International Law

This week Duncan Riley announced his new blogging venture, The Inquisitr (see my post here).  However in my mind an equally significant announcement was that  Skepticlawyer (Helen Dale) from Catallaxy and Legal Eagle from The Legal Soapbox are teaming up at in a joint blog venture, Skepticlawyer.  Although they are both lawyers, they have different interests and politics, they are always thoughtful and intelligent, and I enjoy immensely reading their perspectives on law, politics and life.  I wish them both all the best in their new collaboration.

This announcement, coupled with reading one of Kim Weatherall's now rare posts at Lawfont (see here), has made me think about possibly changing the tone of this blog, or perhaps launching a new blog.  I enjoy writing this blog and I like to think it presents an eclectic mix of tech news, videos, politics and occasionally a little law.  It certainly reflects what I read and watch each day on the internet.  However, this mix has occurred by accident.  When I began blogging I envisioned creating a more traditional law blog (or blawg) - one that you might expect a (semi-serious) legal academic to write.  Instead it has become something quite different.  Perhaps if I spent less time reblogging and posting links and videos I would have more time to write the sort of quality, original posts you see from Helen, Legal Eagle and Kim.  I spend so much time "reporting" and covering what others are saying that I find that I'm not putting my own thoughts and arguments on the law and policy issues that I find significant and interesting out to the public to be tested, challenged and improved.   To do this would mean fewer posts, but longer, more thoughtful posts.  And although it may well be more time consuming, it would also likely tie in with my teaching and research more closely.  That said, I like my blog now and I enjoy putting it together. 

Anyway, these are just some thoughts I've been having over the last few days.  I'd be interested to know what you think ...