03 Apr Weekday News Wrap: Wednesday, April 3, 2013
03.04.13
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- As Julian already noted, the UN General Assembly passed the first-ever Arms Trade Treaty with a total of 154 states in favor, 23 abstaining and 3 (Iran, North Korea and Syria) opposing.
- North Korea has blocked access for South Korean workers to the joint-Korean Kaesong complex because of increasing tensions on the peninsula.
- Israel launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip today, the first Israeli strikes since November.
- Six European countries have launched joint action into investigating Google’s monitoring conduct, which may violate European privacy protection laws. Jurist has more here.
- The NYTimes has an article about the US’ increasing support for the ICC.
- EU-brokered talks between Serbia and Kosovo to resolve the status of Northern Kosovo, an area dominated by ethnic Serbs, have broken down without a deal. The collapse of the talks is seen as a setback for Serbian hopes of starting EU membership negotiations.
- Afghanistan has ratified the Kyoto Protocol, making it the 192nd party, but as a developing state it will not have to reduce its GHG emissions.
- At Lieber Code, a new post discusses the rumors about the CIA relinquishing all of its drone operation to the Department of Defense in the context of combatant privilege.
- The OUP Blog has a post on Disappearing States, tied into the Jessup Moot Court.
Writing just this above: “Israel launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip today, the first Israeli strikes since November” without at least adding “in response to…” or even writing “Rockets again fired from Gaza Strip…” is immoral, not to say lousy reporting.