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Al Jazeera reports:
Serbia and Kosovo have struck several deals to overcome practical problems for citizens caused by Belgrade’s refusal to recognise Pristina’s independence.
The deals, signed on Saturday, were the first between them since Kosovo declared independence three years ago.
Negotiators have met in EU-brokered talks since March in a bid to solve nut-and-bolts problems stemming from Kosovo’s …

My great friend and Georgetown colleague, Jim Vreeland, offers some insightful advice to Christine Lagarde as she assumes the helm at the IMF. He posts over at Foreign Policy:
Christine Lagarde has a lot on her plate, with Greece as the most pressing point on the agenda. But she should not overlook the issues of political representation that surrounded her own …

Over at the Council on Foreign Relations blog, my friend and MSFS colleague, Mark Lagon comments on the release of State Department’s new human trafficking report. Dr. Lagon, former Director of the State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking, posts:
Despite some eschewing petulant partisanship in foreign policy, it is rampant. However, the June 27, 2011 release of the …

With at hat tip to Lawfare, State Department Legal Adviser Harold Koh’s written testimony from today’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Libya and war powers can be found here.  The Committee has also posted the written testimony of Dr. Louis Fisher, Scholar in Residence, The Constitution Project, and the written testimony of Professor Peter Spiro, Charles R. Weiner Professor …

State Department Legal Adviser Harold Koh will be testifying before the Senate Foreign Relation Committee at 10am on Libya and War Powers. The link to the Committee website for live-streaming can be found here. The New York Times speculates about Koh’s testimony, noting:
Mr. Koh is expected to assert that the American role does not constitute “hostilities” for legal purposes. …

In response to the previous post on the ICC arrest warrants, Tim Work offers the following insightful comments responding to the question of whether the issuance of the warrants are useful in bringing about an end to the conflict:
Not sure it’s terribly relevant. The civil war could end in a few ways, including (i) Gaddafi ceding control to a …

From the ICC Press Release:

Today, 27 June 2011, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued three warrants of arrest respectively for Muammar Mohammed Abu Minyar Gaddafi, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdullah Al-Senussi for crimes against humanity (murder and persecution) allegedly committed across Libya from 15 February 2011 until at least 28 February …

The New York Times is reporting:
President Obama rejected the views of top lawyers at the Pentagon and the Justice Department when he decided that he had the legal authority to continue American military participation in the air war in Libya without Congressional authorization, according to officials familiar with internal administration deliberations.
Jeh C. Johnson, the Pentagon general counsel, and …