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03 Nov Virginia Journal of International Law, Vol. 50-1: Online Symposium
The Virginia Journal of International Law is delighted to continue its partnership with Opinio Juris this week in this online symposium featuring three pieces recently published by VJIL in Vol. 50:1, available here. On Wednesday, Professor Alexander K.A. Greenawalt, Associate Professor of Law, Pace University School of Law, will discuss Complementarity in Crisis: Uganda, Alternative Justice, and the International Criminal Court. Professor Greenawalt examines the difficult institutional problems faced by the International Criminal Court (ICC or Court) in the context of the Ugandan peace process. In recent years, the government...
31 Oct Symposium on the ECCC: The Case 002/02 Appeal Judgment’s Implications for Genocide Recognition in Cambodia
symposium reflects on the ECCC’s trials, tribulations, and legacy. In this post, Rachel Killean examines the ECCC’s findings on the crime of genocide (for more on the ECCC’s adjudication of genocide, see Sarah Williams’s post in this symposium). [ Dr Rachel Killean is a Senior Lecturer at Sydney Law School and a member of the Sydney Institute of Criminology, the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, and the Sydney Environment Institute.] Prosecuting Genocide at the ECCC On the 22nd September 2022 the Supreme Court Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts...
31 Oct Symposium on the ECCC: Narrating History at the ECCC – A Tale of Two Trials
symposium reflects on the ECCC’s trials, tribulations, and legacy. In this post, Sarah Williams compares the narrative that emerged from the ECCC with that of the 1979 Khmer Rouge tribunal, in relation to genocide and other crimes (for more on the ECCC’s adjudication of genocide, see Rachel Killean’s post in this symposium). [ Dr Sarah Williams is a Professor at the University of New South Wales, in the School of Global & Public Law.] The ECCC differs from other international criminal tribunals in that it is focused on events that...
24 Aug Symposium on Myanmar and International Indifference: Rethinking Accountability
There are a few anniversaries of note in 2022, which should prompt us to deeper conversations and more concerted action. It is the 10th anniversary of the forced Rohingya exodus from Myanmar, with 25 August marking the 5th Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day. This year also marks the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court. This year, the intention of this symposium hosted by the Asia Justice Coalition and Opinio Juris is to bring renewed international attention to the growing and...06 Aug Call for Papers: Fifth Annual Symposium on Pop Culture and International Law
It’s that time of the year again! The editorial team at Opinio Juris is pleased to announce the call for papers for our Fifth Annual Symposium on Pop Culture and International Law. We can’t believe it’s already been five years! We welcome abstracts of up to 400 words on any topic relating to international law and popular culture (film, tv, books, video games, or more–get creative!). To be considered, please submit your pitch via email to Dr Sarah Zarmsky and Dr Alonso Gurmendi at s.zarmsky@qub.ac.uk by Friday 22 August at 17:00...01 Apr HILJ Online Symposium: Monica Hakimi Responds to Tim Meyer
norm. This makes unfriendly unilateralism a potentially versatile and potent lawmaking tool. It also makes many international lawyers uncomfortable. To many, unfriendly unilateralism looks more like the nastiness of power politics than like the order and stability of the rule of law. My normative claim is that using unfriendly unilateralism in lawmaking can, all things considered, be good for international law. And further, it can be good for international law even if the conduct itself is unlawful. To be clear, I do not take a position on whether using unfriendly...23 Aug Online Symposium: Conclusion
as our own permanent contributors Kevin Heller and Julian Ku, for their excellent contributions to this online symposium. The various comments have been spirited, thoughtful, and illuminating. We at Opinio Juris are planning more online symposia in the coming months. It quite clearly is a novel and useful way to contribute to the academic discussion about international law and politics. And with a few thousand visitors in the past three days, we are thrilled to offer this vibrant marketplace for scholars to promote their ideas. We hope you enjoyed it....16 Jun Comparative Constitutional Law: National Security Across the Globe, Conference at Pace
Bridget Crawford of Pace Law School and the Feminist Law Profs blog passes along the following call for papers for an upcoming symposium focused on comparative constitutional approaches to national security: Pace International Law Review 2009-2010 Symposium Call for Submissions Pace International Law Review is planning a symposium entitled Comparative Constitutional Law: National Security Across the Globe to be held in November of 2009. The day-long symposium will feature multiple panelists and guest speakers. The editors of Pace International Law Review invite proposals for articles, essays and book reviews from...23 Nov Melbourne Journal of International Law, Vol. 11-1: Opinio Juris Online Symposium
will be Frans von der Dunk, Harvey & Susan Perlman Alumni and Othmer Chair of Space Law at the University of Nebraska College of Law. Our third contributor is Dr Douglas Guilfoyle, Lecturer in Law at the Faculty of Laws, University College London. Dr Guilfoyle’s article, entitled ‘The Laws of War and the Fight against Somali Piracy: Combatants or Criminals?‘ argues that the laws of armed conflict are prima facie inapplicable to the current counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia, and further, that the application of these...08 Sep Protection of Civilians Symposium: Protecting Civilians from Explosive Ordnances-An Example of Operational and Legal Challenges
[Kjetil Mujezinović Larsen is Professor of Law, Director of Research, and Deputy Director, at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights at the University of Oslo. He is the author of «The Human Rights Treaty Obligations of Peacekeepers» (Cambridge, 2012). This post is a part of the Protection of Civilians Symposium.] By way of introduction, let me state that I agree with Marten’s analysis of the legal obligations of peacekeepers. Therefore, rather than rehearsing the arguments raised by the other contributors to this Symposium, I want to address a concrete issue...