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A Response to Roger Alford

by James Goldgeier

July 7th, 2008 - 10:04 PM EDT | 1 Comment » | Continue Reading » http://opiniojuris.org/2008/07/07/a-response-to-roger-alford/ |

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March 8, 2014
Another Terrible Day for the OTP
Readers are no doubt aware that Germain Katanga was convicted by the ICC yesterday. What may be less obvious is that the verdict nevertheless represents the Trial Chamber's complete rejection of the OTP's case against Katanga. The OTP alleged that Ka...

March 7, 2014
Ukraine Insta-Symposium: Ukraine Under International Law
[Mary Ellen O'Connell is the Robert and Marion Short Professor of International Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution at Notre Dame School of Law.] Russian troop movements in Crimea have catapulted international law to the...

March 6, 2014
Does It Really Violate International Law for Crimea to Hold a Referendum on Secession?
I am looking forward to the contributions to our "insta-symposium" on Ukraine and international law. I don't have a tremendous amount to add at this point, except to point out that President Obama has been aggressive about accusing Russia of violatin...

March 6, 2014
Ukraine Insta-Symposium: When does the Breach of a Status of Forces Agreement amount to an Act of Aggression? The Case of Ukraine and the Black Sea Fleet SOFA
[Dr. Aurel Sari is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Exeter.] Over the last few days, a growing number of commentators and international actors have denounced the deployment of Russian troops in Crimea not simply as a violation of the soverei...

March 5, 2014
Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez: The Latest Supreme Court Treaty Interpretation Case
I'm a bit pressed for time, but wanted to offer a brief post calling readers' attention to a US Supreme Court case that came down today -- Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez. In it, a unanimous Court interprets the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of ...

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