Event: DU Sturm College of Law’s Nanda Center to Host Panel on Somali Piracy
Somali Piracy: Legal and Policy Challenges Please join the Ved Nanda Center for International and Comparative Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of
New Report Says Bahrain “Trials” Violate International Law
A report released today by the Ved Nanda Center for International and Comparative Law found that the government of Bahrain is continuing to prosecute civil
The Costa Concordia Disaster: An Opportunity for Revision of Maritime Safety Standards?
By: Sara Tracy-Ruazol On January 13, the Italian Cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground when it hit a reef off the western coast of Italy,
More on the problematic sentencing at International Tribunals
Last Wednesday Judge Meron at the Rwanda International Criminal Tribunal lowered the sentence of the leader of Rwanda’s genocide. Here is a link to an
The Agitator: IHL permits limited reprisal attacks against civilians
An oft-stated axiom of international humanitarian law is that civilians can never be targeted in armed conflict, enshrined by rules 48, 51(2) and 52(2) of
The Agitator: Announcing TVFA’s Newest Feature
The View From Above’s core mission is to engage with professors, students, and practitioners of international law in an ongoing conversation about timely developments in
The World Bank’s “Program for Results”: Implications for Indigenous Peoples
Without consultation with indigenous peoples, and very little with civil society, the World Bank is proposing a new financing instrument that could have dramatic, devastating,
Australia’s High Court says “no” to Spousal Privilege
OK, so this is written like a research project, but, hey, I’m the FCIL Librarian. Comparative law raises many issues, and this comment is not
Subjecting Video Games to IHL: Big Waste of Time or Biggest Waste of Time Ever?
Despite the fact that I am a law student with an Evidence final tomorrow, I had to take a minute and write about a development
European integration – the European Union’s accession to the ECHR
In this third and final article about legal integration in Europe the subject is the EU’s forthcoming accession to the ECHR. Those not already familiar
What Really Matters in an ICC Prosecutor
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the midst of a process to select a successor to its first prosecutor, Luis Moreno O’Campo. The governing body
A few words from DU Law’s International Law Librarian, Joan Policastri
I plan to provide blogs on the library’s foreign and international law resources, and keep readers up to date on the latest books in the
