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Self Determination and the Syrian Conflict – Recognition of Syrian Opposition as Sole Legitimate Representative of the Syrian People: What Does this Mean and What Implications Does it Have? Last week, the United Kingdom recognised the umbrella Syrian opposition organization, National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces (NCS) as …

May the UK Terminate the Diplomatic Status of Ecuador’s Embassy? Ecuador has announced that it is granting asylum to Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder, who has taken refuge in the Ecuardor’s embassy in London. Assange sought refuge in the Embassy after the UK Supreme Court ruled a few weeks ago that …

Symposium on ExtraTerritorial Jurisdiction One of the topics that will be taught in any basic course on public international law is “Jurisdiction”. By this is meant the jurisdiction of States and as Rosalyn Higgins explains in her book Problems and Process: International Law and How We Use It, questions of …

ICC Delivers Its First Judgment: The Lubanga Case and Classification of Conflicts in Situations of Occupation On Wednesday, the International Criminal Court delivered its first ever judgment. The Trial Chamber in the Lubanga Case delivered a judgment of over 600 pages by which it convicted Thomas Lubanga of the war crime …

U.S. Supreme Court Baker v. Carr, 369 U.S. 186 (1962) Baker v. Carr No. 6 Argued April 19-20, 1961 Set for reargument May 1, 1961 Reargued October 9, 1961 Decided March 26, 1962 369 U.S. 186 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE   …

US Fourth ICCPR Report, IHRL and IHL The US Government recently submitted to the Human Rights Committee its fourth periodic report on its compliance with the ICCPR. On the issues near and dear to my heart – the extraterritorial application of the ICCPR and the relationship between IHRL and IHRL …

CASE CONCERNING THE ARBITRAL AWARD MADE BY THE KING OF SPAIN ON 23 DECEMBER 1906 (HONDURAS v. NICARAGUA) Arbitration.—Contention that arbitrator not regularly designated and Award a nullity.—Acceptance of designation of arbitrator and of Award.—Grounds of nullity invoked.—Executability of Award. JUDGMENT Present: President Klaestad; Vice-President Zafrulla Khan; Judges Hackworth, Winiarski, …

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION COMMERCIAL COURT Royal Courts of Justice Strand, London, WC2A 2LL 20/10/2005 B e f o r e :MR JUSTICE AIKENS ____________________ Between: AIG Capital Partners, Inc CJSC Tema Real Estate Company Limited Claimants – and – The Republic of Kazakhstan Defendant …

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE QUEENS BENCH DIVISION Royal Courts of Justice Strand, London, WC2A 2LL 13 June 2003 B e f o r e : THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE STANLEY BURNTON In the Matter of the Administration of Justice Act, 1920, Part II And in the matter of …

Case No: C3/2004/0829 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION) ON APPEAL FROM THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE (CHANCERY DIVISION) MR JUSTICE LIGHTMAN Royal Courts of Justice Strand, London, WC2A 2LL Date: 02/12/2005 Before : LORD JUSTICE BROOKE Vice-President of the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) …

The Contribution of the International Court of Justice and the Law of the Use of Force At the end of October,  I had the pleasure of spending a few days at the UN in New York where I was invited to speak to the annual meeting of the Legal Advisers of Foreign Ministers …

The Nuremberg Military Tribunals and the Origins of International Criminal Law I am deeply grateful to both my co-bloggers at Opinio Juris and the editors of EJIL: Talk! – particularly my friends Marko Milanovic and Dapo Akande – for this remarkable opportunity to discuss my new book.  I look forward …