Archivo de Etiquetas: International

Crimea: Does “The West“ Now Pay the Price for Kosovo? There is a lingering sentiment on this blog (see the posts by Nico Krisch and Christian Marxsen) that “the Kosovo issue” has facilitated the blatant violations of international law recently committed by Russia with regard to Crimea (notably the unlawful …

Recognition of States in International Law: For Sale News reports indicate that former Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo (pictured left) recently pleaded guilty in federal court in New York to accepting $2.5 million in bribes from Taiwanese officials in exchange for assurances of continued diplomatic recognition during his tenure in office …

U.S. Says Iran’s Pick for U.N. Envoy Won’t Get a Visa WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday said it would bar an Iranian diplomat nominated as United Nations ambassador from entering the country, in a rebuke to Iran at a time when the United States is engaged in delicate …

CRC Concluding Observations on the Holy See The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child released today its concluding observations on the second periodic report of the Holy See. The report is making waves in the media because of the Committee’s very strong condemnation of the inadequacy of the …

OUP Debate Map on “Disputes in the South and East China Seas” Readers interested in the territorial and maritime boundary disputes between China and her neighbours in the South and East China Seas will welcome the creation by Oxford University Press of a “Debate Map” on the topic. The  “Debate Map” is …

Celebrado con motivo del centenario de la Revolución de mayo de 1810, y bajo los auspicios de la Facultad de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Una Exposición de Higiene se realizó conjuntamente con el susodicho Congreso. No ha sido posible conseguir datos más detallados sobre esta reunión. Obras a consultar: Exhibilion …

Esta Oficina, organizada de acuerdo con dertas disposidones de los convenios relativos a la Unión Postal de las Américas y España, funciona actualmente de conformidad con el Artículo 21 del Convenio suscrito en Panamá el 22 de diciembre de 1936, así como con un Reglamento concertado entre la Oficina Internacional …

Esta Conferencia, de carácter no oficial, fue convocada por el Departamento Médico de la United Fruit Company. Representación: Estuvieron presentes los delegados oficiales de un gran número de Estados, así como los representantes de varias universidades, corporaciones, fundaciones, gobiernos coloniales, y servicios médicos militares o navales de diferentes países. Durante …

Las invicadones al Congreso fueron expedidas por d Gobierno del Brasil. Delegados: Asistieron a las sesiones treinta y cuatro delegados oficiales, siendo uno de dios representante del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de América. No ha sido posible conseguir datos detallados respecto de las varias ddegadones. Dicha reunión fue convocada …

“The City and the City” and Public International Law The City and the City. It is, at its core, a novel about jurisdiction, and its setting is one of Miéville’s most fascinating creations. Miéville himself is no stranger to international law, being the author of Between Equal Rights: A Marxist …

FRAMEWORK FOR ELIMINATION OF SYRIAN CHEMICAL WEAPONS Taking into account the decision of the Syrian Arab Republic to accede to the Chemical Weapons Convention and the commitment of the Syrian authorities to provisionally apply the Convention prior to its entry into force, the United States and the Russian Federation express …

The 100th Anniversary of the Peace Palace Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Peace Palace, which houses the International Court of Justice in the Hague. The Peace Palace also houses the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), the Hague Academy of International Law and the Peace Palace Library. The idea …