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Gary Solis Discusses New Book at ASIL

Congratulations to Gary Solis from all of us here at OJ on his new book on the law of armed conflict, which he will discuss tomorrow in DC at ASIL headquarters.  Register online to be sure you have a seat; co-sponsored with the ICRC and ASIL's Lieber Society, and the ICRC's Jamie Williamson and the ASIL Lieber Society's Dick Jackson will be discussants.  I unfortunately can't make it on account of last week of classes, but it should be a great program.  Below the fold is the official invitation.  (Also, you should consider joining ASIL, and then the Lieber Society interest group within ASIL, which is the law of armed conflict special section.)

New International Organizations Blog: Eye on IOs

Professor David Bosco has started a new blog focusing on international organizations, "Eye on IOs." I like his subtitle -- "A blog on the progress and pitfalls of international organizations."  It reminds me of a chapter I wrote addressing "progress and paradox" in international security cooperation. (It is nice to have company as a moderate on questions of international institution...

Foreign Law and the SCOTUS Front Door

My Volokh Co-Conspirator John Elwood notes the reference to foreign courts, if not precisely law, in Justice Breyer's comment on closing the SCOTUS main front door to visitors....

Australia to join the COE Cybercrime Convention

Australia's government has announced that Australia will accede to the COE Cybercrime Convention (and not, as many are reporting that it will merely "sign" the Convention, which, I suppose, reflects the media's continued inability or unwillingness to sort out the basic issues of treaty formation).   With Australian accession, the COE Cybercrime Convention will have 27 states parties.  It remains the only cyber-specific multilateral treaty out there.  And...

Obama Makes a Funny (But Somewhat Creepy) Joke About Targeted Killings

At last night's White House Correspondents Dinner, President Obama cracked a funny joke about his administration's use of Predator Drones for targeted killings.  From the Politico: — "The Jonas Brothers are here! ...

Does the Arizona Immigration Law Violate the International Convention for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination?

Yes, says Human Rights Watch in this press release.   According to HRW, the new (and hotly controversial Arizona law) is in conflict  with ICERD.  I am troubled by the AZ law and think it is likely preempted by other federal law, but I am baffled as to how the AZ law could be a clear violation (or even any...

Lite Blogging

I've been lite blogging and will be for a bit longer, due to travel and some deadline pressures.  I will try to get something up about the latest drone hearing in Congress, the ACLU's letter, and that stuff.  Let us not neglect the EU debt crisis, either.  Kudos to Northwestern University law school's Searle Center, for the conference I am...

Sorting Through the New Mil Coms Manual

Still catching up on yesterday’s news that DOD released the much-anticipated 2010 edition of the Manual for Military Commissions (MMC). The Manual is here. Among its many provisions of interest (I’m still skimming) are the rules set forth for prosecutions for the commission crime of material support for terrorism – a crime I and others have argued does not...

Arizona Will Knuckle Under to Mexico, Not the Federal Courts

Arizona's already notorious anti-immigrant measure, enacted last week and making unauthorized presence in the U.S. a crime under state law, isn't likely to last long.  But the courts may have nothing to do with its demise.  It's the economic hit that Arizona is clearly going to take that will bring the state around, I suspect sooner rather than later.  Lost...

Fred Hiatt Also Chooses the Post’s Photos?

Too funny not to post (h/t, Gawker): (The man in the photo, for those who don't know, is Malcolm X, not Obama.)...

Howard on the Libel Suit Against Joseph Weiler

On a non-aggression note, Jennifer Howard has an article in yesterday's Chronicle of Higher Education about Karin Calvo-Goller's baseless criminal-libel suit in France against NYU's Joseph Weiler.  It's an excellent piece -- and not just because she is kind enough to quote me.  Here's a snippet: If you're an author confronted with a negative book review, you have several options. You...

Does South Korea Have the Right to Blockade North Korea?

What should South Korea do if it confirms the responsibility of North Korea for the sinking of a South Korean naval vessel?  This article quotes a Korean law professor offering three options: Writing in JoongAng Daily, Kim Hyun-soo, professor of international law at Inha University, said Lee has three options if he wishes to avoid risking all-out war on the peninsula. He...