http://www.opiniojuris.org/ en-us 2008-07-09T00:07+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1215562328.shtml Man, what kind of sweatshop is the University of Chicago?... Kevin Jon Heller 2008-07-09T00:07+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1214817546.shtml As part of the effort to prove itself more like other disciplines and to move away from the trade school model, there's been a clear trend towards peer-reviewed law journals. Witness... Peter Spiro 2008-06-30T09:06+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1214226366.shtml Okay, in Rome. Following in Duncan's footsteps, I've been teaching here for the month in a Temple Law summer program. On Friday,... Peter Spiro 2008-06-23T13:06+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1212765856.shtml There is nothing wrong with spending a few days in SoCal in January!... Peggy McGuinness 2008-06-06T15:06+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1212678155.shtml Dr. Antoine Buyse of the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM), Utrecht University, has started a new blog on the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.... Chris Borgen 2008-06-05T15:06+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1212408609.shtml A lawyer, a philosopher, and a theologian went out for dinner. The topic under discussion was the concept of “sovereignty.” The lawyer discussed the sovereignty of the state, the philosopher highlighted... Roger Alford 2008-06-02T12:06+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1211640542.shtml Wednesday’s NY Times had a good essay by Thomas Friedman on the current evolution of the global distribution of power. He argues that there are actually three shifts taking place:... Chris Borgen 2008-05-24T14:05+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1211387824.shtml Now that the hiring season is over, I wanted to invite our readers to send me an email with any information regarding new and lateral international law professor hires. When... Roger Alford 2008-05-21T16:05+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1211124187.shtml ... Chris Borgen 2008-05-18T15:05+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1210952827.shtml In a strange move, the Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the ATS Apartheid case of Khulamani v. Barclay Bank (recaptioned at the Supreme Court as American Isuzu Motors v. Ntsebeza).... Roger Alford 2008-05-16T15:05+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1210563661.shtml Thanks to my fellow co-bloggers here at Opinio Juris for the chance to discuss my book Beyond Citizenship: American Identity After Globalization. It's been an honor (and a lot of... Peter Spiro 2008-05-12T13:05+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1210221886.shtml Boring tax case, interesting international law issue. That's how I would summarize Jamieson v. CIR. The issue in Jamieson is what happens if a treaty says one thing, a subsequent... Roger Alford 2008-05-08T15:05+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1210000749.shtml One of the more intriguing questions from the oral argument in the child rape death penalty case of Kennedy v. Louisiana is whether evolving standards of decency are a one-way... Roger Alford 2008-05-05T15:05+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1209742944.shtml Earlier this week the WTO Appellate Body clarified the role of legal precedent in WTO jurisprudence. The background to the discussion was a WTO panel’s refusal to follow a previous Appellate... Roger Alford 2008-05-02T15:05+00:00 http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1209659008.shtml As regular readers know, I have been critical of Washington & Lee's move toward a third-year experiential learning program, fearing that it would marginalize international law courses. Well, those fears... Roger Alford 2008-05-01T16:05+00:00