International Law Prof Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-16502222009-07-05T17:53:16-04:00A Member of the Law Professor Blogs NetworkTypePadInternationalLawProfBloghttp://feedburner.google.comAU Members agree not to cooperate with ICC indictment of Bashirtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011571c2f3db970b2009-07-05T17:53:16-04:002009-07-05T17:53:16-04:00On Friday, African leaders at the 13th annual African Union (AU) Summit in Libya agreed by consensus that AU members shall not cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague in the arrest and transfer of the President...InternationalLaw BloggerUnited Kingdom, Australia are Big Winners in the Jessup International Law Moot Court Written Memorial Competition tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011570c37628970c2009-07-05T13:18:47-04:002009-07-04T15:00:11-04:00The International Law Students Association (ILSA), the group that organizes the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, announced the winners of the Hardy C. Dillard and Richard R. Baxter memorial contests. The winner of the Dillard award for...InternationalLaw BloggerNew ABA Book on Customs Lawtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011570aacd7e970c2009-07-05T13:15:46-04:002009-07-05T13:15:31-04:00The American Bar Association Section of International Law is about to publish a new book on customs law. Customs: A Practitioner's Guide to Principles, Processes, and Procedures Michael D. Sherman, J. Steven Jarreau, John B. Brew - Editors Coming soon...InternationalLaw BloggerOAS Votes Unanimously to Suspend Honduras from Membershiptag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011570cd2bcd970c2009-07-05T13:15:05-04:002009-07-05T13:15:05-04:00The Organization of American States voted unanimously yesterday to suspend Honduras from membership because of the Honduran military's coup againstPresident Manuel Zelaya. The OAS said that the ouster of Zelaya had created an "unconstitutional alteration of the democratic order.'' (mew)InternationalLaw BloggerHappy Fourth of July!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011570c20eac970c2009-07-04T10:17:55-04:002009-07-04T10:17:55-04:00InternationalLaw Blogger2009 Jessup Final Round Excerpt (on You Tube)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011571a018cf970b2009-07-02T07:06:24-04:002009-07-02T07:10:59-04:00The International Law Students Association (which organizes the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition), has posted a five-minute excerpt from the video of the 2009 Final Round: THE CASE CONCERNING "OPERATION PROVIDE SHELTER." This final round features Universidad...InternationalLaw BloggerPanel at ABA Annual Meeting Will Examine the International Court of Justicetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011571900d4b970b2009-07-02T07:06:04-04:002009-07-02T07:06:04-04:00The 2009 ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago this August will have a number of panels and events of interest to readers of this blog. One of the featured panels is "A New Era for the International Court of Justice," which...InternationalLaw BloggerExcerpts from the Landmark Ruling from the Delhi High Court, and a Link to the Full 105-Page Decisiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115719f3789970b2009-07-02T04:49:07-04:002009-07-02T05:11:03-04:00With a big thank you to journalist Rex Wockner of San Diego, we are able to bring you these excerpts and a link to the full text of today's landmark ruling from the Delhi High Court. The court found that...InternationalLaw BloggerDelhi High Court Strikes Down India's Sodomy Law in Landmark Rulingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115719ef485970b2009-07-02T03:11:00-04:002009-07-02T04:50:13-04:00The Delhi High Court today reached a long-awaited decision on India's sodomy law. The court "read down" Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code so that it no longer criminalizes sex between consenting adults. Here is further information from a...InternationalLaw BloggerHappy Canada Day!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115719b6f9d970b2009-07-01T18:43:46-04:002009-07-01T18:43:46-04:00InternationalLaw BloggerICTR Prisoners Transferred to Benin to Serve Remainder of Sentencestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011570a5b324970c2009-07-01T16:10:25-04:002009-07-01T16:10:25-04:00The International Criminal Court for Rwanda (ICTR) was established under Chapter VII of the U.N. Charter to try those responsible for the worst crimes committed during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. The ICTR announced today that nine prisoners have been...InternationalLaw BloggerUN General Assembly Condemns Coup in Hondurastag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115709e6983970c2009-06-30T16:29:53-04:002009-06-30T16:30:21-04:00The U.N. General Assembly today condemned this weekend’s coup d’état in Honduras, calling for the restoration of the democratically-elected President and constitutional Government. President José Manuel Zelaya Rosales was ousted by the military on Sunday, hours before a referendum was...InternationalLaw BloggerUS Supreme Court to decide international law issuestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115709ac723970c2009-06-30T10:57:21-04:002009-06-30T11:02:03-04:00The U.S. Supreme Court has granted cert in at least two cases to be argued next term that raise or have the potential to raise issues of international law. The case that most directly involves international law is Abbott v....InternationalLaw BloggerProgram in Los Angeles to Mark the 11th Anniversary of the Rome Treaty of the International Criminal Courttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115718ecf5a970b2009-06-30T06:49:46-04:002009-06-30T10:58:19-04:00Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles will hold a program on Friday, July 17, 2009, from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. to mark the eleventh anniversary of the Rome Treaty of the International Criminal Court, which was signed on July 17,...InternationalLaw BloggerPhotos from Honduras (the Day After the Coup)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115718e8f8c970b2009-06-30T05:15:38-04:002009-06-30T05:16:39-04:00Click here to see some photos from the Presidential Palace in Honduras on the day following the military coup there. The link is to the slide show on the New York Times webpage. Click here for our earlier post about...InternationalLaw Blogger