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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 CommentPresident 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 …
Dawn Johnsen still not confirmed as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel
December 6, 2009 # 1:04 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, Supreme Court # No CommentPeriodically, 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 …
Dean Alexander Aleinikoff of Georgetown Law Center appointed UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees
December 3, 2009 # 11:06 am # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentMany, many congrats to our friend and colleague, Alex Aleinikoff! Kara Tershel for the Georgetown Blue&Gray writes:
The United Nations has appointed Law Center Dean T. Alexander Aleinikoff as deputy high commissioner for refugees, effective Feb. 1. He will continue to serve as dean through late January.The U.N. High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), located in Geneva, Switzerland, leads and coordinates international …
