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19 Jun Guest Post: The Calculus of Responsibility
support within Syria - one rebel commander saying, dejectedly, that 70% of the Sunni city of Aleppo supported Assad, not because they liked him but because he is regarded as better than the alternative) to create an Islamic State of one kind or another. It is hardly in the west's interests to see that end come about. Do we protect the rebels who are jihadists? How do we distinguish and influence matters on the ground? 3. Military intervention will be an act of war, requiring attacks against Syrian missile installations,...12 Jun “Specific Direction” is Indefensible: A Response to Heller on Complicity
...weapons to Syria rebels would constitute complicity in resulting crimes. Thus, individuals wishing to interact with these rebel groups would be put “in an impossible situation,” such that they “cannot provide the organization with any assistance at all.” But at least two basic features of accomplice liability and one component of blame attribution writ large, expose both these statements as serious hyperbole. On a robust account of complicity, American and British governments could assist the Gestapo, the Interahamwe, the Taliban, Syrian rebels and any other bloodthirsty armed group without becoming...03 Oct Weekday News Wrap: Wednesday, October 3, 2012
...security reasons to block their purchase of four wind farm projects near a US naval base in Oregon. Syria’s President Bashir al-Assad rejected demands for a peaceful solution to the crisis in Syria from many of his staff after some of his top aides were killed in July. JP Morgan has been sued by the New York Attorney General for its involvement in the global financial crisis, a lawsuit the US Government supports. Amnesty International reports that in South Sudan, police forces are shooting and raping civilians. Iranian President Mahmoud...29 Aug RIP, The Doctrine of Humanitarian Intervention?
...at this time, despite mention in Parliament of the related R2P doctrine. A more sophisticated claim might involve use of the concept in connection with a policy-serving and textually correct reading of Article 2(4) of the U.N. Charter in the context of a civil war in Syria and substantial outside recognition of the "rebels" as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people -- that only three types of force are proscribed, that none pertain under special circumstances re: Syria, etc. -- especially if the "rebels" consent to use of force....13 Feb Russia’s Short-Sighted Approach to the Georgia Investigation
...and now, they have become more suspicious ,concerning , biased western court . 3.Beyond that : they are now seriously implicated and engaged in Syria , in their fight against Daesh ( IS ) . Here, we deal with strict and direct involvement, huge devastation, huge amount of refugees, and much more brutal war (without any accusations right now). Now : 4.One may wonder , what jurisdiction has the ICC on Syria ? yet , Fatou Bensouda, already declared in the past , that she may seek jurisdiction , on...02 Sep Weekday News Wrap: Monday, September 2, 2013
Just as Syria has been our main focus the last few days with our Insta-Symposium, there has been a lot written elsewhere on the developing situation. Just a sampling of a couple other articles of note: one from William Schabas on intervention as aggression and one from Charli Carpenter urging us not to use the term “humanitarian” for this intervention. Foreign Policy urges Congress to think hard about Obama’s plan. Additionally, Reuters covers Syria’s request to the Security Council to intervene on the potential US intervention. In other news, A...27 Apr Weekend Roundup: April 20 – 26, 2013
This week on Opinio Juris, we continued last week‘s Kiobel Insta-Symposium. Quoting from his and John Yoo’s Forbes contribution, Julian argued that the rejection of universal civil jurisdiction is common sense because it leaves the decision on foreign policy consequences of extraterritoriality to the political branches. He also drew our attention to two positive assessments of the opinion, by John Bellinger and Eugene Kontorovich. Austen Parrish offered an alternative narrative about the meaning of Kiobel, seeing it as a welcome retreat from US unilateralism towards more multilateralism. The many unanswered...