Exploring International Law
Exploring International Law has summaries and links to news stories about international legal developments.
Author: Editor Anthony Clark Arend is a professor and director of the Institute for International Law and Politics at Georgetown University.
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Recent Posts from Exploring International Law
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Charles E. Pirtle on Russia's Recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia
In several previous posts, my great friend, Professor Charles E. Pirtle, has commented on recent developments in South Ossetia and elsewhere. In light of the recent action by Russi
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The US Version of the Afghan Airstrike
The New York Times reports:American military officials sought on Wednesday to refute claims that as many as 90 civilians — among them 60 children — were killed in airst
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Russia Recognizes South Ossetia and Abkhazia as Independent States
The New York Times is reporting this morning:Russia on Tuesday formally recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the two enclaves in Georgia whose separatist aspi
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More Problems in Darfur
The New York Times reports:Dozens of people were killed and more than 100 were injured Monday in a government assault on a huge camp for displaced people in Darfur, the conflict-ri
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Remembering Prague Spring
Alexander Dubcek in 1968One of my earliest memories of international politics was the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. I remember watching the news in the morning before going to
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Karzai Condemns US Air Strike: Was it Indiscriminate Force?
Hamid KarzaiReuters is reporting today: "Afghan President Hamid Karzai strongly condemns the uncoordinated air strike by coalition forces in Shindand district of Herat prov
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UK High Court Supports Claim of Torture of Binyam Mohamed
Binyam MohamedThe New York Times reports:A British court said on Thursday that a terrorism suspect being held at Guantánamo Bay had credible arguments that the United State
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Analysis of the Parhat Case
Lyle DennistonOver at SCOTUSBlog, Lyle Denniston has an excellent commentary of the Parhat case. He explains: A member of a long-persecuted Chinese Muslim community, the Uigh
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The War in Afghanistan
The New York Times reports: Taliban insurgents mounted their most serious attacks in six years of fighting in Afghanistan over the last two days, including a coordinated assault by
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Do We Need to Revise the Geneva Conventions to Address Terrorism?
Deborah PearlsteinDeborah Pearlstein has recently written posted a forthcoming article entitled, "Avoiding an International Law Fix for Terrorist Detention." (H.T.: