The Geneva Conventions, a set of treaties governing the conduct of warring parties, which were ratified in the aftermath of the Second World War, forbid the arbitrary detention of civilians.
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Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2026
Before Screen Scotland, Davis spent seven years as the BFI’s head of international, helping broker the organization’s co-production treaties with China and Brazil.
Judge Martinez-Olguin echoed those concerns in her ruling, noting that the new legal services agreements appeared to cover only a fraction of the services needed and failed to explain how compliance would be monitored.
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Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Aug. 2026
The incentives can be restored now, according to the Data Center Coalition, if they’re tied to requirements for clean energy, sustainable water usage and labor agreements.
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