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27 Jul Weekday News Wrap: Friday, July 27, 2012
The skies over Somalia have become so congested with drones that the UAVs pose a threat to air traffic and potentially to an arms-embargo. In a shift from the past, the Egyptian president, Mohamed Mursi, met with the leader of Hamas, Ismael Haniyeh. The Netherlands suspended $6.15 million in aid to Rwanda yesterday, following a similar move by the US a day earlier, over Rwanda’s support for rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon urges nations to “bridge their differences” in...06 Sep Weekday News Wrap: Thursday, September 6, 2012
The Liberian Daily Observer has reported that Judge Sow of the Special Court for Sierra Leone has been called by the defense team of Charles Taylor and will testify in his appeal. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has accused both the government and the rebel forces in Syria of human rights violations and violations of international humanitarian law. Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, said that Palestine will make a bid this month at the UN General Assembly for an upgraded status to non-member...19 Sep Weekday News Wrap: Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Syrian rebel forces clash with government troops near the Turkish border as UN envoy says the Syrian crisis is worsening. According to diplomats, Sudan and South Sudan have made progress on reaching a border deal. Iraq has re-opened its border to refugees from Syria, but is excluding young men from entry for security reasons. The European Court of Human Rights ruled yesterday that UK provisions about indefinite detention could result in arbitrary detention in the case of James, Wells and Lee v. UK (.pdf). The US State...20 Jun Weekday News Wrap: June 20, 2012
The Commander of the UN observers in Syria has given more information on his decision to suspend the mission’s activities until both sides honor the peace plan. The same article also reveals that the Russian ship carrying military helicopters for Assad’s forces returned to Russia after its UK insurer revoked coverage. Tensions have flared up along the border between Israel and the Gaza strip. Wikileaks’ Julian Assange has sought asylum at the Ecuador’s embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden on sex charges. The ICJ has...17 May Weekday News Wrap: Thursday, May 17, 2012
The trial against Ratko Mladic at the ICTY continued today, with testimony today covering the systematic execution of 8,000 Muslim men and boys. However, due to prosecutorial error, Judge Orie has suspended the presentation of evidence indefinitely, originally to begin May 29. Foreign Policy takes us back to the early days of the tribunal with this graphic representation. In Libya, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is refusing to appoint a defense lawyer for domestic charges against him in that country. ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said yesterday that he would...08 Dec Weekend Roundup: December 1-7, 2012
This week on Opinio Juris, we continued a few conversations from last week. Kevin Jon Heller clarified his argument about the retroactive acceptance of the ICC’s jurisdiction, and challenged the assumption that Palestine was not a state before last week’s UNGA vote. Deborah Pearlstein advanced three reasons for the importance of Jeh Johnson’s recent speech on the conditions for calling an end to the war on terror. Continuing on the war on terror, Kevin expressed concern over the extension of US targeting policy in Afghanistan to “children with...28 Jul Weekend Roundup: July 21 – 27, 2012
This week on Opinio Juris, we shared what our Readers’ Survey taught us about our readers, and we implemented a widely requested new feature: the Opinio Juris Job Board. You can access the Job Board here or via the link on the right-hand sidebar. If the survey has left you wanting to know more about Opinio Juris, check out Chris Borgen’s recent TV interview about the blog’s origins. Recent research has shown that we have become one of the top 10 cited blogs, as Kevin mentions here. Peter...14 Aug Weekday News Wrap: Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has asked the ICTY for a new war crimes trial, accusing prosecutors of delaying the disclosure of crucial information. Ecuador will decide on the application of political asylum from WikiLeaks’ founder, Julian Assange, this week. Ecuador’s president, Rafael Correa, has said officials must weigh that if he were to be extradited to the United States, he may face the death penalty. In other Assange news, the Australian island where he lived as a child is contemplating a monument in his honor....