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28 Nov 2011, 12:07 pm
by Peter Spiro I’ve been arguing for some time (here, here, and here, all pre-SSRN) that the globalized economy enables the world to directly discipline US states in the context of foreign relations and human rights, and that this in turn erases the need for a dormant federal foreign affairs power. [read post]
29 Jul 2010, 10:18 am
by Peter Spiro I’ve got some bigger picture thoughts (cautionary, from an alien rights perspective) over at the NY Times Room for Debate. [read post]
25 Apr 2012, 1:39 pm
by Peter Spiro Transcript of today’s argument before the Supreme Court here. [read post]
23 Sep 2010, 8:57 am
by Peter Spiro President Obama’s UN General Assembly speech this morning highlighted the place of civil society as an agent of progress: Civil society is the conscience of our communities, and America will always extend our engagement abroad with citizens beyond the halls of government. [read post]
6 Oct 2008, 3:43 pm
Sachs, Larry Solum, Dan Tokaji, and Peter Spiro. [read post]
24 Jul 2012, 7:10 pm
by Peter Spiro From the Guardian, an account that even an academic would have a hard time making up: Honduras may allow for extraterritorial appeals in some number of jurisdictions, amounting to “semi-independent city-states,” established to improve investment appeal: The complex constitutional agreement under discussion involves Mauritius – an island 10,000 miles away in the Indian Ocean – guaranteeing the legal framework of the courts in the development… [read post]
27 Feb 2012, 1:21 pm
by Peter Spiro In case you missed it, Rick Santorum asserted earlier this month that it’s open season on old people in the Netherlands – that euthanasia accounts for 10% of all deaths and that the elderly walk around with “Do Not Euthanize” bracelets in the way of medical alerts. [read post]
25 May 2012, 11:32 am
by Peter Spiro Supporters of US ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty now have a network home, curiously called “The American Sovereignty Campaign.” It seems to be a serious undertaking, counting the US Chamber of Commerce and the Pew Charitable Trusts among its members, running this polished ad in the print media. [read post]
10 May 2012, 7:13 pm
by Peter Spiro Michele Bachmann couldn’t take a little bit of heat from a few restrictionists on the Right and has renounced her Swiss citizenship, apparently pursuant to article 42 of the Swiss nationality law. [read post]
9 Mar 2011, 11:42 am
by Peter Spiro "Is Syria the next domino? [read post]
25 Jul 2012, 5:11 am
by Peter Spiro The International Olympic Committee will allow marathoner Guor Marial to compete as a man without a country. [read post]
3 Dec 2010, 1:09 pm
by Peter Spiro Well, not quite that broad, but almost. [read post]
1 Jan 2007, 7:00 am
Peter Spiro in this post at Opinio Juris thoughtfully examines whether "the blogging phenomenon may have peaked" in the legal arena, and a terrific set of commentors have enriched the inquiry. [read post]
19 Jun 2012, 1:00 pm
by Peter Spiro This is a great book, and I am almost completely on board with the orientation here. [read post]
4 May 2012, 10:24 am
by Peter Spiro Ian Hurd has a very interesting essay on law and international relations, “Law and the Practice of Diplomacy,” which I’d strongly recommend to anyone with an IR/IL bent. [read post]
31 Oct 2012, 12:40 pm
by Peter Spiro As a thought experiment, prompted by this week’s experience with Hurricane Sandy: should management of disaster relief migrate to the supranational level? [read post]
2 Nov 2011, 11:49 am
by Peter Spiro On top of everything else, Congress now threatens to severely restrict official contacts with Iran. [read post]
4 Jan 2007, 9:42 am
Peter Spiro's "Abandoned Blogs" post has garned significant attention over the last week. [read post]
31 Aug 2013, 7:12 pm
Peter Spiro at OJ, and David Rothkopf of FP whom he cites, both say that President Obama’s request for congressional authorization for Syria will allow Congress to hamstring future Presidents from using military force. [read post]
12 Jan 2007, 8:18 am
See Peter Spiro's story on Opinio Juris about the big retailers' (Walmart, Tesco, etc.) [read post]
