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20 Oct Weekend Roundup: October 13-19, 2012
This week on Opinio Juris, we hosted a book discussion on Informal International Lawmaking, a new volume edited by Joost Pauwelyn, Ramses Wessel and Jan Wouters, hot of the presses from OUP. In a post on the conceptual approaches adopted by the authors, Joost Pauwelyn explained what they mean by “informal” international lawmaking and what the book hopes to add to the debate on non-traditional forms of international law. David Zaring asked where the boundaries of “informal” law stop and discussed the legitimization technique used in the book,...16 Aug Weekday News Wrap: Thursday, August 16, 2012
Militants have attacked Pakistan’s nuclear air base which houses US F-16 fighters and about 100 nuclear warheads. The Organization on Islamic Co-operation has suspended Syria over the violent repression of the political protests, although there was no support for an external military intervention. A political and media advisor to Syria’s Assad is visiting Beijing where she has praised China and Russia for not being colonizers. A UN Independent Commission of Inquiry has concluded that both sides in the Syrian conflict have committed war crimes throughout the conflict,...28 Sep Weekday News Wrap: Friday, September 28, 2012
According to a Kenyan military spokesman, Kenyan forces have captured the Somali port city of Kismayo, a bastion for Al-Shabbab fighters. At the UN General Assembly, China’s foreign minister accused Japan of stealing the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has said he will seek a vote on an upgraded status for Palestine to non-member state, like The Vatican, from the UN General Assembly. At the UN, Tunisia’s President has called for the creation of an International Constitutional Court with the power to declare domestic laws...26 Nov Weekday News Wrap: Monday, November 26, 2012
The 18th session of the Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change kicks off today in Doha, Qatar, for a last ditch effort to negotiate new emission reductions before the current ones expire at the end of the year. The Guardian has an article about what to expect. The BBC has an article about Mahmoud Abbas’ (non-)role in the recent Gaza conflict and the impact thereof on the upcoming UN vote on observer status for Palestine. Abbas has called on Britain to...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....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...