http://www.opiniojuris.org/ en-us 2008-06-27T06:06+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1214543775.shtml The BBC reports that the New Zealand government and seven Maori tribes have entered into an historic agreement concerning Maori ownership of... Kevin Jon Heller 2008-06-27T06:06+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1213797238.shtml There is a lot of diplomatic-speak here, and agreements to agree to work at some point in the future and how there is no prejudice to their legal positions, etc. but... Julian Ku 2008-06-18T16:06+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1211906996.shtml On Friday, the ICJ issued its judgment in Sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge (Malaysia/Singapore). A summary sent by the ICJ stated that... Chris Borgen 2008-05-27T16:05+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1210892280.shtml I had contemplated weighing in on commentators' unfortunate tendency to equate the Responsibility to Protect doctrine with humanitarian invasion, but John Boonstra at UN Dispatch beat me to it. Here's... Kevin Jon Heller 2008-05-15T22:05+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1210445127.shtml The first part of this post's title is also the title of a new article at Time.com. (Note: on CNN.com, they title the article "Time to Invade Myanmar?")... Chris Borgen 2008-05-10T18:05+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1209141586.shtml Here is a sample of some of the wonderful map art of Susan Stockwell:... Roger Alford 2008-04-25T16:04+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1208193816.shtml Free speech at the Beijing Olympics is becoming a hot topic. IOC President Jacques Rogge held a press conference last week taking a firm line restricting all political speech anywhere... Roger Alford 2008-04-14T17:04+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1205418866.shtml [This was cross-posted over at Huffington Post]... Roger Alford 2008-03-13T14:03+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1203534564.shtml Who could have thought a tax case could be so ... exotic? On remand from the Supreme Court in the case of New York City v. Permanent Mission of India,... Roger Alford 2008-02-21T05:02+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1203309080.shtml It takes little courage to be a blogger in the United States. Perhaps professional reputation is at risk if things go badly,... Roger Alford 2008-02-18T05:02+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1202571575.shtml The bloggers at Coming Anarchy have put together an informative series of posts about the shifting borders of states and empires. There’s a time-lapse animation of the expansion and... Chris Borgen 2008-02-09T15:02+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1202247517.shtml Like Roger, and the rest of the Opinio Juris bloggers, I want to thank Walter Russell Mead for joining us this week. I found God and Gold to be provocative and... Chris Borgen 2008-02-05T21:02+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1200892450.shtml In case you missed it, in addition to Medellin and Boumediene, there is one other significant international case before the Supreme Court this term. Although the case is a sleeper, it... Roger Alford 2008-01-21T05:01+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1200178516.shtml Paul Marshall has an interesting op-ed in the Washington Post on the spiritual capital of successful countries. I know Marshall well... Roger Alford 2008-01-12T22:01+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1197909230.shtml This story from The Guardian is a wonderful development:... Roger Alford 2007-12-17T16:12+00:00