In association with the International Commission of Jurists

October 2007

02 Oct

Good news so far from the never-ending softwood lumber dispute between Canada and the U.S. Things are moving along very quickly. As Roger has noted, the U.S. and Canada decided to send all future disputes about softwood lumber to the London Court of International Arbitration, a group that normally hears disputes between private parties only. What is weird is...

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01 Oct

I didn't notice this until just now, but U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Kristen Silverberg set up a sort of mini-blog reviewing her activities at the U.N. General Assembly meetings in New York last week. It is actually a good idea (and Silverberg cuts a far more appealing figure than one of her predecessors, John...

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01 Oct

Peter recently criticized the new U.S. test for naturalization, arguing that instead of tinkering with the questions, it would be better "to drop the test altogether and recognize the fading distinctiveness of the national community." Wise words — ones regrettably ignored by Australia's new citizenship test, which is being widely described as "stupid," "xenophobic," and "racist":Prospective Australian citizens will...

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