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8 Aug 2012, 5:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey Oxfam reports that hundreds are being raped and killed in Eastern Congo as the army’s deployment to fight rebels has created a security vacuum. [read post]
7 Aug 2012, 5:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab has defected from what he terms the “terrorist regime” of President Bashar al-Assad, while violence rages on in Aleppo. [read post]
6 Aug 2012, 5:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey Rebels have reported that they are coming under heavy attacks in Syria’s Aleppo. [read post]
1 Aug 2012, 5:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey Fighting rages on in Syria’s Aleppo, trapping many citizens inside the embattled city. [read post]
30 Jul 2012, 5:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey Participants from around the world failed to agree on a UN arms-trade treaty last Friday, eliciting disappointment from Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. [read post]
27 Jul 2012, 5:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey The skies over Somalia have become so congested with drones that the UAVs pose a threat to air traffic and potentially to an arms-embargo. [read post]
26 Jul 2012, 5:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey The UN Security Council has lifted travel bans and asset freezes on 17 Liberians, including at least two of Charles Taylor’s ex-wives. [read post]
25 Jul 2012, 5:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey Ghana’s President John Atta Mills has died, though details are unclear as to the cause of death. [read post]
23 Jul 2012, 10:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey You asked and we answered! [read post]
19 Jul 2012, 5:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey Fighting is still raging in Damascus, where yesterday many officials were killed by bombing attacks in Syria’s capital city. [read post]
18 Jul 2012, 7:30 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey The United States Naval War College’s International Law Department has digitally published Volume 88 of its International Law Studies Blue Book series, entitled “Non-International Armed Conflict in the Twenty-First Century” and it may be downloaded for free from the Blue Book link on the Naval War College International Law Department’s Stockton Research Portal. [read post]
18 Jul 2012, 5:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey The UN Security Council prepares for a new vote on Syria today, amidst raging battles in Damascus and tension between Russia and the West. [read post]
17 Jul 2012, 5:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey The ICJ is set to deliver its judgment in Belgium v. [read post]
14 Jul 2012, 6:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey This week, Opinio Juris was a bit lighter on the blogging due to the Fourth of July holiday in the US, but we did feature a post from Peggy McGuinness that pointed out a discussion on the St. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 5:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey Syria has been hit by a wave of defections, with the latest–that of the ambassador to Iraq–coming yesterday. [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 5:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey The International Criminal Court handed down the sentence for Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, who received 14 years’ imprisonment for conscripting, enlisting and using children under the age of 15 to participate actively in hostilities. [read post]
7 Jul 2012, 6:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey This week on Opinio Juris, we had Kevin Jon Heller weighing in on Melinda Taylor’s release in Libya and offering thoughts related to whether she should be prosecuted there. [read post]
15 Jun 2012, 5:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to restart peace talks next week. [read post]
13 Jun 2012, 5:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey The US is accusing Russia of sending helicopters to Syria, where the UN has now officially categorized the conflict as a civil war. [read post]
12 Jun 2012, 5:00 am by Jessica Dorsey
by Jessica Dorsey The four staff members of the ICC will remain in a 45-day detention in Libya while investigations into the meetings the staff had with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi are carried out. [read post]