Mike Corder

August 26, 2011 | Law.com

Addressing a three-judge panel of the International Criminal Court at The Hague on Thursday, a former U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials wrapped up the prosecution's case against Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga, who is charged with recruiting child soldiers to fight in his country's brutal civil conflict.

By Mike Corder

5 minute read

April 17, 2009 | Law.com

Dutch prosecutors are dusting off the oldest international felony in their country's books to tackle the 21st-century wave of piracy. Five Somali pirates will be tried, likely next month, for the 17th-century offense of "sea robbery." While countries including the Netherlands, France and the U.S. plan pirate trials in their own courts, other countries are calling for a special tribunal in Kenya, for fear of being saddled with the pirates after they serve out their prison terms.

By Mike Corder

6 minute read

May 07, 2004 | Law.com

An Australian lawmaker has called on his government to put its foot down in a trademark dispute over popular sheepskin boots. David Campbell says California-based Deckers Outdoor Corp., which registered "UGG" as a trademark, threatened Westhaven, a small boot manufacturer in the Outback. Westhaven's Gordon Tindall argues the name "ugg boot" is a generic term. "It's like a meat pie -- a meat pie's a meat pie, not a mince and gravy sandwich."

By Mike Corder

4 minute read

September 07, 2005 | Law.com

A federal judge in Australia on Monday ordered distributors of the popular file-swapping program Kazaa to alter the software, which millions have downloaded, so it can no longer be used for music piracy. Hailed as a victory by the recording industry that brought the suit, the decision has implications well beyond Australia, where Kazaa executives are based, because Kazaa's users span the globe. In some ways, it mirrors the U.S. Supreme Court's Grokster ruling in June.

By Mike Corder

4 minute read