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07 Jun Weekend Roundup: May 24 – June 6, 2014
...and Commonwealth Office. He warned that a UNGA-created non-consensual hybrid tribunal on Syria could backfire against the US, and raised two problems with the polling questions of a recent study of Pakistani attitudes towards drone strikes. Kristen updated us on the new briefs filed in the Haiti Cholera case, and on the launch of a high level sanctions review at the UN, while Chris discussed the many hurdles in the path of the Eurasian Economic Union. As always, Jessica wrapped up the news (1, 2) and we listed events and...11 Feb Ahmadinejad on the Cartoon Controversy
For Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad it’s all about Israel. The cartoons were not an act of freedom, they were a desperate act of hostages. This week Ahmadinejad used the cartoon controversy to blame the United States and Europe for “being hostages of the Zionists.” He then criticized the double-standard of the freedom to insult the prophet while imposing criminal sanctions on those who deny the Holocaust. “I ask everybody in the world not to let a group of Zionists who failed in Palestine … to insult the prophet. Now in...29 Jun Kristof: “If Only Mugabe Were White”
...and his aides in the International Criminal Court. Led by the Southern African Development Community, the world will also impose sanctions against Mr. Mugabe’s circle and cut off all military supplies and spare parts. Mozambique, South Africa and Congo will also cut off the electricity they provide to Zimbabwe. So, whatever happened to the Responsibility to Protect? Or even the less robust 1990s versions of humanitarian intervention? Surely widespread deprivation, starvation, torture and political murder — whether or not tantamount to genocide — qualify as the kinds of mass atrocities...23 Nov Talking or Taking? The US-Iranian Dispute over Diplomatic Property
...the awards pile up in the United States, Iran is signaling that its legal system can do the same thing. Now, I would not suggest there’s any moral equivalence in the sorts of suits for which sovereign immunity is being waived by U.S. courts and Alikhani’s complaint (he was detained for 105 days following his arrest in a sting operation involving the purchase of oil-field equipment in Florida for shipment to Libya allegedly in violation of U.S. sanctions). But, as a structural matter, once the United States decides to allow...12 Dec Supreme Court Takes Review of Arizona’s SB 1070 (But Why?)
...immigration-related agenda (though obviously the right side has a federalism-related one). On the other hand, the Court probably felt warmed up on the issue after the Whiting decision last term, in which it upheld a narrower AZ law relating to e-Verify and employer sanctions. The Court would probably have had to get to this at some point, so why not establish some certainty now. And a majority is probably not on board with the Ninth Circuit’s decision here, which enjoined all key parts of the law. This will be a...02 Apr The Use of Statutory Construction in Defining Torture
Here is a key excerpt from pages 36-39 of the March 2003 “Torture” Memorandum: Section 2340 defines the act of torture as an: act committed by a person acting under the color of law specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to lawful sanctions) upon another person within his custody or physical control…. The key statutory phrase in the definition of torture is the statement that acts amount to torture if they cause “severe physical or mental pain or suffering.”...09 Mar Events and Announcements: 9 March 2025
...Boğaziçi University Faculty of Law is holding a conference on “Justice and Reconstruction in Post-Conflict Societies”, scheduled for 5 and 6 July 2025 in Istanbul. The conference will critically explore the role of international law in shaping post-conflict transitions, with a focus on security, economic recovery, refugee returns, constitutional processes, sanctions, environmental justice, maritime disputes, and international courts. The deadline for abstract submissions is 27 April 2025. A limited number of funding opportunities are available. For further details on the call for papers, submission guidelines and important dates, please visit...26 Oct The Mary Ellen O’Connell and Benjamin Wittes Debate on Targeted Killing and Drone Warfare
...crime, there must somewhere be a criminal or else it is merely a series of unfortunate events; if there is a criminal, he or she did not act alone, because these agents acted under instructions from a principal. So this is my concern: If it is politically unrealistic to consider going after Barack Obama and Harold Koh and Leon Panetta and Joe Biden, et al., and that is the reason for not pursuing criminal sanctions that follow upon criminality, well, one has to wonder when it will be politically realistic....06 Mar The UN Human Rights Committee’s General Comment 36 on the Right to Life and the Right to Abortion
...woman or girl substantial pain or suffering, most notably where the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest or is not viable. In addition, States parties may not regulate pregnancy or abortion in all other cases in a manner that runs contrary to their duty to ensure that women and girls do not have to undertake unsafe abortions, and they should revise their abortion laws accordingly. For example, they should not take measures such as criminalizing pregnancies by unmarried women or apply criminal sanctions against women and girls undergoing...07 Mar Bomb Iran? Not Yet
...sufficient number of centrifuge machines to acquire large-scale production capacity, it will kick out the IAEA inspectors and begin rapid production of weapons-grade uranium. In light of the threat that an Iranian nuclear weapons program would pose, the United States must not allow this scenario to unfold. In the near term, it makes sense to pursue negotiated solutions, and to work through the U.N. Security Council to continue application of sanctions. If, however, Iran continues to expand its uranium enrichment capacity, the United States should launch a preemptive strike to...