Yesterday, World Bank President Robert Zoellick delivered an address in Georgetown University’s Gaston Hall. Over at The Vreelander, my friend and colleague, Jim Vreeland, has blogged on the exchanged he had with Zoellick. He writes:
The President of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, visited Georgetown University yesterday. I asked him about the future of the leadership of the organization. …
Professor Bobby Chesney explains:
The Supreme Court granted cert. yesterday in General Dynamics v. United States and Boeing v. United States, both arising out of the massive, long-running contract dispute associated with the cancellation of the A-12 Avenger II program. The question presented? As framed in General Dynamics: ”Whether the government can maintain its claim against a party when it invokes the state …
UN Security Council Meeting on Threats to International Peace and Security
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
United Nations Headquarters
New York City
September 27, 2010
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you for your leadership that you and Turkey have shown this year as chair of the Security Council’s Counterterrorism Committee. And thank you for bringing us today to focus on what is a shared mission to combat …
The Washington Post reports:
When senior Obama administration officials invoked the state secrets privilege Saturday to dismiss a lawsuit brought on behalf of U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Aulaqi, they declared in federal court that the case threatened to expose secret military and intelligence operations against al-Qaeda’s overseas network.
In a 60-page filing, the government asked U.S. District Judge [John] Bates to dismiss a …
Remarks by the President to the United Nations General Assembly
President Barack Obama
New York, NY
September 23, 2010
AS DELIVERED
Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, my fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great honor to address this Assembly for the second time, nearly two years after my election as President of the United States.
We know this is no ordinary time for our …
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
September 22, 2010
Remarks by the President at the Millennium Development Goals Summit in New York, New York
United Nations Headquarters, New York, New York
4:49 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen.
In the Charter of this United Nations, our countries pledged to work for “the promotion of the …
“Inclusive Finance: A Path to the MDGs” Luncheon
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Hemsley Hotel
New York City
September 22, 2010
Well, it is a real pleasure to be here, and let me begin by thanking Princess Máxima for her leadership on this very important issue. And, Prime Minister, thank you for bringing together such a distinguished group. I also want to thank two members …
As noted in a previous post, a divided panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum that customary international law does not recognize corporate liability for torts in violation of the law of nations. Judge Carbranes, writing for the majority (which included Chief Judge Jacobs), succinctly summarized this decision in the conclusion to …
Anthony Clark Arend is Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University and the Director of the Master of Science in Foreign Service in the Walsh School of Foreign Service.
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