Archive for April, 2006

Indexing the Harvard Blogging Conference

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/30/indexing-the-harvard-blogging-conference/

The Harvard Blogging Conference and the Future of Law Professors

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/29/the-harvard-blogging-conference-and-the-future-of-law-professors/

Should Genocide Be a Bargaining Chip?

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/29/should-genocide-be-a-bargaining-chip/

Quotable Quotes at the Harvard Blogging Conference

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/29/quotable-quotes-at-the-harvard-blogging-conference/

Tracking Terrorism

by Duncan Hollis


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/28/tracking-terrorism/

Terrorism as Performance Art

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/28/terrorism-as-performance-art/

We Have a Deal! U.S.-Canada Announce Lumber Trade Settlement

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/28/we-have-a-deal-us-canada-announce-lumber-trade-settlement/

From the Da Vinci Code to… the Smithy Code?

by Chris Borgen


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/27/from-the-da-vinci-code-to-the-smithy-code/

What Did You Do This Summer?

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/27/what-did-you-do-this-summer/

The U.N. Stamp Scandal?

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/27/the-un-stamp-scandal/

Dominica Brings ICJ Case Against Switzerland

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/26/dominica-brings-icj-case-against-switzerland/

U.S.-Canada Lumber Settlement is Near (Finally)

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/26/us-canada-lumber-settlement-is-near-finally/

That Pesky First Amendment

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/26/that-pesky-first-amendment/

John Bolton’s Role in SC Resolution 1672

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/26/john-boltons-role-in-sc-resolution-1672/

The Struggles of Young Scholarship

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/26/the-struggles-of-young-scholarship/

Posada Carriles — U.S. Citizen?

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/25/posada-carriles-us-citizen/

The ICJ Gets Help — Law Clerks On the Way

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/25/the-icj-gets-help-law-clerks-on-the-way/

Holocaust Remembrance Day

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/25/holocaust-remembrance-day/

Timber Magnate on Trial for Atrocities in Sierra Leone

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/25/timber-magnate-on-trial-for-atrocities-in-sierra-leone/

Urquhart Review Essay on New Books on International Law

by Chris Borgen


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/25/urquhart-review-essay-on-new-books-on-international-law/

How to Grow Your Own Island

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/25/how-to-grow-your-own-island/

Is Doha Dying a Slow Death?

by Duncan Hollis


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/24/is-doha-dying-a-slow-death/

Responsible Stakeholders and Revisionist States

by Chris Borgen


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/24/responsible-stakeholders-and-revisionist-states/

The Ever Murky Political Question Doctrine - A Useful Shield for U.S. Foreign Policy

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/24/the-ever-murky-political-question-doctrine-a-useful-shield-for-us-foreign-policy/

So Who Owns Juicy?

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/24/so-who-owns-juicy/

The Scramble for African Deals?

by Chris Borgen


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/24/the-scramble-for-african-deals/

The Global War on Terrorism - Searching for a Controlling Legal Authority

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/23/the-global-war-on-terrorism-searching-for-a-controlling-legal-authority/

The Lebanon Special Tribunal - A New Type of International Criminal Tribunal

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/22/the-lebanon-special-tribunal-a-new-type-of-international-criminal-tribunal/

Solum on Blogging and Legal Scholarship

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/21/solum-on-blogging-and-legal-scholarship/

A Really, Really Bad Idea…

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/21/a-really-really-bad-idea/

The Great Firewall of China

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/21/the-great-firewall-of-china/

East Asia and International Tribunals: Not Gonna Happen

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/20/east-asia-and-international-tribunals-not-gonna-happen/

Sen. Frist Prepares to Run Against the U.N.

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/20/sen-frist-prepares-to-run-against-the-un/

The IMF Runs a $300 Million Loss (This is a Good Thing)

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/20/the-imf-runs-a-300-million-loss-this-is-a-good-thing/

ICC Update

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/20/icc-update-2/

Andrew Kent on the Case Against a Global Constitution

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/20/andrew-kent-on-the-case-against-a-global-constitution/

Hu Should China Talk To?

by Duncan Hollis


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/19/hu-should-china-talk-to/

Pentagon Releases Names of Guantanamo Detainees

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/19/pentagon-releases-names-of-guantanamo-detainees/

Law Review Citations and Blogging

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/19/law-review-citations-and-blogging/

Saudis to Give $92 Million to the Palestinian Authority

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/19/saudis-to-give-92-million-to-the-palestinian-authority/

Environmentalist Murdered in the Philippines

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/19/environmentalist-murdered-in-the-philippines/

Are We All Transnationalists Now? Should We Be?

by Peggy McGuinness


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/18/are-we-all-transnationalists-now-should-we-be/

Witchcraft and Statecraft

by Chris Borgen


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/18/witchcraft-and-statecraft/

Bush Appoints New U.S. Trade Representative: Does it Matter?

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/18/bush-appoints-new-us-trade-representative-does-it-matter/

Germany to Open Holocaust Archives

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/18/germany-to-open-holocaust-archives/

Central African Republic Refers Patasse and Bemba to ICC

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/18/central-african-republic-refers-patasse-and-bemba-to-icc/

United Nations Mired in Dental Conspiracy With City of Sacramento

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/18/united-nations-mired-in-dental-conspiracy-with-city-of-sacramento/

ICTY Says Defendant Mentally Unfit to Stand Trial

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/18/icty-says-defendant-mentally-unfit-to-stand-trial/

The U.S. (Navy) Returns to Somalia

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/18/the-us-navy-returns-to-somalia/

The “International” Pulitzer Prizes

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/18/the-international-pulitzer-prizes/

The U.N. Enters the NY Real Estate Market

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/18/the-un-enters-the-ny-real-estate-market/

UN Seeks International Tribunal for Lebanon

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/17/un-seeks-international-tribunal-for-lebanon/

Supreme Court Denies Cert. in Case Alleging U.S. Involvement in Chilean Coup

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/17/supreme-court-denies-cert-in-case-alleging-us-involvement-in-chilean-coup/

The Problem With Tax Evasion

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/17/the-problem-with-tax-evasion/

When and Why States Use International Arbitration

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/17/when-and-why-states-use-international-arbitration/

The Lumber Fight: Another Round Goes to Canada

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/17/the-lumber-fight-another-round-goes-to-canada/

Pope’s Easter Message Catalogues the Woes of the World

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/16/popes-easter-message-catalogues-the-woes-of-the-world/

Our Tax Dollars at Work

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/14/our-tax-dollars-at-work/

Baseball, Doping and International Law

by Duncan Hollis


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/14/baseball-doping-and-international-law/

How Law Students Shut Down the First GITMO Prison Camp

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/14/how-law-students-shut-down-the-first-gitmo-prison-camp/

The Future Debate on Constitutional Comparativism

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/14/the-future-debate-on-constitutional-comparativism/

Poland’s Final Communist Leader Faces Charges

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/14/polands-final-communist-leader-faces-charges/

“I Pledge Allegiance to The Earth”

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/14/i-pledge-allegiance-to-the-earth/

Who is Responsible for Genocide in Rwanda?

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/13/who-is-responsible-for-genocide-in-rwanda/

The Bush Administration’s “Good Friend” in Equatorial Guinea

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/13/the-bush-administrations-good-friend-in-equatorial-guinea/

House Passes Resolution on Saudi Boycott of Israel

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/13/house-passes-resolution-on-saudi-boycott-of-israel/

Gas Flaring in Nigeria; McDonalds’ and Amazonian Soya

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/12/gas-flaring-in-nigeria-mcdonalds-and-amazonian-soya/

Iran Joins the Nuclear Club

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/12/iran-joins-the-nuclear-club/

Happy Birthday to the ICJ!

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/12/happy-birthday-to-the-icj/

How to Draft a Maritime Boundary

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/12/how-to-draft-a-maritime-boundary/

More on Terrorism and the Geneva Conventions

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/11/more-on-terrorism-and-the-geneva-conventions/

Secret Agreement to Conceal Reclassification of Declassified Documents

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/11/secret-agreement-to-conceal-reclassification-of-declassified-documents/

Federal Court Rules on Lawful Combatant Status of Colombian Terrorist

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/11/federal-court-rules-on-lawful-combatant-status-of-colombian-terrorist/

Executive Federalism (a.k.a. Semi-Shameless Self Promotion)

by Duncan Hollis


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/11/executive-federalism-aka-semi-shameless-self-promotion/

African Union Investigating Peacekeeper Abuses

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/11/african-union-investigating-peacekeeper-abuses/

Does Mexico Accept Illegal Immigration?

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/11/does-mexico-accept-illegal-immigration/

The ICJ’s Useless Witness Testimony

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/11/the-icjs-useless-witness-testimony/

International Tribunals as a Growth Industry

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/10/international-tribunals-as-a-growth-industry/

Immigration Reform and National Security

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/10/immigration-reform-and-national-security/

FDLR Commander Arrested in Germany

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/10/fdlr-commander-arrested-in-germany/

Review of Joshua Sobol’s “iWitness”

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/10/review-of-joshua-sobols-iwitness/

Posada Carriles Demands Release

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/10/posada-carriles-demands-release/

German Commission to Investigate BND Activities During the Iraq War

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/10/german-commission-to-investigate-bnd-activities-during-the-iraq-war/

Consulting Congress in Foreign Affairs, Even When You Don’t Have To - The India Nuclear Deal

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/10/consulting-congress-in-foreign-affairs-even-when-you-dont-have-to-the-india-nuclear-deal/

Hersh on the Risks of War–or Not Going to War–With Iran

by Chris Borgen


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/09/hersh-on-the-risks-of-war-or-not-going-to-war-with-iran/

College Students Raise Money to Aid Darfur… With Mercenaries?

by Chris Borgen


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/08/college-students-raise-money-to-aid-darfur-with-mercenaries/

Suing Libya and Khaddafi for Involvement in IRA Bombings

by Chris Borgen


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/08/suing-libya-and-khaddafi-for-involvement-in-ira-bombings/

NAFTA as a Super-Statute-Treaty

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/08/nafta-as-a-super-statute-treaty/

Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina Imposes First Sentence

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/07/court-of-bosnia-herzegovina-imposes-first-sentence/

China Teaches Japan that Possession is 9/10ths of Ownership

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/07/china-teaches-japan-that-possession-is-910ths-of-ownership/

The Best Arbitrator in The World

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/07/the-best-arbitrator-in-the-world/

The Social Awareness of Corporations

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/07/the-social-awareness-of-corporations/

Envisioning a More Democratic Global System at Widener Law School

by Duncan Hollis


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/06/envisioning-a-more-democratic-global-system-at-widener-law-school/

The Final Frontier… in Insurance Coverage

by Chris Borgen


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/06/the-final-frontier-in-insurance-coverage/

U.S. Will Not Run for U.N. Human Rights Council (Updated)

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/06/us-will-not-run-for-un-human-rights-council-updated/

Symposium on the Financing of International Terrorism

by Chris Borgen


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/06/symposium-on-the-financing-of-international-terrorism/

“War, Terror, and Human Rights: Setting the Agenda”

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/06/war-terror-and-human-rights-setting-the-agenda/

USA Today Interviews Gorbachev

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/06/usa-today-interviews-gorbachev/

Why Has Suharto Never Been Prosecuted?

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/06/why-has-suharto-never-been-prosecuted/

UN and Burundi Discuss Transitional Justice Mechanisms

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/06/un-and-burundi-discuss-transitional-justice-mechanisms/

“Institutionalizing the War on Terror”

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/06/institutionalizing-the-war-on-terror-2/

What Does Google Think of Harold Koh?

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/06/what-does-google-think-of-harold-koh/

USTR Releases Annual Trade Report

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/06/ustr-releases-annual-trade-report/

The Campaign for U.N. Secretary General

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/05/the-campaign-for-un-secretary-general/

The World Bank as Defender of a Free Press, the Environment, Peace, Justice, etc.

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/05/the-world-bank-as-defender-of-a-free-press-the-environment-peace-justice-etc/

Man Removed from Plane for Singing Along with The Clash

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/05/man-removed-from-plane-for-singing-along-with-the-clash/

Chapman University Law Conference: “Are We at War?”

by Chris Borgen


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/05/chapman-university-law-conference-are-we-at-war/

Ranking International Law Programs

by Duncan Hollis


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/05/ranking-international-law-programs/

The Problem with Saddam’s “The Executions Were Legal” Defense

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/05/the-problem-with-saddams-the-executions-were-legal-defense/

CBS Cameraman Acquitted in Iraq

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/05/cbs-cameraman-acquitted-in-iraq/

Peru Intends to Extradite Fujimori

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/05/peru-intends-to-extradite-fujimori/

What Was Saddam Thinking?

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/05/what-was-saddam-thinking/

The “Fighting Dems”

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/05/the-fighting-dems/

Let’s Get Tough With Pirates - How About a Military Commission?

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/04/lets-get-tough-with-pirates-how-about-a-military-commission/

Crisis Watch — April Report

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/04/crisis-watch-april-report/

Venezuela Makes a Play for Oil Primacy

by Chris Borgen


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/04/venezuela-makes-a-play-for-oil-primacy/

Case of the Month: Garb v. Poland

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/04/case-of-the-month-garb-v-poland/

Why the Palestinian Authority is Not a State (Says a U.S. Court)

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/04/why-the-palestinian-authority-is-not-a-state-says-a-us-court/

Genocide Charges Against Saddam

by Kevin Jon Heller


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/04/genocide-charges-against-saddam/

More Signs of the Apocalypse: Brit Barristers Consider Getting Rid of Their Wigs

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/04/more-signs-of-the-apocalypse-brit-barristers-consider-getting-rid-of-their-wigs/

Australia Signs Uranium Sales Agreement with China

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/04/australia-signs-uranium-sales-agreement-with-china/

Campaign Begins for a Seat on the New U.N. Human Rights Council

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/04/campaign-begins-for-a-seat-on-the-new-un-human-rights-council/

The Forgotten World of Nuclear Arms Control

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/03/the-forgotten-world-of-nuclear-arms-control/

Efficient Breach of An Agreement to Publish?

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/03/efficient-breach-of-an-agreement-to-publish/

Taylor Claims Nigeria Double-Crossed Him

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/03/taylor-claims-nigeria-double-crossed-him/

A Law Prof’s Report on Oral Argument in the Latest Supreme Court Vienna Convention Case

by Julian Ku


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/03/a-law-profs-report-on-oral-argument-in-the-latest-supreme-court-vienna-convention-case/

“Excuse Me, the Secretary of State Needs Me”

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/03/excuse-me-the-secretary-of-state-needs-me/

The NY Times on the ICC and Darfur

by Chris Borgen


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/02/the-ny-times-on-the-icc-and-darfur/

Daylight Saving Time and International Law

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/02/daylight-saving-time-and-international-law/

Court Declares Use of “Nonconsenting” Troops in Iraq Unconstitutional

by Roger Alford


http://opiniojuris.org/2006/04/01/court-declares-use-of-nonconsenting-troops-in-iraq-unconstitutional/