Archive for the ‘International law and structures’ Category
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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Wednesday, November 17th, 2004
Bhí mé ag léamh píosa san Irish Times agus bhí abairt suimúil ann: "ghoid an foréigean cuid dá dhaonnacht de." Tá an túdar ag caint faoi scéal Ghearmáinais, is pearsa shamhailteach atá í gceist, ach creidím go bhfuil cuid den fhírinne ann. Sa Ghuardian inniú tá iarshaighdiúir ag scríobh faoi ...
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Monday, November 15th, 2004
This is why the United States is scared of the International Criminal Court. I'm sure his superiors will give him a little slap on the wrist, away from the public eye....
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Wednesday, November 10th, 2004
Naomi Klein claims - and I believe her - that the US army is forbidding all men between 15 and 50 from leaving Fallujah. I try to avoid obscenities on my weblog, but sometimes it's hard.
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Monday, November 8th, 2004
I should be asleep at the moment, but I just turned on CBS news by chance and they're announcing that the Americans have 'captured' the hospital in Fallujah because they were - I kid you not - worried it would be used to treat injured insurgents. Now I am by ...
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