Oct 11, 2011 | Lead Articles, Number 3, Print Edition, Volume 44
The topic of gene patents is as controversial as it is misunderstood, and the law surrounding these patents was not made any clearer following the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York’s decision in the Myriad patent case. The concept...
Oct 8, 2011 | Lead Articles, Number 3, Print Edition, Volume 44
Corruption, in its many guises, is a global phenomenon to be contended with in commerce, politics, and day-to-day life. And in some countries, according to Transparency International (TI), it has become deeply embedded in the very fabric of society. The international...
Oct 5, 2011 | Lead Articles, Number 3, Print Edition, Volume 44
Before he was known around the world as Mahatma (or “great soul”), Mohandas K. Gandhi was known as esquire. He was an attorney. In fact, after being called to the bar in England in 1891, Gandhi practiced law as a private attorney in South Africa and India for over...
