US Strikes against Syria and the Implications for the Jus ad Bellum The blogosphere is abuzz with reactions to the U.S. strikes against Syria. My guess is that most international lawyers will agree with Marko Milanovic that the strikes were unlawful. Article 2(4) of the Charter prohibits the use of …
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The Clearly Illegal US Missile Strike in Syria Yesterday, the United States launched a missile strike against an airbase of the Syrian armed forces, in response to the recent chemical attack that the US claims was launched from this airbase. This is the first time that the US has directly …
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New Issue of EJIL (Vol. 28 (2017) No. 1) Published The latest issue of the European Journal of International Law (Vol. 28 (2017) No. 1) is out today. As usual, the table of contents of the new issue is available at EJIL’s own website, where readers can access those articles that are freely available without subscription. The free access article in this …
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Can’t Britain Exit Brexit? by Edward Swaine Yesterday, Prime Minister Theresa May had hand-delivered to Brussels—via a black Jaguar, taking a secret route!—a notice “in accordance with Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union of the United Kingdom’s intention to withdraw from the European Union.” Brexit is happening, even …
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The American Convention on Human Rights Author: Thomas M. Antkowiak and Alejandra Gonza ISBN: 9780199989683 Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: 15 March 2017 Price: $95.00 Essential Rights Thomas M. Antkowiak and Alejandra Gonza Provides a thorough and critical analysis of selected rights of the American Convention on Human Rights A valuable …
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The Hidden History of International Law in the Americas Author: Dr. Juan Pablo Scarfi ISBN: 9780190622343 Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: 01 November 2016 Price: $85.00 The History and Theory of International Law Explores the intellectual history of American international law in the Western Hemisphere Studies the rise and evolution of …
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The ECtHR’s Ilias and Ahmed v. Hungary and Why It Matters The European Court of Human Rights delivered a judgment last Tuesday in the case of Ilias and Ahmed v. Hungary, finding multiple violations of the European Convention as a result of Hungary’s border procedures and its treatment of asylum-seekers. …
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The Disappearing UN Report on Israeli “Apartheid” by Kevin Jon Heller Last week, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) sent shockwaves through the international community by issuing a report that — for the first time in UN history — claims Israel’s treatment of Palestinians amounts to the crime …
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International Law and Empire Author: Edited by Martti Koskenniemi, Walter Rech, and Manuel Jimenez Fonseca ISBN: 9780198795575 Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: 05 March 2017 Price: $105.00 [via International Law]
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Philosophy of International Law Author: Anthony Carty ISBN: 9780748675517 Binding: Paperback Publication Date: 01 March 2017 Price: $44.95 [via International Law]
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Call for Papers: ‘Rethinking and Renewing the Study of International Law in/from/about Latin America” En estas páginas está la información de este interesante ‘call for papers’ que convocan conjuntamente las universidades colombianas Externado, Los Andes y Rosario para un simposio que tendrá lugar del 26 al 28 de septiembre de 2017 en …
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Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in International Law Author: Edited by Eibe Riedel, Gilles Giacca, and Christophe Golay ISBN: 9780198794745 Binding: Paperback Publication Date: 11 October 2016 Price: $47.00 [via International Law]
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Derecho Internacional Público – dipublico.org Cátedra I de Derecho Internacional Público de la Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas de la Universidad Católica de La Plata – Argentina