The Office of Children’s Issues in the State Department has issued a request for statements of interest from organizations that would be willing to operate a mediation referral program for cross-border family disputes following the “Malta Mediation Principles” established by the  Hague Conference.  The State Department does not have funding to support this project, but it can provide “minimal tech

Here’s an interesting post by Charles Kotuby on conflictoflaws.net on a recent opinion from the federal 7th Circuit Court of Appeals: Proving Foreign Law in U.S. Federal Court: Is the Use of Foreign Legal Experts “Bad Practice”?.  The case is Bodum U.S.A., Inc. v.