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ImmigrationProf Blog
Europe’s Deadly Border
EUROPE'S DEADLY BORDER By David Bacon in the Boston Review tells the story of a migrant tragedy in a journey by sea from Africa to Eureope. On the night of October 3…
Ship Law Log
Court of Appeal reverses first instance decision in “The Athena” on the applicability of the NYPE off-hire clause
The Court of Appeal has reversed the first instance decision in Minerva Navigation Inc v Oceana Shipping AG (The “Athena”). Facts The vessel was chartered on the NYPE 46 form.…
International Law Prof Blog
International Criminal Court Asks Security Council for Support to Enforce Decisions
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has had the busiest year on record, the body said in a report to the United Nations General Assembly, in which it also called for…
Global Trade Law Blog
State Department Issues Nuts and Bolts Guidance on Libya
By: Thad McBride On May 10, 2013, the U.S. State Department issued unusually practical guidance (the Guidance) on exporting to Libya. The Guidance, which even has a practical name –…
International Law Prof Blog
Islamic Law in Transitioning Arab Spring Countries
Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 1:30 p.m. Place: Mumford Room, Library of Congress, James Madison Building, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20540The Law Library and the Library’s African and Middle Eastern…
International Law Prof Blog
US Recognizes National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces as Legitimate Representative of Syrian People
US President Obama announced last night that the United States is prepared to give formal recognition to a coalition of opposition groups formally known as the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary…
International Law Prof Blog
ICC Prosecutor Calls on New Libyan Government to See Justice Done in Relation to Crimes Committed during the Overthrow of al-Qadhafi
Addressing the Security Council, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) last week called on Libya’s authorities to ensure that justice is served in relation to any crimes committed…
The Right Coast
Suspect in Benghazi Attack Scoffs at U.S. – NYTimes.com
BENGHAZI, Libya Witnesses and the authorities have called Ahmed Abu Khattala one of the ringleaders of the Sept. 11 attack on the American diplomatic mission here. But just days after…
The Right Coast
What Happened In Benghazi | Power Line
So Hillary Clinton and the State Department unequivocally reject the account that Barack Obama and Joe Biden have given. It is hard to imagine what intelligence reports Obama could have…
The Right Coast
Sen. Corker: Obama must have known what happened in Libya – Right Turn – The Washington Post
This morning, I spoke with Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), who had just returned from Libya, about the Benghazi debacle. He was animated and clearly flabbergasted at the administration s reaction.…