This week on Opinio Juris saw Deborah note the publication of current Guantanamo detainee Mohammedou Slahi's diary and her review that appeared in the Washington Post about it. Peter offered further commentary on his first post on John Boehner’s invitation to Benjamin Netanyahu to address the US Congress, specifically in terms of what the invitation says about constitutional change. Though he never met him in...
Your weekly selection of international law and international relations headlines from around the world: Africa Top Ugandan rebel commander Dominic Ongwen is due to make his first appearance at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague today to face war crimes charges. United Nations experts warned that Sudan's remote western territories could become a breeding ground for radical Islamists as violence in the...
Call for papers International Colloquium - Current Issues of Agricultural Law in a Global Perspective, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Pisa, September 17-18, 2015. The Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna and the Institute of Law, Politics and Sustainability are pleased to announce the First Edition of the International Colloquium on Current Issues in Agricultural Law in a Global Perspective. The Colloquium is intended to be an...
Your weekly selection of international law and international relations headlines from around the world: Africa At least 80 people have been abducted and three others killed in a cross-border raid in northern Cameroon by the Nigerian armed group Boko Haram, officials have said. Nigeria's neighbors are banding together to fight the armed group; a contingent of soldiers from Chad has arrived in northern...
This week, we celebrated Opinio Juris' 10th anniversary, with our permabloggers weighing in with their thoughts on the last decade of blogging. Julian kicked the discussion off with how the legal blogosphere has changed over the last ten years. Roger reflected on blogging and the marketplace of ideas. In Peter's musings, he explored the evolution of international law as well as the role blogging...
Your weekly selection of international law and international relations headlines from around the world: Africa A girl perhaps no more than 10 years old detonated powerful explosives concealed under her veil at a crowded northern Nigeria market on Saturday, killing as many as 20 people and wounding many more. On Sunday, at least six people were killed after two suspected child suicide bombers...
Events On Wednesday, 28 January 2015, the International Humanitarian and Criminal Law Platform of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut and PAX are hosting the launch of the report: 'Unacceptable Risk: Use of explosive weapons in populated areas through the lens of three cases before the ICTY' at 7:00 in the evening at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut in The Hague. More information can be...
Your weekly selection of international law and international relations headlines from around the world: Africa Boko Haram fighters have overrun an army base in the remote northeast Nigerian town of Baga, killing scores of soldiers in the attack, security sources have said. At least 100 people have been killed after a cross-border attack against the central African nation of Burundi from the Democratic Republic of...
Your weekly selection of international law and international relations headlines from around the world: Africa The death toll from Ebola in the three worst-affected countries in West Africa has risen to 7,373 among 19,031 cases known to date there, the World Health Organization said on Saturday. South Sudan rebels killed, raped and kidnapped civilians during an attack in October, leaving at least 11...
Your weekly selection of international law and international relations headlines from around the world: Africa Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir claimed victory over the International Criminal Court on Saturday after it shelved further investigation of war crimes in Darfur, and reaffirmed his hard line on the rebel region. The ICC confirmed four charges of crimes against humanity against Charles Ble Goude, and committed the ally of...
Events The International Humanitarian and Criminal Law Platform of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut and the Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum on International Humanitarian Law of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University cordially invite you to attend the launch of the book: ‘Nuclear Weapons Under International Law’ taking place Wednesday, 17 December in The Hague. Please find more information here. Calls for Papers The McCoubrey Centre...
Looking back at the week that was, Opinio Juris bloggers covered a number of news-related issues. Several provided commentary on the release of the US Senate's Torture Report. Prior to its release, Kevin expressed disbelief at a post by ACLU Director Anthony Romero urging blanket amnesty for those responsible for torture, and as soon as it became available, Jens announced the report's availability and...
