Famine and International Criminal Law Under the Rome Statute

Last week, Laurent Nkunda’s armed militias in war-torn eastern Congo raided, seized, and deliberately destroyed and burned refugee camps located north of Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu. His strategic political goal was to spark a crisis and to bring about the conditions to demand direct negotiations with the Congolese government. Two days ago, […]

Cholera in Zimbabwe: UN Security Council Authority to Respond to Public Health Emergencies Under Chapter VII of the UN Charter

During the past week, three of the five permanent members on the UN Security Council publicly called for Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to step down from office. The United States, France, and the United Kingdom point to the continued violence, the regime’s repressive policies against opponents and the media, its failed economic management, and the […]

Renee Dopplick
Apr 27, 2009
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The Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Rights Law (IJHRL) is currently seeking submissions for its 2009-2010 annual publication. IJHRL is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal designed to address international human rights issues. The journal invites quality submissions from scholars, jurists, and professionals in fields related to human rights and international humanitarian law. IJHRL also welcomes review essays, […]

ABA Section of International Law Panel Discussion: Drafting and Negotiating International Agreements

This panel, at the 2009 ABA Section of International Law Spring Meeting, addressed common pitfalls in negotiating and drafting international agreements. Panelists included Pierre-Yves Gunter, Calvin Hamilton, Florian JÃ¶rg, Fabiano Deffenti, and Erik B. Wulff. Panelists shared their “war stories” of cross-border transactions. The panelists agreed that lawyers need cross-cultural understanding and training. They provided […]

ASIL 103rd Annual Meeting Agenda – Obama Officials and ICJ Judges

The full agenda for the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) is now available. The theme is “International Law as Law.” Plenary and special sessions will feature top officials from the Obama administration, former and current judges of the International Court of Justice, UN officials, and judges from the Iran-United […]

2009 Jessup International Moot Court Competition

This year’s special celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition concluded with a special Gala and International Rounds in Washington, D.C. The competition simulates a case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ / “World Court”) in The Hague, the Netherlands. This year, 2000+ students at 560+ […]

ASIL Plenary: International Law as Law at the International Court of Justice

ICJ President Hisashi Owada, Judge Thomas Buergenthal, and Judge Bruno Simma participated in the plenary session on 27 March 2009 at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL). Lucy Reed and Ralph Steinhardt served as the moderators.

ASIL: 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law

The 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) took place 25-28 March 2009 at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C. This year’s theme, “International Law as Law,” focused largely on state responsibility, including R2P, domestic enforcement of international tribunal decisions, treaty ratification and compliance, nuclear nonproliferation, law of the sea, and […]

Judge Rosalyn Higgins on Her Term as President of the International Court of Justice

Judge Rosalyn Higgins, the outgoing President of the International Court of Justice (2006-2009) and member of the Court since 1995, recently spoke at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) and the Jessup 50th Anniversary Celebration. She offered insights on role of the ICJ, changes within the court, and the […]

Call for Papers: ISGIG 2009 Global Information Governance and the Internet of the Future

The Internet of the Future is the theme of the Second International ICST Symposium on Global Information Governance (ISGIG) to be held 15-17 September 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic. Legal researchers, academicians, practitioners, and others are invited to submit original papers describing new research, applications, or case studies. Encouraged topics include national and regional frameworks […]