LEX LATA, LEX FERENDA
The law as it is, the law as it should be
Transparency and Access at the Paris Negotiations
By: Hari Osofsky Expectancy has dominated the last two days as people awaited each day’s new draft of the agreement. Because the negotiations are taking place behind closed doors, people use relationships to learn ever-evolving information about the state of...
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Remembering Nuremberg 70 Years Later
By: Leila Nadya Sadat On November 20-22, 2015, I was in Nuremberg, Germany, at a superb series of events relating to or commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Nuremberg trial. I was asked to give the opening address on the 20th itself, in Courtroom 600, 70 years to...
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Success in the Paris Climate Negotiations in Broader Context
By: Hari Osofsky I appreciate the opportunity to guest blog with Opinio Juris while at the Paris climate change negotiations this week. I will aim in my blogs to complement Dan Bodansky’s excellent assessment of the negotiations among state parties by examining the...
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The Continuing Relevance of Hybrid Criminal Courts in the Era of the ICC
By: Mathias Holvoet Following the formal establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on July 1, 2002, some expected the future of international criminal justice would center primarily around the ICC and domestic prosecutions. The ‘modest future of hybrid...
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Misconduct in the Enforcement of International Law by Rogue States and Democratic Ones
By: Richard A. Goldstone (Originally posted on International Judicial Monitor) During the first week of September 2015 present and former international chief prosecutors gathered at Lake Chautauqua, in upstate New York, for the ninth annual International Humanitarian...
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Conflict, Secrecy, and Some Progress at Penultimate UN Climate Change Negotiations
By: Tamara L. Slater The final two weeks of negotiations over a global climate change treaty will commence in less than 40 days, but confusion about the likely outcome remains high. The 196 Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...
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The Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia and the Cautious Optimism of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
By: Héctor Olasolo (Originally posted on Debate Global) On 23 September 2015, the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – Popular Army (‘FARC-EP’), issued a joint communique, in which they made public the core aspects of their agreement...
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Summer at the Hague Academy of International Law
By: Olivia Espy Due the continuing generosity of Washington University School of Law and the Dagen-Legomsky Fellowship, I attended the Hague Academy of International Law on Public International Law this summer in The Netherlands. It was an experience I will never...
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A Fight for Basic Human Rights: The Uphill Battle for the LGBTQ Community in Ghana
By: Zachary Smith Zachary Smith, 2L, is an intern at Legal Resources Centre in Accra, Ghana for the Summer of 2015 as part of Washington University School of Law’s Global Public Interest Law Internships. As one of the most developed democratic nations in Africa, Ghana...
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Returning to Nepal after the Earthquake
By: Marla Borkson Nepal always has and always be a fascinating place for me. I lived here for five months last year with an INGO focused on education and the Nepal government’s new curriculum for early childhood development. So when I heard about the April 25...
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