June 17, 2013 The Real Judge Meron Scandal at the ICTY
I have refrained from weighing in on the recent scandal at the ICTY concerning a letter written by the Danish judge, Frederik Harhoff, that accuses the President of the Tribunal, Judge Theodor Meron, of pressuring his fellow judges into acquitting hi...
June 16, 2013 The Al-Senussi Defence's Unfortunate Adoption of the Due Process Thesis
I have been making my way through the defence response to Libya's admissibility challenge. It's excellent, both with regard to why Libya is not prosecuting the "same conduct" as the ICC and with regard to why Libya is currently unable to genuinely pr...
June 14, 2013 Welcome to Guest Blogger Professor Neomi Rao
Opinio Juris is pleased to welcome Professor Neomi Rao of George Mason University School of Law as guest-blogger for the next week. With the Syria crisis re-emerging as a possible flashpoint for military intervention, we thought it would be interest...
June 10, 2013 The NSA Leaker's Dumb Choice of Refuge: Hong Kong
There has been a rightful flurry of media interest in the saga of Edward Snowden, the U.S. government contractor who is the apparent source of the leaks about the U.S. National Security Program's data mining surveillance program. One area of focus ...
June 10, 2013 What if Everyone Thought Congress Could Expand its Powers in Implementing Treaties?
Things are starting to heat up around the pending U.S. Supreme Court case Bond v. United States, which will test the scope of Congress's power to implement U.S. treaties. The case is a big one -- challenging as it does the holding of the most famo...
This is very cool. I empathize with their feeling of “being whole, being themselves” as the liberating of their spirits.
Best,
Ben
at 5:07 pm EST Benjamin G. Davis
Response…
quite! Happy Holidays everyone!
at 6:21 pm EST Jordan