Tag: civil war
Happy Sunday! This was a very busy week both in terms of world affairs and in my life. I am yet to find the holiday spirit, maybe next week, when Santa Claus officially comes to Hungary and I am going to see The Nutcracker too. Nothing says Christmas more like The Nutcracker, right? Anyway, I hope you are having a great weekend, and have some time to read. An Eventful Day in The Hague: Channeling Socrates and Goering Really, when we all thought there could be no more suprises left in these proceedings one of the defendants made the conclusion…
Happy weekend, everybody and happy long weekend to all to whom that applies! I hope your weekend is happy and relaxed! This week’s round-up is short, but there are some important topics here to check out. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is Just Doing His Job It’s a wonder how President Trump havent’t tweeted lies about the High Commissioner yet, that’s what he seems to do with everybody who dares to criticize him. Rules for Reconstruction in Syria I don’t know whether or not it is timely to speak about reconstruction in Syria yet, but this is a…
Hello, everyone! Another week with unspeakable tragedies in the world, I hope everyone is doing fine! In the coming weeks I am experimenting with some new ideas around here on the blog, which will slightly shake up these Sunday round-ups too. I hope you like a little variety. So this week, I seem to have finalized the schedule of my vacation week. Two weeks to go, it is going to be short, but I will make sure it’s going to be great. Speaking of greatness, have you watched the First Lady’s episode of Carpool Karaoke on the Late Late Show…
Happy Sunday! Again, I hope everybody is safe this weekend! After a very eventful and exciting few days in international law, let’s recap some of the biggest stories of the week. Failed coup: 250 dead, 1400 injured, 2,839 detained I did not come across a proper blog post about this so far, but still had to include it. What is happening in the world? Turkey used to be a peaceful holiday location not so long ago. China’s Legacy Maritime Claims If you are an international lawyer, or follow international law news sites and blogs you couldn’t have not heard about…
Happy last Sunday of February! As one-sixth of 2016 is gone and spring is approaching I am looking forward to welcome changes. Here on the blog and in life as well. I do hope there will be even more than I expect at this time. Happy reading! Getting Serious About Syria: What to do When Containment Doesn’t Work and Is Syria Obama’s Fault? Although many believe that the new developments on the Syria front will be short lived if they materialize at all. The first post outlines a solution which would lead to results in years. The other is worth reading…
Happy Sunday, everybody! I know, another week passed without any posts, it is not intentional, I am working on it. My work problem is about to be settled in the coming weeks (one way or another), and then I will hopefully be able to concentrate on creative stuff. At one point, I should probably write a post about it all, but it involves other people, so I will have to figure out some unharmful way to share it. Now let’s see what happened in the world this week. Syria: Starvation as a Tactic of War and A Syrian Response to Obama’s…
Happy Weekend Everybody! How about a little Sunday reading? Croatia v. Serbia: Genocide and the Dolus Specialis Question A long awaited judgement of the International Court of Justice in consistence with its (and those of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia) previous decisions. The Aristrikes against Islamic State in Iraq and the Alleged Prohibition on Military Assistance to Governments in Civil Wars This great and detailed post is solely about the airstrikes in Iraq, but this same question of military assistance to governments in civil wars might soon be current regarding Ukraine as well. Is Jordan Attacking ISIS…
‘Abuse by all sides’ in Iraq’s Anbar “The upsurge in violence began on 30 December, when security forces cleared a year-old Sunni protest camp. The fighting spread to Falluja, and militants moved in and seized control of the city and parts of Ramadi. Iraq’s minority Sunni Arab community has long complained that it is being marginalised by Prime Minister Nouri Maliki’s Shia-led government and unfairly targeted by the security forces. Correspondents say the prime minister’s drive to restore control of Falluja and Ramadi is being seen by many Sunnis as an attempt at domination and oppression, and is taking Iraq…
9 questions about Syria you were too embarrassed to ask I’ve never imagined there could be anything entertaining written about Syria at this point, but this one is the best I’ve read so far. Informative and entertaining at the same time.
