Dream Alive: “We refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt”

Today in the United States, we honored the memory and life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. In his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963, he said with respect to racial equality: “We refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.” Although he was referring to civil liberties, the […]

Call for Papers: Environmental Ethics, Sustainability and Education

The 8th Global Conference on Environmental Justice and Global Citizenship is looking for papers that investigate and explicitly explore environmental ethics and sustainability. Abstracts are due by 6 February 2009.

Call for Papers: ESIL/ASIL Research Forum

The European Society of International Law and American Society of International Law are co-hosting the 3rd Research Forum, “Changing Futures? Science and International Law,” in Helsinki on 2-3 October 2009. International lawyers are invited to submit abstracts on relevant topics, such as data privacy, global health, climate change, nuclear nonproliferation, law of the sea, law […]

Inaugural Countdown: Treaties Pending U.S. Ratification

With the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama one week away, here is a brief look at 7 major treaties that the United States has not ratified. These treaties have been awaiting the advice and consent of the Senate. They cover topics such as human rights, biodiversity, the protection of victims in armed conflicts, the […]

First Place – California State Bar, International Law Writing Competition

My article, “The Legal Implications of Nearshore Outsourcing to Mexico,” won first place in the International Law Section of the California State Bar Second Annual Law Student Writing Competition! The article is intended for practitioners in international commercial and trade law and cross-border data transfers. The article examines the potential legal advantages and pitfalls of […]

Tech Law: Comparing U.S. and EU Laws in the Digital Age

The second edition of the Richmond Journal of Law and Technology 2008-2009 features two articles comparing U.S. and EU laws. My article on wireless broadband devices explores the impacts on U.S. consumers of recent FCC regulatory actions and compares consumer protections in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. The second article by William […]

What is international law?

This post is part of a series of background material on international law and answers frequently asked questions about what constitutes international law and sources of international law.

International Law Glossary and Terms

This collection provides some commonly used words encountered in international law and used within this website. Complete definitions and latin translations can be found through the comprehensive reference resources listed to the left.

Call for Papers: 6th Annual ASLI Conference in Hong Kong

The Asian Law Institute (ASLI) and the Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong are holding the 6th Annual ASLI conference in Hong Kong on 29 and 30 May 2009. In addition to a general call for individual papers on the conference themes, individuals are encouraged to propose and organize panels by coordinating with colleagues. […]

Sweden, the United Nations, and the Responsibility to Protect (R2P)

Today, Ambassador Anders LidÃ©n, Sweden’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, addressed the general debate about the Responsibility to Protect and Sweden’s role in R2P at a well-attended seminar at the House of Sweden in Washington, D.C. The two discussants included former Ambassador Princeton Lyman with the Council on Foreign Relations and Tod Lindberg with […]