Anthony Clark Arend

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
July 09, 2011

Statement of President Barack Obama
Recognition of the Republic of South Sudan
I am proud to declare that the United States formally recognizes the Republic of South Sudan as a sovereign and independent state upon this day, July 9, 2011.  After so much struggle by the people of South …

In anticipation of the formal declaration of independence for the Republic of South Sudan, the United Nations Security had adopted resolution 1996 establishing the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan. The resolution provides:

Text of Resolution 1996 (2011) on the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) as adopted by the Security Council
Jul 8, …

A previous post notes the recent decision by a Dutch court to hold the Netherlands responsible for the behavior of Dutch peacekeeping during the Srebrenica massacre. My friend and Georgetown colleague, Erik Voeten, who, in addition to being an expert on international organization, also speaks Dutch, has posted an excellent commentary over at The Monkey Cage. He writes:
In a remarkable …

The New York Times reports:
The Obama administration announced Tuesday that it would prosecute in civilian court a Somali accused of ties to two Islamist militant groups. The decision to fly the man to New York for trial, after interrogating him for months aboard a United States naval vessel, is likely to reignite debate about the detention …

The AP reports in the New York Times:
The Netherlands was responsible for the deaths of three Bosnian Muslim men slain by Serbs during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, appeals judges ruled Tuesday, ordering the Dutch government to compensate the men’s relatives.The landmark ruling could open the path to other compensation claims by victims who claim their male …

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
hen in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of …

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL – 50 years from Carlos Lascano on Vimeo.
(HT: Chris Albon)

Over at the Council on Foreign Relations, Stewart Patrick reflects on the United States and questions of sovereignty. He writes:
As the nation celebrates its 235th birthday, The Internationalist takes a break from beer and barbecuing to reflect on American sovereignty. This is a controversial topic, to say the least. John Bolton, former UN ambassador and potential GOP …