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17 Sep Weekday News Wrap: Monday, September 17, 2012
The UN’s High Commissioner on Human Rights, Navi Pillay, urged an end to the violence brought about by the anti-Islam film released last week, while Hezbollah’s leader called for a week of protests. Myanmar’s Aung Sun Suu Kyi has begun her visit to the United States and is slated to receive the highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, and meet with officials and US-based groups. Protesters in Spain and Portugal marched against austerity measures put in place by their respective governments in order to avoid financial...05 Sep Weekday News Wrap: Wednesday, September 5, 2012
According to state media, Mauritania has extradited Ex-Libyan spy chief Al-Senussi to the Libyan authorities instead of to the International Criminal Court. A court in London found Britain responsible for the 1948 killing of 24 unarmed Malayan civilians who were shot dead by British troops during a campaign against Communist insurgents. In the next nine months, Scotland will introduce a bill to hold an independence referendum, according to First Minister Alex Salmond. Cambodia will deport the founder of file-sharing site The Pirate Bay to Sweden, where he...18 Jun Weekday News Wrap: June 18, 2012
Chaos has reportedly erupted in Syria following the suspension of the UN observer mission. Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for a series of deadly attacks on churches in Nigeria. A top Yemeni Army-General in the fight against al-Qaeda has been killed in a suicide attack. Iranian nuclear talks have resumed in Moscow. Although final results are not due until Thursday, the Muslim Brotherhood has claimed victory in Egypt’s Presidential elections. The standoff between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea is easing. Fatou Bensouda was...07 Dec Weekday News Wrap: Friday, December 7, 2012
Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez will miss Friday’s regional trade summit in Brazil, raising questions about his health. US warships are shifting in order to monitor the planned rocket launch by North Korea, while the US still urges Pyongyang to cancel this exercise. Violence has surged around Damascus as Syrian government forces shell rebel-controlled areas. The UN Special Envoy for Syria held discussions with US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, and her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on a creative solution for Syria that may involve ousting President Assad....15 Jun The PTC’s Erroneous Decision Regarding the Surrender of Al-Senussi
...it began work on the joint admissibility challenge); (2) Libya formally challenged the admissibility of the case on 1 May 2012; (3) Libya learned that it had not filed a proper admissibility challenge on 4 May 2012; yet (4) Libya waited until 2 April 2013 — more than 11 months later — to file a proper admissibility challenge. At a minimum, therefore, the PTC should have determined whether Libya’s decision to wait 11 months, not seven, was reasonable under the circumstances. Perhaps the PTC would have still given Libya the...02 Jul Weekday News Wrap: July 2, 2012
The ICC turned 10 yesterday. Amnesty International’s Secretary General passes judgement here. Militants in Timbuktu, Mali, are destroying Sufi shrines, which they consider idolatrous. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has expressed his concern and ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has warned that the actions can be considered a war crime. Tensions continue to build along the Syria-Turkey border. The UN-backed Group on Syria reached an agreement over the weekend about principles for the transition government. However, Syria’s opposition has expressed disappointment over the outcome of the Geneva talks,...30 Mar Weekday News Wrap: Friday, March 30, 2012
At their fourth summit in New Delhi, the BRICS leaders established a high level working group to examine the creation of their own development bank. One commentator questions the feasibility and argues that it may result in a dilution of influence at the World Bank. The BRICS’ Delhi Declaration confirms the primary role of the G20, which will be presided by Russia in 2013, to “facilitate enhanced macroeconomic coordination”, and calls for a reform of the IMF, the World Bank and the UN to make these organizations...31 Oct Weekday News Wrap: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Syrian airstrikes have resumed and 18 people have been found dead in the capital. Additionally, there are reports that a senior Syrian Air Force Commander was assassinated in Damascus. A former Chinese diplomat turned academic has argued that the dispute over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands is a time bomb planted by the US that may go off unless the US does more to encourage negotiations between China and Japan. In related news, the US and Japan will hold a joint military exercise in November, a move likely to...14 Jul Weekend Roundup: July 7-13, 2012
This week, Opinio Juris was a bit lighter on the blogging due to the Fourth of July holiday in the US, but we did feature a post from Peggy McGuinness that pointed out a discussion on the St. John’s Center for Law and Religion Forum around the question of whether American foreign policy is Christian, in a conversation Mark Movsesian had with Andrew Preston. Preston is the author of Sword of the Spirit, Shield of the Faith, a book examining the role of faith in US foreign policy...