International Law Observer

"Dedicated to reports, commentary and the discussion of topical issues of public international law as well as European Commission / European Union law."

Author: The site's editor is Dominik Zimmermann, a research fellow of the Minerva Research Group "Judicial Independence" at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg, Germany. It is "maintained by a group of researchers active in the field of public international law and/or European Commission / European Union law."

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Recent Posts from International Law Observer

EU-Israel Trade Agreement Does Not Apply to Products from the Occupied Territories
On 29 October 2009, Attorney General Bot published his Opinion on a preliminary reference addressed to the European Court of Justice by a German court on the application of the EC-Israel Association Agreement in the…
The Security Paradigm in the Israeli Supreme Court
In a recent judgment of the Israeli Supreme Court, HCJ 7001/09 Kareem AlKanua v Commander of the Army Forces in Gaza et al. (rendered by Justice Levi on 26 October 2009) the petitioner a Palestinian…
Honduran military government brings ICJ claim against Brazil
A press release from the ICJ Registrar has announced that an application has been filed by Honduras against Brazil. The proceedings relate to “legal questions concerning diplomatic relations and associated with the principle of non-intervention”…
Book reviews invited by The George Washington International Law Review
The George Washington University International Law Review is now accepting submissions of book reviews for publication in Volumes 41 and 42. Book reviews should be written on a recent or forthcoming book discussing a timely…
A report on Transnational Corporations and the Right to Food
New York University Students for Human Rights have prepared a report on Transnational Corporations on the Right to Food. The Report was requested by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food ‘to inform…
Human Rights – A Drop of Liberation or Fig Leaf of Legitimation?
Newcastle Human Rights Research Group Symposium Announcement: Human Rights – A Drop of Liberation or Fig Leaf of Legitimation? Date: 23 January 2010, Newcastle Law School, Newcastle University, UK. Confirmed Speakers Professor David Kennedy, Harvard…
Administrative Detention – A Rule, No Longer An Exception
Administrative detention has been a contentious topic for international lawyers since its invocation by governments claiming that it is a principal tool in the often-lawless global ‘War on Terror’. Despite the popularity that this mechanism…
Melbourne Journal of International Law – Call for Papers
Below is a call for papers of the Melbourne Journal of International Law. Thanks to the 2010 editors Tim Farhall, Christopher Hibbard and Mary Quinn for drawing my attention to this. The Editors of the…
What to Do in Copenhagen
By Graciela Chichilnisky The global summit in Copenhagen in December will decide the fate of the Kyoto Protocol, the only international agreement we have ever had to combat the dangers of climate change. But the…
Guest post by Professor Chichilnisky
In celebration of the upcoming Blog Action Day on the topic of climate change, International Law Observer is glad to announce a guest post from Professor Graciela Chichilnisky, professor of Economics and in Mathematical Statistics…