The United States Announces Updated Model Bilateral Investment Treaty
On April 20, 2012, the U.S. Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced the posting of a revised Model
Will the United States Play a Role in Prosecuting Pirate “Kingpins?”
Somalia has no trouble producing pirates. Between a central government that controls little beyond the capitol city of Mogadishu, an utter lack of economic opportunity
The Closing Plenary of the American Society of International Law
The Closing Plenary of the American Society of International Law’s 2012 Annual Meeting featured a conversation between UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Issues, Mr. S.
Panel: Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Human Rights
On April 14th the Denver Journal of International Law and Policy, in conjunction with the Ved Nanda Center hosted a Symposium, Emerging Issues in International
Solving Kashmir: On an Application of Reason
This article has its origins in a paper “Towards an Economic Solution for Kashmir” which circulated in Washington DC in 1992-1995, including at the Indian
You want to shoot our drones down now, Iran?
Occasionally alarming drones stories cross my desk. Up until this morning, this one ranked as #1 most alarming: “‘Flesh-eating robot’ is actually a vegetarian, say
The Enrica Lexie and Unintentional Terrorism
Cross-posted at piracy-law.com An interesting exchange took place at the High Court of Kerala on Friday between presiding Justice PS Gopinathan and VJ Matthew, counsel
Haiti: At the Intersection of Humanitarian Aid and Politics
One year after the presidential election and one month after the unexpected resignation of the Prime Minister, the stability of Haiti’s political system remains unclear.
The Comparative Cost of Justice at the ICC
On March 14th, the International Criminal Court (ICC) delivered it first judgment, finding Thomas Lubanga guilty of three child soldier war crimes offenses. The verdict is
Direct application of the international law of piracy in municipal systems
Cross-posted at piracy-law.com Most legal authorities assume that signing and ratifying the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea is insufficient, in and of itself,
The International Criminal Court Issues its First Verdict: Guilty
In a landmark decision, on March 14, the International Criminal Court issued its first verdict and found Thomas Lubanga Dyilo guilty of enlisting and conscripting
Revisiting jurisdiction over the Enrica Lexie incident
In my last post about the Enrica Lexie incident, I stated that under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Italy
