urgent need for solutions to cope with the range of issues impacting residents of these areas. Full Article
gh Whistleblower fights back By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:05:51 +0800 The ousted director of a US agency responsible for developing drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic filed a whistleblower’s complaint on Tuesday accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of retaliating Full Article World
gh Lehman Brothers bankruptcy: ISDA - right to terminate OTC transactions By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-09-15 Lehman Brothers, the fourth largest investment bank in the US, filed for bankruptcy this morning. If you have funds which have entered into OTC derivatives contracts with Lehmans under an ISDA Master Agreement you may be considering your posi... Full Article
gh MiFID - FSA highlights implementation failures By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-01-23 In late 2008, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) reviewed how firms had implemented key aspects of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). It has now published the results of that review. Generally the FSA has been encouraged by ... Full Article
gh Lawbite: Highly prized possession By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-12-20 Farakh Rashid v Teyub Nasrullah (Acting as Executor of the Estate of the late Mohammed Rashid) [2018] EWCA Civ 2685 The Court of Appeal has decided that a registered owner of land can also be in adverse possession of the same land. The late Mohammed... Full Article
gh Lawbite Oral agreement did not extinguish right of way By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-08-20 Pezaro & Anor v Bourne & Anor [2019] EWHC 1964 (Ch) The High Court has held that a right of way was not extinguished where a landowner had relied on an oral agreement made with the previous owner of the land which benefited from the right of... Full Article
gh Lawbite: The Right Qualifications By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-02-21 Tonicstar Limited v Allianz Insurance Plc [2017] EWHC 2753 (Comm) A contract of reinsurance, triggered by the 9/11 attacks, contained provisions requiring the respondent to appoint an arbitrator: "Unless the parties otherwise agree the arbitration t... Full Article
gh Lawbite: Jumping through all the sub-letting hoops By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-03-22 Warborough Investments Limited v Lunar Office SARL [2018] EWCA Civ 427 The Court of Appeal has held that, contrary to the decision at first instance, the sub-clauses of a lease setting out the terms for permitting underletting should be read cumula... Full Article
gh Lawbite: Money, money, money injunctions and rights to light By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-09-04 Beaumont Business Centres Limited v Florala Properties Limited [2018] EWHC 2112 (Ch) The High Court was not persuaded that Beaumont, the Claimant, should be precluded from continuing with its claim for an injunction to restrict works which threatene... Full Article
gh Parents Rights to Care and Contact of their Children during Lockdown By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-06 The lockdown announced by the President on 23 March 2020 left many parents who are co-holders of parental responsibilities and rights uncertain as to what the position is in regard to their right to exercise contact and care to their children during... Full Article
gh Coronavirus CARES Act loans and related programs come with increased oversight and risk of False Claims Act prosecution: Borrowers beware US By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-04 ... Full Article
gh Coronavirus Q&A: Insights and practical solutions for tenants UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 On 20th March, we held the 'Coronavirus Insights and practical solutions for landlords' webinar. Full Article
gh Coronavirus Q&A: Insights and practical solutions for landlords UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 On 20th March, we held the 'Coronavirus Insights and practical solutions for landlords' webinar. In this webinar, our speakers discussed how the outbreak of Covid-19 and the subsequent political and economic impact is having a signific... Full Article
gh Coronavirus - Webinar: Listen again - French, German and Dutch insights regarding Force Majeure and Commercial Contracts - Europe By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-06 In this session we answered some of the most common questions clients have asked us over recent weeks as well as digging into more detail around how your business should proceed with specific legal and technical challenges according to French, Germa... Full Article
gh Adverse possession and human rights Pye (Oxford) Limited v United Kingdom By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-01-23 This case was a reference to the European Court of Human Rights under Protocol 1, Article 1 of the European Convention of Human Rights – peaceful enjoyment of possessions. The claimants had owned land that was leased to a group of fa... Full Article
gh Credit hire agreements unenforceable if consumers not provided with notice of their right to cancel By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-09-23 Hot on the heels of our guide to credit hire essentials we find that the enforceability of the credit hire agreements themselves is back on the agenda. In the case of Wei v Cambridge Power and Light Company (2010) the court decided in an appeal hear... Full Article
gh Leadership Program Virtual Workshop: Foresight Roadmap for COVID-19 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 01:02:04 +0000 Start Date: May 14 2020 - 4:00pmEnd Date: May 14 2020 - 5:00pmTimezone: Hawaii timeDescription: A Discussion with the Founder of Vision Foresight Strategy LLCJoin a discussion with Hawaii futurist, Dr. Richard “Kaipo” Lum, as he shares his company’s recently-released U.S. roadmap for COVID-19. Learn why and how they created it, as well as how it can be useful to you and your organization/community in mapping possible and preferred futures. Attendees will get access to the roadmap before the session and submit their own questions and insights, which Dr. Lum will weave into the interactive session. This session is open to Leadership Program alumni. Location: Zoom meetingContact Name: Christina Monroe Full Article
gh 'EWC Insights' on ThinkTech: Marcus Noland on North Korea By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:36:55 +0000 WebcastStart Date: May 12 2020 - 2:00pmEnd Date: May 12 2020 - 2:30pmTimezone: Hawaii timeDescription: Join EWC and ThinkTech Hawaii every other Tuesday for a new online interview program: East-West Center Insights Hosted by EWC Vice President Karena Lyons Live May 12, 2:00 – 2:30 pm: Featured guest: Dr. Marcus Noland EWC senior research fellow and Peterson Institute executive vice president and director of studies “Not Dead Yet: Instability and Resilience in North Korea” View live at: ThinkTechHawaii.com Or watch series replays at: EastWestCenter.org/Insights Location: ThinkTechHawaiiRelated Link: http://EastWestCenter.org/Insights Full Article
gh Making the Right Decision the Public Sector Equality Duty and Planning By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-05-12 In recent years the importance of paying ‘due regard’ to the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED)1 when it comes to decisions to reduce or withdraw local authority services in response to the austerity agenda has been underlined by a serie... Full Article
gh Lawbite: overriding third party rights a new statutory regime By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-06-28 Housing and Planning Act 2016 Developers often rely on local planning authorities powers under section 237 Town and Country Planning Act 1990, to override easements and other rights over land which has been acquired for or appropriated to pla... Full Article
gh Eversheds Sutherland (International) is Legal Practice of the Year at Northern Lights Awards By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-03-21 Eversheds Sutherland (International) has been named ‘Legal Practice of the Year’ at the Northern Lights Awards, Manchester. The awards are designed to highlight collaboration between companies and within companies in the Northern Powerh... Full Article
gh Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017: Temporary Possession Powers By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-05-05 After much anticipation, The Neighbourhood Planning Bill received royal assent on 27th April 2017. The new Neighbourhood Planning Act (“Act”) covers matters not obviously related to its title, including new powers of temporary possession... Full Article
gh What Difference Does it Make? The Supreme Courts Judgment in Richborough/ Suffolk Coastal By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-05-10 The Supreme Court has ruled on what has been acknowledged as an issue of critical importance to the application of national planning policy, namely the proper interpretation of paragraph 49 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). This requ... Full Article
gh 64MW Wind Farm Granted in the Highlands By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-08-28 Eversheds Sutherland has helped to secure Electricity Act 1989 consent from the Scottish Ministers and deemed planning permission for Limekiln Wind Farm, a 21 turbine wind farm with an estimated generation capacity of 64MW based in the Highlands. T... Full Article
gh Selling your property? You have the right to choose your conveyancer By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-09-06 One of the most frequently asked questions in a property purchase is why, if the buyer of a property is paying the conveyancing attorney, the seller has the right to appoint him? Our common law specifically states that a seller is the party entitled... Full Article
gh Milky Way map with highest resolution unveiled By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:30:28 +0800 After a 15-year study, an international team of astronomers has unveiled a map with the highest resolution to date of the spiral structure of the Milky Way, offering clear proof that it is a barred spiral Full Article Nation
gh East-West Center to Host High-Level Pacific Islands Dialogue By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:05 +0000 East-West Center to Host High-Level Pacific Islands Dialogue HONOLULU (Jan. 19, 2011) -- The East-West Center’s Pacific Islands Development Program will be hosting a high-level dialogue on Pacific island issues January 25-26 at the Center’s campus in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Full Article
gh Asia Pacific Leadership Program Applications Accepted Through Dec 1. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:06 +0000 Asia Pacific Leadership Program Applications Accepted Through Dec 1 HONOLULU (Nov. 12, 2010) – The application deadline for the East-West Center's 2011-12 Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) – considered the premier leadership education program in the Asia Pacific region – is Dec 1, 2010. Entering its eleventh year, the APLP is a graduate certificate program combining the development of regional expertise with the enhancement of individual leadership capacity. Based at the Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, the program has created a network of dynamic leaders in 52 countries. All participants receive a fee-waiver fellowship valued at approximately $15,000. Full Article
gh U.S. Higher Education Leaders Call for a “Comprehensive Re-Invigoration” of the U.S.-Indonesian Higher Education Relationship By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:10 +0000 U.S. Higher Education Leaders Call for a “Comprehensive Re-Invigoration” of the U.S.-Indonesian Higher Education Relationship For Immediate Release Contact: Alysson Oakley, U.S.-Indonesia Society, 202-232-1400 or aoakley@usindo.org Sharon Witherell, Institute of International Education, 212-984-5380 or switherell@iie.org Derek Ferrar East-West Center, 808-944-7204 or ferrard@eastwestcenter.org Paul F. Hassen, APLU, 202-478-6073 or phassen@aplu.org Full Article
gh Applications for Asia Pacific Leadership Program Being Accepted Through Jan. 31 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:17 +0000 Applications for Asia Pacific Leadership Program Being Accepted Through Jan. 31 HONOLULU (Dec. 18) – The application deadline for the East-West Center's 2010-11 Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) – considered the premier leadership education program in the Asia Pacific region – is Jan. 31, 2010. Entering its tenth year, the APLP is a graduate certificate program combining the development of regional expertise with the enhancement of individual leadership capacity. Based at the Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, the program has created a network of dynamic leaders in 48 countries. All participants receive a fee-waiver valued at approximately $15,000. Full Article
gh Applications Being Accepted for Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:18 +0000 Applications Being Accepted for Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Two-week professional workshop in Indonesia during May will focus on “Internal Conflicts in the Asia Pacific Region” HONOLULU (Nov. 19) – Applications are being accepted through Jan. 1 for the third annual Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Human Rights. Organized by the Asian International Justice Initiative – a collaboration between the East-West Center and the University of California-Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center Full Article
gh East-West Center Officials to Join in Higher Education Mission to Indonesia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:25 +0000 East-West Center Officials to Join in Higher Education Mission to Indonesia HONOLULU (July 22) -- East-West Center President Charles E. Morrison and Director of Education Terance W. Bigalke will be among the delegates of a U.S. higher education leaders’ mission to Indonesia July 26-31. Mission organizers have said that the delegation’s scheduled visit will not be altered by the recent hotel bombings in Jakarta. Full Article
gh Field of Flowers: Mughal Carpets and Treasures By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:40 +0000 Field of Flowers: Mughal Carpets and Treasures The East-West Center Arts Program and the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art present: Field of Flowers: Mughal Carpets and Treasures Sept. 21-Dec. 31, 2008 East-West Center Gallery, Honolulu Opening reception: Sunday, Sept. 21, 2 p.m. In residence September 21-26: Master carpet weaver Ayyoob Khan and third-generation carpet atelier owner Sanjay Kalra, both from Agra, India, home of the Taj Mahal. Full Article
gh Chief Justice of Indonesia Signs Human-Rights Training Agreement By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:44 +0000 Chief Justice of Indonesia Signs Human-Rights Training Agreement HONOLULU (June 12) – The Chief Justice of Indonesia’s Supreme Court has signed a formal agreement with the East-West Center in Honolulu and the War Crimes Studies Center at the University of California, Berkeley to expand the human-rights training that the two institutions have been providing to Indonesian law officials for several years through their joint Asian International Justice Initiative. The Memorandum of Understanding signed at the East-West Center on June 6 details a five-year commitment to conduct training programs for Indonesian judges, prosecutors, police and the National Human Rights Commission in order to “improve knowledge of human rights standards and how they can be implemented and applied by key judicial actors to promote the rule of law and the effectiveness of human rights courts and investigations.” Full Article
gh Human-Rights Experts to Lead Advanced Training in Bangkok By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:45 +0000 Human-Rights Experts to Lead Advanced Training in Bangkok FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2008 Media contact: Derek Ferrar Phone: (808) 944-7204 Email: ferrard@EastWestCenter.org A faculty of experts in the fields of human-rights advocacy and humanitarian law is slated to provide instruction starting May 11 at an advanced two-week training course in Bangkok, Thailand, on the key processes being used to address human-rights abuses in the Asia Pacific region. Full Article
gh News Advisory: Hawaii High School Students Speak On Changes In Cambodia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:57 +0000 News Advisory: Hawaii High School Students Speak On Changes In Cambodia For more information, contact: Karen Knudsen, Director Office of External Affairs Phone: Office: (808) 944-7195 Email: KnudsenK@EastWestCenter.org October 19, 2007 WHO: Davin Aoyagi and Maria Walczuk, Hawaii High School Students who analyzed the Khmer Rouge War Crimes Tribunal on a recent EWC program in Cambodia DATE: Sunday, October 21, 2007 TIME: 2:00 - 4:00 PM Full Article
gh Human Rights Lawyer Speaks on U.N. Courts’ Challenges in Cambodia, Sierra Leone By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:59 +0000 Human Rights Lawyer Speaks on U.N. Courts’ Challenges in Cambodia, Sierra Leone at EWC Forum HONOLULU (October 4) – The East-West Center’s (EWC) Asian International Justice Initiative Coordinator, Michelle Staggs, will speak about human rights challenges at U.N./local government partnered courts in Sierra Leone and Cambodia at an EWC evening forum on Wednesday, October 10. She will address the issue of inter-generational accountability 30 years after the Khmer Rouge period, as Cambodia prepares to confront the darkest part of its recent history. Full Article
gh Three Hawaii High Schoolers Headed for Cambodia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:03 +0000 Three Hawaii High Schoolers Headed for Cambodia HONOLULU (June 14) – Three Hawaii high school students have been selected to take part in the East-West Center's AsiaPacificEd Program "Partnership for Youth: Reporting for Change: Cambodia” program. Hannah Ross and Davin Aoyagi of Honolulu’s Mid-Pacific Institute and Maria Walczuk of Hilo’s Connections Public Charter School will join 18 of their mainland counterparts for the four-week program that gets underway July 1. Focusing on the Khmer Rouge Tribunal as a case study, the students will analyze the role of journalism in covering an event of international importance as well as the role of the media in the democratic process. Full Article
gh It’s Magic! EWC Gallery Spotlights Shamans of Vietnam By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:03 +0000 It’s Magic! EWC Gallery Spotlights Shamans of Vietnam HONOLULU (June 22) – To many it’s magic. But to others the shamanic tradition is a very real cultural heritage and a continuing part of everyday life. These healers and ceremonial leaders continue to play a leading role in the Dao, San Chay, Tay, Nung, Hmong, and San Diu minority groups living in the mountains of Vietnam. The shamanic arts will be spotlighted in the upcoming Shaman Arts of Vietnam exhibition at the East-West Center Gallery. The exhibition gets underway Sunday, July 1 at 2 p.m. with a gala opening reception and runs through Monday, September 10. Full Article
gh Human Rights Professionals Receive Advanced Training in Women's and Children's Rights By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 02:49:01 +0000 More than 65 human rights and international law professionals from 18 countries participated in the Asian International Justice Initiative’s 2011 Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, which focused on issues related to the rights of women and children in the Asia Pacific region. Richard Magnus, Singaporean Representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, gives a keynote address.More than 65 human rights and international law professionals from 18 countries participated in the Asian International Justice Initiative’s 2011 Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, which focused on issues related to the rights of women and children in the Asia Pacific region. Full Article
gh Summer Institute on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Underway in Singapore By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:15:11 +0000 The 5th annual Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Human Rights will take place from 16 to 26 July 2012 in Singapore and focus on the topic of business and human rights. The Summer Institute is a regionally based workshop held in partnership with organizations in Southeast Asia to consider key IHL and human rights issues, past and present, facing the region. Established in 2008 by the Asian International Justice Initiative, a collaborative project between the East-West Center and the War Crimes Studies Center, the Summer Institute is designed for participants working across a broad range of fields and disciplines within the Asia Pacific region or whose work has an Asia Pacific focus. Previous Summer Institute sessions have attracted lawyers, journalists, government officials, and NGO workers from more than 15 countries. Full Article
gh East-West Center Students from South Pacific and Timor Leste Gain U.S. Insight, Experience Through D.C. Internships By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 02:32:42 +0000 WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 16, 2014) -- Thirteen college students from the Pacific Islands and Timor Leste who are studying in Hawai‘i on East-West Center-administered scholarships are currently in Washington, D.C. on six-week internships designed to offer them professional experience and help expand their understanding of American society. USSP and USTL participants meet with Ms. Julia Findlay of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. Full Article
