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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.
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By Anthony Arend
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Bush Vetoes Ban on Harsh Interrogation Techniques
Posted on March 08, 2008President Bush announced his veto of the Intellligence Authorization Act in his weekly radio address today. As previous posts have indicated, this bill contains a provision that wo
Another Attack on the Homeland?
Posted on March 07, 2008General Gene RenuartThe AP is reporting this evening:Al-Qaida terrorists may be plotting more urgently to attack the United States to maintain their credibility and ability to recr
David Edelstein on the Challenges of Military Occupation
Posted on March 07, 2008Our friend and Georgetown colleague, David M. Edelstein, has just published his new book, Occupational Hazards: Successes and Failure in Military Occupation. The Georgetown Unive
Ambassador Mark P. Lagon to Deliver O'Brien Lecture on Human Trafficking at Georgetown, April 9th
Posted on March 07, 2008Ambassador Mark P. LagonAmbassador Mark P. Lagon, Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the US Department of State will be delivering the William V. O'Br
Yale Kamisar on Torture
Posted on March 05, 2008Yale KamisarWith a Hat Tip to Neal Sonnett-- legendary Professor Yale Kamisar has an excellent piece in the March 10th issue of the National Journal on interrogation techniques. Co
US Launches Missiles into Somalia, Targeting Kenyan Member of al Qaeda
Posted on March 04, 2008Saleh Ali Saleh NabhanThe New York Times reports:American naval forces fired missiles into southern Somalia on Monday, aiming at what the Defense Department called terrorist targ
EU Troops in Chad Engage in Cross-Border Confrontation with Sudanese Forces
Posted on March 04, 2008Map-- BBCThe BBC reports this afternoon:Sudanese forces have clashed with troops from the European Union Force in Chad after they crossed the border into the Darfur region, Sudan s
What's in a Name? Can "Macedonia" Become a Member of NATO?
Posted on March 03, 2008Original Macedonian Flag Design Flag Adopted After Greek ProtestsThe BBC reports:Nato's secretary general is to visit Athens to try to convince Greece not
Security Council Imposes Additional Sanctions on Iran
Posted on March 03, 2008Earlier today, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1803 imposing additional sanctions on Iran. The UN press release explains: Adopting resolution 1803 (2008) by
Will the President Veto Legislation to Limit Interrogation Techniques?
Posted on March 02, 2008The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 contains one very small, but critical provision on interrogation: SEC. 327. LIMITATION ON INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES. (a)
A New Antarctic Power?
Posted on March 01, 2008AntarcticaThe New York Times reports this morning:Venezuelan scientists and military officers reached the Antarctica after a 15-day trip, opening the South American nation's first
Cuba Signs International Human Rights Covenants
Posted on February 29, 2008Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Pérez RoqueThe New York Times reports today: At the United Nations, Cuba’s foreign minister, Felipe Pérez Roque, signed the Inter
EU Parliament Holds Hearing on Human Rights and Guantánamo Bay
Posted on February 29, 2008With a hat tip to Neal Sonnett --the European Parliament's website reports: A joint hearing on human rights and Guantánamo Bay was held on Thursday at the European Parliame
America's Role in the World: Foreign Policy Choices for the Next President
Posted on February 28, 2008Casimir Yost, Director, Institute for theStudy of DiplomacyYesterday, Georgetown's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy issued a report entitled, America's Role in the World: Forei
Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic on Kosovo
Posted on February 27, 2008Vuk Jeremic Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic has an op ed in today's New York Times criticizing the recent recognitions of Kosovo. He writes: The case against recognitio
Marty Lederman on the Office of Professional Responsibility Investigation
Posted on February 27, 2008Marty Lederman has an interesting take on the investigation by Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility into the legal advice provided by OLC on the treatment of detainees.
UN Security Council Likely to Impose New Sanctions on Iran
Posted on February 27, 2008Zalmay KhalilzadThe AP reports this evening:The U.N. Security Council will approve new sanctions against Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment -- but the timing is uncert
Russian First Deputy Premier on Kosovo
Posted on February 25, 2008Dmitry A. Medvedev, Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Photo-- James Hill for The New York Times The New York Times reports:Dmitri A. Medvedev, Russia’s first deputy pri
The Old CIA
Posted on February 24, 2008Patrice LumumbaSunday's New York Times has a chilling profile of a man from a different age in America's history. Larry Devlin is 85 now, suffering from emphysema and tethered to a
Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility Investigating Legal Advice on Interrogation
Posted on February 23, 2008The New York Times reports:The Justice Department revealed Friday that its internal ethics office was investigating the department’s legal approval for waterboarding of Qaeda
Chris Borgen on Kosovo and Defining a "People"
Posted on February 22, 2008Professor Christopher J. BorgenOver at Opinio Juris Chris Borgen has an excellent post on the problem of defining a "people" under international law. In an earlier
Charles E. Pirtle on Kosovo
Posted on February 21, 2008KFOR Soldiers at a checkpoint on the borderMy great friend, Dr. Charles E. Pirtle, is a legend at Georgetown University. He taught political geography at Georgetown for over
What if Russia Pursues the Military Option in Kosovo?
Posted on February 19, 2008NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR) Commander,Lieutenant General Xavier de MarnhacAs previous posts have indicated, there are already serious diplomatic consqeunces associated with the many r
The Consequences of Recognizing Kosovo
Posted on February 18, 2008Joseph K. GrieboskiJoseph K. Grieboski reports:In Moscow, the Russian upper and lower house of Parliament on Monday released a joint statement signaling an intention to recognize a
US Formally Recognizes Kosovo as Independent State
Posted on February 18, 2008Kissing the Albanian Flag, which appears to be the symbol ofKosovo's independence Photo-New York TimesIn a press statement released by the Department of Sta
Bush: Kosovars are Independent
Posted on February 18, 2008Bush in ArushaReuters reports this morning:President Bush said Monday that the people of Kosovo are independent though he stopped short of formal recognition of the territory's ind
The Legality of Kosovo's Declaration of Independence
Posted on February 17, 2008Kosovo Flag Adopted by ParliamentAs noted in the previous post, Kosovo formally declared its independence from Serbia today. As mentioned in that post, the legality of secession
Kosovo Declares Independence
Posted on February 17, 2008Photo-- Andrew Testa for The New York TimesI guess this is no surprise. The New York Times reports today:The former Serbian province of Kosovo declared independence on Sunday, sen
Bradbury on Waterboarding: It doesn't last long enough to be torture
Posted on February 16, 2008Last Thursday, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel Steven Bradbury testified before House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights,
Al Qaeda in Iraq Apparently Recruiting Mental Challenged Suicide Bombers
Posted on February 15, 2008Man injured in pet market bombing on February 1 CNN is reporting something truly disturbing: Al Qaeda in Iraq is recruiting female patients at Baghdad's two psychiatric h
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