It was a much anticipated decision to come out of The Hague: the decision (or ’award) by an arbitration tribunal about a dispute between the Philippines and China regarding the South China Sea. [...]
After a ridiculous seven years, the Chilcot inquiry about the UK’s decision to invade Iraq in 2003 with the US finally produced a very lengthy report. It must have taken about a year just to [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
In an earlier post, I may not have convinced you totally that international law is vital aspect of international relations, but I am going to assume that I have anyway. Because it is time to move [...]
My latest academic projects have propelled me into the strange relationship between the United States Constitution and international law. Some of my research – and that of some awesome [...]
What better way to start the book reviews for this blog than to cover Henry Kissinger’s ’World Order’. What did he think about international law as a feature of any world order? I had to re-read [...]
