Archive for the ‘International law and structures’ Category
Thursday, March 31st, 2005
Well, this is good news. It seems that the United States is backing down and allowing a UN Security Council motion calling on the International Criminal Court to investigate the situation in Darfur.
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Friday, March 4th, 2005
You can't say the Bushies don't have long memories
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Tuesday, March 1st, 2005
I am so grateful that Clancy pointed to Deborah Stone's powerful juxtaposition of American torture and her mother's experience of lung cancer:On the morning of May 7, the day I was to learn about air hunger, Mom had awakened before me. When I came into the kitchen, my arms out ...
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Friday, February 25th, 2005
Community Radio has, of course, been extending in reach over the last decade or more (as noted in, for instance, UNESCO's World Communications Report) but this article gives an interesting overview of the differences in growth and emphasis in different areas globally. Of particular note is that some parts of ...
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Monday, January 3rd, 2005
One of the difficulties with blogging, to my mind, is figuring out when to post on a topic. Take, for instance, this Op-Ed piece on International Justice from the New York Times. I virulently disagree with Posner's conclusions, and believe his arguments - such as they are - are seriously ...
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Sunday, December 19th, 2004
How convenient. Yet again Pinochet faces prosecution, and yet again he suddenly suffers health problems. If I were not an agnostic I'd take more comfort in the fact that there's a place waiting for Pinochet in hell. However, even if that is true, it would be nice to see him ...
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Friday, December 10th, 2004
In 1973 singer Victor Jara was murdered in Chile following the US-supported coup d'etat that overthrew the government of Salvadore Allende and installed Pinochet. Now a former colonel has been indicted. As Tim Bray says:Nixon is already burning in hell, for Chile if nothing else, and while there are seats ...
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Sunday, November 28th, 2004
Thanks to Mark Dilley for pointing to this piece. The US have moved to oppose anti-tank mines (because they were used by the Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah) but continue to support the use of anti-person mines, and are refusing to support a ban on them at a global conference on ...
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Saturday, November 27th, 2004
I haven't seen any coverage of this in the US (not that that's any surprise): a provision bundled into a budget bill to be voted on December 8th by the US congress would withhold development aid [subscriber only link] from countries which refuse to provide immunity from the ICC for ...
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Monday, November 22nd, 2004
It appears the chances for reform of the UN security council are increasing. However, the report I saw only mentions moves to increase the size of the council - something Germany and others are pushing for - and nothing about another pressing issue: the need for reform of the veto ...
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