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...over the Euro zone. In the Czech Republic, 100,000 protestors demonstrated in Prague against corruption and austerity measures. The UN Special Rapporteur on Rights of Indigenous Peoples will visit the US in order to perform the first ever investigation into the rights situation of Native Americans. With respect to the the French presidential elections over the weekend, the BBC has profiles of Sarkozy and Hollande. The EU is imposing new sanctions on Syria. The UN’s extra monitors are expected today. The EU is expected to ease sanctions on Myanmar today,...

...on-going conflict, saying that the recent UN Secretary General’s warning of escalating violence should prompt Security Council sanctions. According to EU officials, Iran has agreed to continue nuclear talks at a summit in Moscow next week. China remains the target of US sanctions against Iranian oil as all other major importers were exempted. Former head of the IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn has appealed the rejection of immunity decision a judge handed down last month. Researchers have found a link between the software used to create the Stuxnet and Flame viruses; the...

...exact mechanism do my experimental results support? Eric Posner’s post begins with a provocative question: Does evidence of policy diffusion imply that “international law is weaker than generally recognized”? More specifically, does the fact that states mimic one another inflate our estimates of how influential international law is? I don’t think so. However, diffusion studies suggest that international law might exert its influence through somewhat different pathways than we often emphasize. Individuals comply with domestic laws for a variety of reasons – some are deterred by the possibility of sanctions,...

On the 30th anniversary of the Falklands Islands/Las Malvinas invasion, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner decried the existence of a “colonialist enclave” in the 21st century as an injustice. At a remembrance ceremony in the UK, UK Prime Minister David Cameron referred to the Islanders’ right of self-determination. According to Kofi Annan, Syria has agreed to a ceasefire starting on April 10. In a follow-up to threatening action against Mali, West African nations have placed trade, economic and diplomatic sanctions on the strife-ridden country. In Senegal, President Mackey Sall...

...and that “Russia has de facto expanded its military aggression against Ukraine to the sea.” In the same statement, the MFA urged Ukraine´s “allies and partners to take all necessary measures to deter the aggressor, i.a. by applying new and strengthening existing sanctions, as well as by providing Ukraine with military assistance to protect its territorial integrity and sovereignty within the internationally recognized borders.” Russia´s Hybrid Use of Force against Ukraine It appears that the particular provision in the 1974 Definition of Aggression that Ukraine´s MFA referred to was subparagraph...

...the country. In Syria-related sanctions, the EU aims to put a travel and shopping ban on President al-Assad’s wife Asma, in addition to other steps they have already taken against the nation. South Africa urges the EU to suspend the airline carbon scheme while the NY Times reports that the carbon plan could pay off for airlines. In response to the US move to lift financial sanctions on 11 countries who have significantly cut oil purchases from Iran, China slams the US’ position, calling it “misguided and selfish.” Columbian troops...

...of the United States participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), leading to the re-imposition of sanctions lifted or waived in connection with the JCPOA on Iran. The United States president indicated that this decision was made due to some violations of the JCPOA by Iran, including the public declaration by Iran that it would not allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to have access to military sites and the two-time violation of the JCPOA’s heavy-water stockpile limits by Iran in 2016. Accordingly, he announced that the...

...economic and diplomatic sanctions. International law frames certain expectations of behavior; international institutions such as the G8, the UN, the WTO, the World Bank and the IMF provide options for enforcing those expectations. And, no, this is not automatic, such sanctions are still dependent on the political will of states. But it is international law that contextualizes and frames that political will and gives a means of persuading other states to coordinate such responses due to a language that goes beyond immediate geopolitical self-interest and gives many states a stake...

...different ways. First, the UN Security Council (UNSC) may take action under its Chapter VII powers to supply relief itself, impose sanctions against the offending actors, or intervene militarily. Second, private aid organizations, foreign states, and international organizations likely may continue to provide assistance regardless of the sovereign’s disapproval with appropriate legal justification. Third, criminal charges may be filed against the individual(s) responsible for disrupting aid if doing so rises to the level of a war crime or a crime against humanity. Finally, another state may sue the offending state...

...the lifting of sanctions for 60 days. During that 60-day period, Congress could vote on the bill, or it could choose not to do so. Silence would allow the sanctions to be lifted after the 60 days. So it is not quite right to say, as the WSJ does, that the proposed law would “require a vote of Congress.” Still, it is quite likely that Congress would vote, and at least this bill would give them the opportunity to do so. If the bill passes, and a veto fight breaks...

...fled to Tunisia. This defection is a big deal. Ghanem had been at OPEC when Libya was under economic sanctions, and his return to Libya as prime minister and head of the ruling party in 2003 was intended to signal Muammar Qaddafi’s return to respectability in the international community. Ghanem became the face of the reformed Libya, which had given up its dabbling in chemical and other weapons and was willing to privatize its state sector industries and do big deals with Western oil companies. He staunchly defended Qaddafi, going...

...reader should read to follow the pagination of points made by Professor Murphy. I have also posted the longer version at SSRN to amplify some of the points I hope to make eventually, and it is possible that some of the ways I develop these ideas address some of Professor Murphy’s suggestions. On the finer points (Questions on Legal Characterization): In light of Security Council Resolution 687 (Iraq 1991), how can I claim Chapter VII sanctions have never been applied to a non-proliferation crisis (p. 21)? I will concede on...