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The final post of this series examines the use of chemical weapons in Syria and the recourse available under international law.
The Venezuelan Supreme Court ruled to suspend political protests and that all organizations and citizens must first exhaust all administrative remedies before applying for a permit.
21 July 2014
The tragedy of Meriam Ibrahim, the 27-year old Sudanese Christian who was convicted of apostasy on May 15, should be familiar by now. On Tuesday, June 9, an appeals court in Khartoum began reconsidering her sentence. The appellate court overturned her conviction on June 23 and released Meriam from prison. Less than 24 hours after […]
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09 May 2014
The IPCC reports that financial and economic views must also be taken. As the Paris Convention for a new climate change regime approaches in 2015, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (“IPCC”) release of the final volume of their Fifth Assessment Report on Climate Change on April 15, 2014, is important in shaping the […]
Posted in DJILP Staff, Jaclyn Cook, TVFA Posts0 Comments
07 May 2014
This is the third blog post in a series of three blog posts discussing how the Chemical Weapons Convention prevents the use of chemical weapons through proactive measures by prohibiting both the use of and the preparation to use chemical weapons. The first blog post described key features of the Chemical Weapons Convention. The second […]
Posted in DJILP Staff, Katharine York, TVFA Posts0 Comments
06 May 2014
With the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls last month, the bombing in a bus station on April 14 that killed 71 and injured 124, and a car bombing on May 1st, the international community is waking up to the horrors of Boko Haram. A militant Islamist group, Boko Haram was initially founded as a […]
Posted in Breann Plasters, DJILP Staff, TVFA Posts0 Comments
05 May 2014
This is the second blog post in a series of three blog posts discussing how the Chemical Weapons Convention prevents the use of chemical weapons through proactive measures by prohibiting both the use of and the preparation to use chemical weapons. The first blog post described key features of the Chemical Weapons Convention. This second […]
Posted in DJILP Staff, Katharine York, TVFA Posts0 Comments
01 May 2014
Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro continued to protest this past weekend, despite a controversial court ruling limiting protests in the troubled country. The Venezuelan Supreme Court ruling gives police the power to suspend protests that don’t have a permit. The ruling states that Article 68 of the Venezuelan Constitution, which provides for a right […]
Posted in Bailey Woods, DJILP Staff, TVFA Posts0 Comments
01 May 2014
This is the first blog post in a series of three blog posts discussing how the Chemical Weapons Convention prevents the use of chemical weapons through proactive measures by prohibiting both the use of and the preparation to use chemical weapons. This first blog post describes key features of the Chemical Weapons Convention. The second […]
Posted in DJILP Staff, Katharine York, TVFA Posts1 Comment
29 April 2014
The other day, I walked into a bar and ordered a gin and tonic. Instead of the customary lime wedge or wheel, my gin and tonic came equipped with a slice of orange. In response to my confused look, the server mumbled something about Mexican cartels. This piqued my interest and led me to discover […]
Posted in DJILP Staff, Katie McAuley, TVFA Posts2 Comments
29 April 2014
Part 3: Proposed Solutions This is the third and final post in a three-part blog post examining privacy issues confronting multinational corporations in a global economy. The first post explored privacy generally by analyzing privacy as the concept is understood and applied in the European Union, in China, and in the United States. The second […]
Posted in DJILP Staff, Greg Henning, TVFA Posts0 Comments
25 April 2014
Targets: Yemen. Pakistan. Somalia. Afghanistan. Libya. Iraq. Niger. International laws protect the right to life and drone strikes may well be breaking such laws by killing countless civilians. There is a “near-certainty” standard that civilians will not become casualties but various sources indicate drone strikes occurring when the target was not in sight and when […]
Posted in DJILP Staff, Lindsey Weber, TVFA Posts0 Comments
