Opinio Juris

"A forum for informed discussion and lively debate about international law and international relations. The Opinio Juris team of authors holds a wide range of views from across the political spectrum and brings a range of experience from their pre-academic careers in government, private legal practice and the NGO community. We encourage civil and respectful dialogue among our bloggers, readers (who may post comments), and guest-bloggers. Our goal is to be both informative and thought-provoking by fostering vigorous intellectual engagement without vitriol. The marketplace of ideas is what we make of it."

Author: Roger P. Alford teaches at Pepperdine University School of Law ; Christopher J. Borgen teaches at St. John's University School of Law; Kevin Jon Heller teaches at the University of Auckland Faculty of Law in New Zealand; Duncan B. Hollis and Peter J. Spiro teach at Temple University Beasley School of Law; Julian Ku teaches at Hofstra Law School; Ken Anderson teaches at American University Washington College of Law; Peggy McGuinness teaches at the University of Missouri School of Law, Columbia; and Deborah Pearlstein is a visiting scholar at Princeton University's program in law and public affairs.

Recent Posts from Opinio Juris

MarineTraffic.com
by Kenneth Anderson by Kenneth Anderson I’m slightly embarrassed to interrupt the flow of the serious academic discussion underway, but I found this a fascinating site. MarineTraffic.com, with a live GoogleEarth map of marine shipping worldwide.…
A Response to Katherine Stone
by Alvaro Santos by Alvaro Santos I would like to thank Kathy Stone for commenting on my Article and agreeing to participate in this symposium. She has sharply characterized the main arguments of my paper…
Bodansky: Update from Barcelona Climate Change Negotiations
by Daniel Bodansky [Daniel Bodansky, University of Georgia School of Law and OJ guest blogger, sends this second dispatch on the state of the Climate Change talks leading up to the Copenhagen Conference. Professor Bodansky…
Robotics and the Law Panel at Stanford Law School
by Kenneth Anderson by Kenneth Anderson If you are going to be around Palo Alto next Thursday evening, you might consider attending a panel discussion on robotics and law at Stanford Law School. I’ll be…
A Response to Alvaro Santos by Katherine V. Stone
by Katherine V. Stone by Katherine V. Stone [Katherine V. Stone is a Professor at UCLA School of Law] In Labor Flexibility, Legal Reform and Economic Development, Alvaro Santos presents an analysis and critique of…
Labor Flexibility, Legal Reform, and Economic Development
by Alvaro Santos by Alvaro Santos [Alvaro Santos is an Associate Professor at Georgetown University Law Center] The current global financial crisis has provoked intense criticism of the regulatory framework for financial markets. Financial market…
Yeah, It’s Just Like That.
by Kevin Jon Heller by Kevin Jon Heller The depths to which the extreme right will sink to oppose offering quality healthcare to all Americans really knows no bounds: Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting. P.S. In case…
What a Difference a Journalist Makes…
by Kevin Jon Heller Compare the following. First, Reed Stevenson for Reuters: Yugoslavia tribunal judges ordered legal counsel for former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and adjourned his trial until March 2010 to give the…
Kenya’s Post-Election Violence: Case Headed to the Hague
by James Gathii [Professor James Gathii, provides this timely insta-background on today's decision by the the ICC prosecutor to open an investigation into the 2007 post-election violence in Kenya. Professor Gaathi teaches at Albany Law…
Extra Time for Dr. Karadzic — and Stand-By Counsel
by Kevin Jon Heller As most readers probably know by now, the Trial Chamber has decided to adjourn Dr. Karadzic's trial until 1 March 2010 and appoint stand-by counsel who will step in if, at…