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25 Feb An EJIL Symposium on Treaty Reservations
work, and, even better, that EJIL Talk! is making drafts of these papers publicly available while the editorial process is on-going. Here’s how Marko describes it: I am happy to announce that the EJIL will be publishing a symposium on the International Law Commission’s Guide to Practice on Reservations to Treaties. The symposium was edited by Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos and myself, and features contributions from Alain Pellet, Michael Wood, Daniel Mueller, and Ineta Ziemele and Lasma Liede. It will most likely be coming out in issue 3 of this year’s volume...29 Mar Symposium: Kanwar Reply to Murphy
be referred to the International Court of Justice (p. 13), “non-adjudicatory dispute resolution is (and should be) the far more dominant approach”?” I am not sure if this is another disagreement about wording, or the surface of a more substantive difference. When I say these disputes should “generally” be referred by the parties to the International Court of Justice, I am not concerned with the desirability of a “dominant” approach but the “authoritative” approach. This statement arises as a corollary to the Council may interpret the meaning of “dispute” under...12 Apr Self-Publishing Legal Scholarship
...than replaces traditional publications. Is the next great wave of legal scholarship going to be self-published books? I would not be surprised. Bob Mayer’s post today about self-publishing his latest book of historical fiction, Duty, Honor, Country, only reinforces that impression. Much of what he says could apply with equal force to books of non-fiction, including legal scholarship. Here’s a few choice excerpts: I appreciate the opportunity to blog here today, as it’s a very special occasion, not only being the 150th Anniversary of the start of the Civil War,...31 Oct Opinio Juris-EJIL Talk! Joint Book Discussion of Kevin Jon Heller’s “The Nuremberg Military Tribunals and The Origins of International Criminal Law”
Opinio Juris and EJIL: Talk! are happy to announce that we will be hosting two joint book discussions. The first book is OJ’s own Kevin Heller’s The Nuremberg Military Tribunals and the Origins of International Criminal Law (Oxford UP). That discussion starts today. We have a fantastic lineup of discussants, to whom we are most grateful for their time and insight. On EJIL: Talk! it’ll be Michael Marrus (Toronto), Alexa Stiller (Bern), and Rob Cryer (Birmingham), and on Opinio Juris, David Glazier (Loyola, LA), Detlev Vagts (Harvard), Roger Clark (Rutgers-Camden),...04 Feb Book Discussion With Walter Russell Mead on “God and Gold”
We are very pleased to introduce Walter Russell Mead to Opinio Juris readers to discuss his most recent book, God and Gold: Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World. Walter Russell Mead is the Henry A. Kissinger senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations and one of the country’s leading students of American foreign policy. His book, Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How It Changed the World (Alfred A. Knopf, 2004), was widely hailed by reviewers, historians, and diplomats as an important...
18 Feb Book Review of East West Street: On the Origins of ‘Genocide’ and ‘Crimes against Humanity’
that after the Nuremberg trial, the crime of genocide eclipsed crimes against humanity in terms of importance and stature in international justice. He provides insight from his own practice and scholarship into the way the law works in reality. The law and judicial responses to conflict may reinforce social cleavages between groups, which reveals one of the greatest paradoxes both in East West Street and in modern international criminal law. The crime of genocide exists to penalise those who inflict great harm on people because of their inherent characteristics that...14 May Book Discussion: Laura Dickinson’s “Outsourcing War and Peace”
This week Opinio Juris is hosting a discussion on Laura Dickinson’s book Outsourcing War and Peace: Preserving Public Values in a World of Privatized Foreign Affairs. Professor Dickinson is the Oswald Symister Colclough Research Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School in Washington DC. Her book addresses issues related to the increasing privatization of foreign policy functions of government. Here is the abstract: Over the past decade, states and international organizations have shifted a surprising range of foreign policy functions to private contractors. But who is accountable...27 Oct Book Symposium The Electronic Silk Road: Reply by Anupam Chander
[Anupam Chander is Professor of Law at The University of California, Davis] I am honored to have such a brilliant and prominent set of interlocutors from across the world discussing my book, The Electronic Silk Road: How the Web Binds the World Together in Commerce. I am grateful for the sharp insights each of my commentators brings, and humbled by the praise they offer. Each of the commentators has selected a different aspect of the book to focus on in his or her remarks, and so I will respond to...