Anthony Clark Arend

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar talks about advocating for a comprehensive energy plan at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. December 10, 2009.

Remarks 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 …

Jurist 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 …

My 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 …

Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives:
Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of …

Periodically, I check to see if Professor Dawn Johnsen’s confirmation as Assistant Attorney General is getting any closer. Today, I came up this post over at Firedoglake. It pretty much sums things up:
Eleven months ago today, President Obama announced four people he intended to nominate for senior positions at the Department of Justice. David Ogden and Thomas Perrelli were confirmed …

As previous post reported in October that Victoria Espinel had been nominated by President Obama to be the US Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator. I am happy to report that she was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday. Tech Daily Dose reports:
The Senate late Thursday confirmed Victoria Espinel to be the nation’s first-ever intellectual property enforcement coordinator, a position that …

I received a call yesterday from my former student, Washington Post writer  Emily Langer, bringing to my attention the passing of a very colorful character, Giorgio Carbone, who styled himself the “Prince” of the Italian village of Seborga. As you can see, I had the occasion to express my views on Seborga’s claims of sovereignty. In her excellent obituary in …