It took 20 years of campaigning and several delays, but on March 11, 2013, the European Union law went in to effect to ban cosmetic products and their ingredients that use research on animals. The ban stipulates that no new products tested on animals will be imported in the EU. This ban will include products [...]
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Critical Analysis: International Movement to Ban Products Using Animal Research
Posted on 27 March 2013.
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Critical Analysis: Sotheby’s Faces Accusations in Legal Battle Over Cambodian Khmer Art
Posted on 27 November 2012.
The international auction house, Sotheby’s, continues to thrive even in a down market. Sotheby’s recently set a record night of sales totaling over $375 million, which included works by Warhol, Bacon, Rothko, and Pollock. Despite their successful night, Sotheby’s currently faces a legal battle with the government of Cambodia over a one thousand-year-old sandstone Khmer [...]
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Critical Analysis: International Concern Continues to Grow Over Shark Finning Practices
Posted on 30 October 2012.
This past month, Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla signed a ban on shark finning to amend previous legislation and to close loopholes in the law. The original 2001 law banned shark finning but permitted other countries to continue to import shark fins. Shark finning is becoming a growing global concern for the complex ecosystem of [...]
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