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Exploring International Law 
A blog by the Institute for International Law and Politics which provides commentary and analysis at the intersection of international law and politics.
Post Frequency: 10/day Last Entry: February 11, 2009 at 00:45:00 Recent Entries: 371
By Anthony Arend
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Richard Perle on the US and Iraq
Posted on May 04, 2008Richard PerleRichard Perle writes in today's New York Times:THE most important thing we can do to help the Iraqis and ourselves is to recognize — and reverse — the semi
Bainbridge on Bush's Law Day Proclamation
Posted on May 02, 2008President Bush on Thursday My good friend Steve Bainbridge rightly calls President Bush's Law Day Proclamation 'lame." Here is the Proclamation: The right of ordinary men an
Amnesty International Ad on Waterboarding
Posted on May 01, 2008Kevin Reynolds brings this Amnesty International ad to our attention. Pretty powerful.
Turkey Amends Law of Speech Restrictions
Posted on April 30, 2008Orhan PamukThe AP reports:The European Union on Wednesday welcomed a vote by the Turkish Parliament to soften a law restricting free speech. But human rights groups said the law,
Hamdan Walks Out of Military Commision Trial
Posted on April 29, 2008Salim Ahmed HamdanThe AP reports:Osama bin Laden's former driver walked out on his war-crimes tribunal Tuesday, saying he did not believe justice was possible at the U.S. military
Raul Castro and Human Rights
Posted on April 28, 2008Raul CastroReuters is reporting this evening:New Cuban President Raul Castro announced on Monday that all death sentences had been commuted to prison terms of 30 years to life, w
Using Facebook to Find War Crimes Suspects
Posted on April 26, 2008Pamela Nwaoko bring this interesting article from the BBC to our attention: A group hunting war crime suspects has turned to the social networking site Facebook to try to find two
Fear of Genocide in Zimbabwe
Posted on April 24, 2008Robert MugabeThe BBC is reporting: Church leaders in Zimbabwe have called for international action to prevent post-election violence developing into genocidal proportions. Afric
Chinese Ship Does Not Deliver Armaments to Zimbabwe
Posted on April 24, 2008Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change Desmond Kwande/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images In the light of the previous post, this development seem
China and Free Speech
Posted on April 23, 2008Reuters is reporting:A group of Chinese lawyers have sued CNN, saying remarks by commentator Jack Cafferty in which he called Chinese "goons" violated the dignity and r
The ICC's Darfur Investigation
Posted on April 20, 2008Ahmad Muhammad HarunAhmad Muhammad Harun (commonly known as Ahmad Harun) is the Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs of Sudan. From 2003-2005, he was Sudanese Minister of Sta
Military Commission Trials to be Broadcast Live to Victims' Families
Posted on April 19, 2008ReutersIn case you missed this, Reuters reported yesterday:The U.S. military will televise the Guantanamo trial of accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and five o
Dr. Abiodun Williams Named Vice President at US Institute of Peace
Posted on April 18, 2008F.decorate(_ge('photo_notes'), F._photo_notes).notes_go_go_go(2258241345, 'http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2355/2258241345_164c93bec2_t.jpg', '3.1444'); View tracy
Praying for Democracy in Myanmar
Posted on April 17, 2008Monks Demonstrating in Myanmar, file photo from previous protestThe AP is reporting this morning:Monks who helped lead last year's protests against Myanmar's junta urged the coun
International Law, Human Rights & Comparative Law: Basic Bibliographies
Posted on April 16, 2008Over at Ratio Juris Patrick O'Donnell has recently posted the "third installment of our Directed Reading series [which] features bibliographies for international law, human ri
Jack Goldsmith on the Daily Show
Posted on April 16, 2008Jack GoldsmithIn case you missed Jack Goldsmith on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the video of part one can be found here and part two can be found here.
The British and Pirates
Posted on April 15, 2008Somali PiratesMy old friend Steve Bainbridge reports on some troubling news about the British Foreign Office: THE Royal Navy, once the scourge of brigands on the high seas, has be
Some Good News About Pirates
Posted on April 15, 2008Indonesian forces in July 2007, engaging in anti-pirate practice (Bay Ismoyo/AFP-Getty Images) The previous post discussed recents moves by the British that could limit enforcemen
NEW BLOG: Seeking Asylum from the Mainstream
Posted on April 15, 2008Sabrina Karim recently started a blog-- Seeking Asylum from the Mainstream. The purpose of the blog is to provide "Commentary on Asylum. Force Migration, Civic Engagement, and
The War on Terror
Posted on April 13, 2008Tora Bora Mountains Photo-- Michael FoleyIn case anybody has forgotten, today's New York Times notes:We believe that the fight against Al Qaeda is the central bat
Martha Heinemann Bixby on China and the Olympics
Posted on April 13, 2008Martha Heinemann Bixby, Executive Director, Team DarfurThe previous post noted the role of Martha Heinemann Bixby in the founding of STAND. Today's New York Times quotes her about
STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition
Posted on April 13, 2008Erin Mazursky (left) and fellow human rights advocates F.decorate(_ge('photo_notes'), F._photo_notes).notes_go_go_go(252473741, 'http://farm1.static.flickr.com/84/252473741_f2919
The Colombian Trade Agreement
Posted on April 12, 2008Colombian President Álvaro UribeToday's New York Times has an editorial endorsing the adoption of the the The United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. T
Ambassador Mark P. Lagon on Human Trafficking: The William V. O'Brien Lecture at Georgetown
Posted on April 10, 2008Ambassador Mark P. LagonAmbassador Mark P. Lagon delivered the William V. O'Brien Lecture in International Law and Morality at Georgetown University on Wednesday, April 9th.
More Delays for Guantanamo Detainees
Posted on April 10, 2008Today's New York Times reports more disturbing news regarding Military Commission trials for detaineesat Guantanamo:When military officials announced war crimes charges again
Trials of Former Detainees in Afghanistan
Posted on April 09, 2008Does this trouble anyone? The New York Times is reporting:Dozens of Afghan men who were previously held by the United States at Bagram Air Base and Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, are
Dismissed Pakistani Chief Justice Likely to Return
Posted on April 09, 2008Iftikhar Muhammad ChaudhryThe New York Times is reporting:After contradictory signals, and mounting pressure from the country’s lawyers, the new democratic government appears
David Newsom: In Memoriam
Posted on April 07, 2008David D. Newsom From the Washington Post: David D. Newsom, 90, the third-ranking official at the State Department who was a central figure during the Iran hostage crisis of 1980,
Theodore Hesburgh and the Law of the Sea Convention
Posted on April 06, 2008Father Theodore M. HesburghFather Theodore Hesburgh, the legendary former president of Notre Dame University, recently wrote a letter to Senators Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell cal
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