One of the marks of what Harold Koh calls "bad" American exceptionalism is the way in which the US maintains different — frequently more punitive — standards of criminal procedural justice than the rest of the world. Last month, Adam Liptak kicked off what looks to be an interesting series of articles on just this question with this piece in...
I began in academia after the Iraq war began, and have been puzzled — and at times frustrated — by the lack of student attention to or interest in the war. One could spend weeks on campus at MU and never see evidence that this is a state university in a country at war. (I arrived at school...
ASIL president Jose Alvarez has dedicated his monthly presidential column to the "revolution from below" that is radically transforming the "invisible college" of international lawyers. As Alvarez notes, the term "invisible college" was coined in 1977 by the late Oscar Schachter to describe "the 'professional community' of professors, students, government officials and international civil servants was capable, through 'heterogenenity...
Pakistan watcher Paula Newberg’s early assessment is at Huffpo. Her scorecard: Musharraf 5; rule of law, 0. (Can we expect global reaction to this martial law to be a bit different from the old martial laws in light of YouTube and real-time blogging? Or does the nuclear option cancel out the outrage?) Scott Horton’s take at his...
Opinio Juris is pleased to welcome Professor John Knox as a guest blogger for the next two weeks. Professor Knox teaches at Wake Forest Law School and writes in the area of international environmental law and international human rights. His SSRN page is here, which includes his recent AJIL article critiquing attempts to enforce human rights obligations against...
I want to post a public thanks to all who contributed to the great success of International Law Weekend which wrapped up on Saturday. My co-chairs Hari Osofsky, Nancy Thevenin and Patrick Reed, as well as the President of the American Branch of ILA, Charles Siegal, (who really was the fifth co-chair) deserve kudos, along with our terrific Organizing...
Congratulations to Opinio Juris alum Janet Levit on being named Interim Dean at Tulsa Law School. IntLawGrrls has the story here and the Tulsa Press release is here. Janet will be a terrific asset to Tulsa during this transition. We wish her the best in her new role! ...
Registration is now open for International Law Weekend 2007, the annual conference of the American Branch of the International Law Association, which takes place at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York October 25-27. The full program --in which Opinio Juris regulars and many of our alumni are participating -- and registration information is...
Just as he did at the spring meeting, Hillel Neuer of UN Watch yesterday called out the UN Human Rights Council for falling back into the bad patterns of the old UN Human Rights Commission -- including adopting nearly identically worded agenda items against Israel, a practice the UN Department of Public Affairs and senior UN human rights officials have...
Opinio Juris is pleased to welcome Professor Kristen Boon, who will be guest blogging with us for the next week. Professor Boon teaches international law at Seton Hall University Law School, where her research focuses on post-conflict legal reform, international criminal law and the ICC. Her professional experience includes stints at the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, the...
I want to (belatedly) thank Eugene Kontorovich for his guest blogging stints (parts one and two). It was terrific having him join us. Stay tuned for more summer guest bloggers and a full slate for the new academic year. ...
A little Friday levity; worth watching to the very end. (What is Jamie "bring healthful food to the masses" Oliver eating?) ...
