Anthony Clark Arend

Earlier today, the US Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum. As will be recalled from a previous post, in September of 2010, a divided panel of the Second Circuit held that corporate liability did not exist under the Alien Tort Statute. In similar cases, the D.C Circuit  (John Doe VIII v. Exxon Mobil), …

The Department of Defense has created a new website for information on military commissions. Information can be found on Cases, Facilities/Services, Victim/Witness Assistance, Legal Resources, News/Media Services.
(HT: Bobby Chesney)

As noted in an earlier post, it was my pleasure and honor to attend the Inauguration of my dear friend, Dan Porterfield, as President of Franklin & Marshall College. His brilliant address raised a myriad of critical themes, so I urge you to read it in its entirety. But I want to highlight one particular section: Dan’s discussion of the …

With the passing of my dear friend Chris Joyner, I thought it might be a nice tribute to post a video from a panel discussion that he moderated in 2007 at a conference at Case Western Reserve Law School commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Genocide Convention.

Human Rights Watch reports:
The new international convention banning cluster bombs is already having a powerful impact despite the absence of the United States and other major powers, Human Rights Watch said on September 17, 2011, as a diplomatic meeting of the convention concluded in Beirut, Lebanon.
“This week’s meeting has shown how the cluster bomb ban is not …

Check out The War Room, a new blog by my friend and colleague, Tom Nichols. And in case you were wondering about Tom’s distinguished background . . . from the Naval War College website:
Thomas M. Nichols is a professor of national security affairs in the National Security Decision Making Department, where is also the Course Director for Security, …

The Joyner family has invited friends, colleagues, students, lacrosse
fans, and penguins to share their memories of Christopher at a
reception in Copley Formal Lounge beginning at 3:00 on Friday, 16
September.  The memorial service will take place at 4:00.
Jim O’Donnell
Provost

A memorial service will be held for Chris Joyner on Friday, September 16 at 4pm in Copley Formal Lounge at Georgetown University. All are welcome to attend.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Christopher C. Joyner Fund at Georgetown University to support the study of International Law. Checks should be made out to “Georgetown University,” with a …