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ASSISTANT SECRETARY VALENZUELA: Thanks very much. It’s a pleasure to be here with you today. I just wanted to let you know that I’m taking the rest of this month to do the travel that I expected to do back in July and August that I wasn’t able to …
Article Archive for December 2009
Home » Archive » December 2009Video: Special Briefing: Assistant Secretary of State Arturo Valenzuela on Latin American Policy
December 12, 2009 # 12:58 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentUnited Nations Foundation: New Technologies in Emergencies and Conflicts
December 12, 2009 # 12:34 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Organizations # No CommentBreaking News: Hillary Clinton to speak at Georgetown University on “The Human Rights Agenda for the 21st Century,” Monday, Dec. 14 at Noon
December 11, 2009 # 5:05 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentSecretary of State Hillary Clinton will be speaking on “The Human Rights Agenda for the 21st Century” at Gaston Hall at Georgetown University this Monday, December 14th at Noon. The address will be available for live viewing on http://webcast.georgetown.edu/live It can also be accessed after the event at …
Video: US Ambassador to the UN Dr. Susan Rice on Iran’s violation of Security Council resolutions
December 11, 2009 # 4:49 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentVideo: US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in Copenhagen
December 10, 2009 # 3:26 pm # Foreign Policy, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentInterior Secretary Ken Salazar talks about advocating for a comprehensive energy plan at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. December 10, 2009.
President Obama’s Nobel Address
December 10, 2009 # 11:50 am # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentRemarks by the President at the Acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo City Hall
Oslo, Norway
1:44 P.M. CET
THE PRESIDENT: Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, distinguished members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, citizens of America, and citizens of the world:
I receive this honor with deep gratitude and great humility. It is an award that speaks to our highest aspirations — that for …
British Judge rules that detainee can have access to secret documents relating to interrogation
December 9, 2009 # 3:33 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, International Law # No CommentJurist reports:
A UK High Court judge ruled Tuesday that British Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee Shaker Aamer must have access to secret documents that may contain evidence of torture. Aamer, the only British citizen remaining at the US military prison, petitioned the court [AP report] for access to the documents, which his lawyers believe show that his confessions were …
Jack Beard: Law and War in the Virtual Era
December 9, 2009 # 3:27 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, International Law # No CommentMy old friend and classmate, Jack Beard, has an excellent article in the latest issue of the American Journal of International Law entitled, “Law and War in the Virtual Era.” In the day and age of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and other such weapons, Professor Beard raises a number of critical legal issues for the law of armed conflict. Here is …
