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I thought I’d give you my two cents on the Brexit referendum that was held two days ago. All of the offered explanations for the Brexit have considerable merit, but disregard its root cause. I [...]

Despite the omnipresence of other influential actors on the international plane, international law begins and ends with the sovereign state. The state is the heart and backbone the international [...]

I imagine that every lawyer, international or otherwise, is sensitive to how law and lawyers are portrayed on screen. That portrait is not only painted through whole storylines or devilish [...]

The second best book to review on this blog? A book that combines almost everything I am interested in these days. Enter ’The Court and the World’ by US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. [...]

Ten years ago, one of the best television series in history signed off after 7 thrilling seasons. Every political junkie is fan of ’The West Wing’ (TWW), a multiple Emmy Award-winning series [...]

For international lawyers, it is the collision that was heard around the world. In 1926, two vessels collided in the Mediterranean and the international legal community was never the same. It is [...]