Updates on the Activity of the International Court of Justice (January-February 2009) Elections at the ICJ. On 6 February 2009…
Belgium brings case against Senegal in the ICJ over Failure to Prosecute Hissene Habre Belgium has filed a case in…
The Tricky Question of State Succession to International Responsibility Consider the following scenario: state A commits an internationally wrongful act…
Recent Developments at the International Court of Justice Speedy Despatch of Business at the Court? In addition to new judges…
The ICC and Palestine Following Dominik’s post below with regard to the Prosecutor of the ICC launching a “preliminary analysis”…
One step forward, two steps backward: The ICJ interprets Mexico’s Request for Interpretation of Avena and other Mexican Nationals On…
President Obama and International Law Over on Jurist, Mary Ellen O’Connell has an interesting piece on the role that President…
International Criminal Court starts first war crimes trial Today the trial of Thomas Lubanga at the International Criminal Court (ICC)…
New database on regional trade agreements The website of the WTO has opened the doors to a new database on…
UN Human Rights Council condemns the Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip On 12 January 2009, the Human Rights Council…
What to do with Captured Pirates As the international community ramps up its fight against rampant piracy off the coast…
The Two Faces of the Genocide Convention In keeping with Christmas spirit, here’s my next post on the Genocide Convention.…