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08 Sep

It is well known that Judge John Roberts served as a law clerk to the late Chief Justice Rehnquist, whom Roberts is quite likely to succeed. But less attention has been paid to the actual cases Roberts may have worked on as a law clerk for Rehnquist, even less attention to the cases that Rehnquist worked on when he was law clerk to Justice Robert Jackson in 1952. It turns out that Rehnquist most likely worked on Youngstown Sheet & Tube v. Sawyer , perhaps the most important case dealing...
08.09.05 | |

18 Jul

marijuana." [This is reminiscent of Justice Brennan's concurrence in Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser (upholding a school's punishment of a student for giving a lewd speech at a voluntary student assembly) -- Justice Brennan observed that he didn't personally view the student's speech as offensive, but he deferred to the school administrators' exercise of discretion as "not unreasonable."] I think Justice Stevens' dissenting opinion is untenable for at least two reasons. First, if the dissenting opinion had carried the day, it would have allowed judicial second-guessing of almost...
18.07.07 | |

13 Feb

links with colonial pursuits, Siddharth Mallavarapu raises questions on international law’s present identity and purpose: can it be truly cosmopolitan, or it is forever bound to be at the service of imperial powers? Both Mohamed Helal and Siddharth Mallavarapu call on international lawyers to reconsider their relationship with international politics. Politics should not be seen as law’s ‘Other’, but it as a necessary partner to achieve its purpose (whatever that may be). The symposium then turns to the second prong of Agatha’s study. Miriam Bak McKenna discusses the affective life...
13.02.23 | |

24 Apr

Conflict/Opinio Juris symposium on the ICC Prosecutor, is dedicated to the memory of Felipe Michelini, Chair of the Board of Directors of the ICC’s Trust Fund for Victims, who passed away following a tragic accident as this piece was being finalized.] Introduction As Chairs of the ICC Assembly of States Parties Committee and Panel of Experts on the Election of the Prosecutor, we have read with interest the thoughtful articles in the recent symposium on “The Next ICC Prosecutor.” As the conveners rightly stressed in their introduction, “the choice of...
24.04.20 | |

29 Jul

weapon of war, massacres of women, men, and children, and mass displacements are characteristic of neocolonial armed conflicts in regions such as Amhara, Cabo Delgado, central Somalia, Khartoum, North Kivu, and Tigray. Our aim with this symposium is to foster a diverse dialogue that illuminates the connections between African and Palestinian liberation struggles, advancing our collective understanding and pursuit of justice and human dignity globally. The symposium is divided into two parts. Part I, which begins on 29 July 2024, opens with David Arita, who highlights the relevance of the...
29.07.24 | and |

24 Jul

the treaty. This joint Asia Justice Coalition – Opinio Juris symposium is to introduce you to some key aspects of the negotiations and to provide you with a flavour of the fortnight of intense discussions in Ljubljana, that have resulted in the ‘Ljubljana – The Hague Convention’. A list of contributions is listed below, with links: Priya Pillai, Introducing a Symposium on Ljubljana – The Hague Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance: Critical Reflections Vaios Koutroulis, A New Tool in the Fight Against Impunity for Core International Crimes Raquel Saavedra and...
24.07.23 | |

28 Oct

[Alonso Gurmendi is a Fellow in Human Rights and Politics at the London School of Economics & Political Science. He is also a contributing editor at Opinio Juris.] [Sarah Zarmsky is a Lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast School of Law. She is also Deputy Managing Editor of Opinio Juris.] It’s the last week of October and that means that the Pop Culture and International Law Symposium is BACK! We are extremely pleased to continue this time-honoured tradition of bringing together international law and movies, comic books, music, poetry, tv shows,...
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13 May

This post is part of the NYU Journal of International Law and Politics Vol. 46, No. 1 symposium. Other posts in this series can be found in the related posts below. The NYU Journal of International Law and Politics is proud to be partnering with Opinio Juris once again for an online symposium. This symposium is a discussion of Professor Jedidiah J. Kroncke’s article Property Rights, Labor Rights and Democratization: Lessons From China and Experimental Authoritarians, which was published in the NYU Journal of International Law and Politics, Volume 46,...
13.05.14 | |

07 Dec

[Tim Fish Hodgson is a Legal Adviser for the International Commission of Jurists and Tanveer Jeewa is a Communications Consultant for the International Commission of Jurists.] This week Opinio Juris is hosting an online symposium on the impact of COVID-19 on human rights in Africa. Coordinated by the International Commission of Jurists’ Africa Team, the symposium hones in some key issues arising out of the global pandemic and State responses to it in Africa. Its key focus throughout is highlighting the need for States’ COVID-19 responses to be consistent with...
07.12.20 | |

16 May

...when I pointed out that only one person in the room would ever know racism and, curiously, they left out his views. There is something surreal about being told you are not a legitimate interpreter of your experiences and realities. Such is the nature of colour-blind racism, or gender-less sexism, that its interlocutors search for reasons not to classify behaviour as racist or sexist. This pattern of de-personifying injustice, Bonilla-Silva explains, is consistent with oppression practices 3.0. Through subtle and institutional actions, we render inequalities faceless, expunging perpetrator and victim...
16.05.22 | |

23 Mar

was largely reversed by Congress a few months later while the long term effects of Sanchez-Llamas remain uncertain. For this reason, this symposium is a terrific opportunity to shine the light on this potentially important decision. This symposium is full of blogger-professors. In addition to yours truly, Opinio Juris co-blogger Peggy McGuinness and Opinio Juris guest-blogger Janet Levit have contributions in this symposium. Bloggers Melissa Waters and Paul Stephan also have essays. The symposium will not be the last word on Sanchez-Llamas, but it is certainly an important first word....
23.03.07 | |

14 Jul

...and explore concrete avenues to strengthen accountability and guarantee access to justice and reparation for victims of crimes under international law. The Way Ahead – Stronger Frameworks for Accountability and Effective Protection of Victims’ Rights In reviewing the current draft instrument on PMSCs, we recommend a series of substantive improvements to better address accountability, justice, and victims’ rights. Preliminarily, the instrument should clearly delineate three forms of responsibility — individuals (natural persons), corporate (legal persons), and States — while including criminal, civil, and administrative liability provisions across both legal and...
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