10
Sep
Photo of the Day*
Priceless. * Ed Swaine pointed out to me that the photo I posted earlier might be a fake. Thanks, Ed!...
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10
Sep
The Australian Research Council’s Puzzling Ranking of International Law Journals
My former colleague and current friend, John Ip, has an interesting post at Concurring Opinions discussing his reaction to the Australian Research Council's ranking of law reviews. As he notes, the original version of the list was both absurd and US-centric, awarding the Modern Law Review a B and the Cambridge Law Review a C, while giving the Connecticut Law...
10
Sep
ICC’s Ocampo Indicates Probe Underway into NATO Actions in Afghanistan
(Update: See KJH's post above, particularly pointing out that the prosecutor has not formally opened an investigation, but is only "collecting information." Likewise Kevin's point that a couple of the laws of war possible violations I mention are not actually crimes under the ICC statute. Thanks, Kevin.) The Wall Street Journal reports today that the prosecutor's office of the International Criminal...
09
Sep
More on State Department Staffing
As usual, Laura Rozen (now at Politico) is on top of the latest international law news at Foggy Bottom. Columbia Law Professor Sarah Cleveland has been appointed Counselor on International Law in the office of State Department Legal Advisor Harold Koh. According to an email circulated by the school's dean announcing the appointment, Cleveland will "help develop the State Department's...
07
Sep
Guest Post: Why the “Contextual Element” in All ICC Crimes?
The following post was written by my friend Mark Osiel (Iowa). He hopes that readers will provide him feedback on the post, so don't be shy! Also make sure to check out Mark's new book, "The End of Reciprocity: Terror, Torture, and the Law of War." It's superb. A curious feature of all the major international crimes is that, unlike domestic...
05
Sep
More Public International Law Course Discussion
Over at Volokh, Michael Scharf and Jonathan Adler each weigh in. Plus, see the comments to the various posts here at OJ, as well as Peggy's earlier post on this subject at Prawfslawsblog. And Julian's earlier Prawfslawblog post, too. (Most of the discussion, though not all, is more narrowly focused on the question of 1L international law courses.)...
04
Sep
The Utility of International Law Courses — A Response to Posner
As Ken noted, Eric Posner has responded to my question on whether 1Ls should take international law with an emphatic "No!" In fact (and perhaps not surprisingly given his scholarly positions) Eric's not very keen on law students taking international law courses at all; he advises them to take statistics instead. Eric does concede that international law belongs in the...
04
Sep
Another Joint Degree Program at Melbourne Law School
I blogged last week about new JD/JD and JD/LLM programs that Melbourne has established with NYU Law School. I now want to mention another exciting new joint degree program, this time with Oxford University's Faculty of Law. Melbourne Law School students who enroll in the program will be able to earn both a JD from Melbourne and a BCL --...
03
Sep
Eric Posner’s New Book Is Out
The Perils of Global Legalism (University of Chicago 2009) is just out, I see, and my copy just arrived via the magic of Amazon one-click. I read an early ms. draft, but am looking forward to reading the final version. This is yet another book from Eric that promises to provoke lots of people in the international law community, but...
03
Sep
In the Flooded Zone
Cross-posted at Balkinization I was all set to zone out this vacation when we happened to stroll past an SUV featuring one bumper sticker (among others) announcing: “Waterboarding: Keep it safe, legal and rare.” Nothing like a little vacation motivation to make me peruse (at an admittedly slower pace) the wave of old OLC memos that came along with the...
31
Aug
Excellent Human Rights Course Supplement by Professor Weissbrodt, et al.
I normally wouldn't post on a document supplement to a casebook, but the publication of Selected International Human Rights Instruments and Bibliography for Research on International Human Rights Law, by David Weissbrodt, Fionnuala Ni Aolain, Mary Rumsey, Marci Hoffman and Joan Fitzpatrick (4th Ed. 2009 Lexis/Nexis 2009) is worth a shout out. It is by far the most up-to-date course...
31
Aug
Visiting International Law Professor Position at JHU Nanjing University Center
Ruth Wedgwood of Johns Hopkins SAIS asked if I would post this job announcement flyer for a visiting professor in international law at JHU Nanjing University Center in China. Ruth adds that the salary offered might not be what DC law schools normally pay but might work well with a sabbatical or grant arrangements, also that the position has not...