ASIL Insights - 2007 Archive

International law behind the headlines, informing the press, policy makers, and the public.

Insights By Year:   

Accountability of Private Security Contractors under International and Domestic Law
By Laura A. Dickinson
December 26, 2007

ICSID Annulment Committee Rules on the Relationship between Customary and Treaty Exceptions on Necessity in Situations of Financial Crisis
By Jürgen T. Kurtz
December 20, 2007

The UN Security Council Marks Seventh Anniversary of Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security with Open Debate
By C. Cora True-Frost
December 17, 2007

Canadian-made Drugs for Rwanda: The First Application of the WTO Waiver on Patents and Medicines
By Holger P. Hestermeyer
December 10, 2007

Russia's Claim in the Arctic and the Vexing Issue of Ridges in UNCLOS
By Marc Benitah
November 8, 2007

The ICJ Awards Sovereignty over Four Caribbean Sea Islands to Honduras and Fixes a Single Maritime Boundary between Nicaragua and Honduras
By Pieter Bekker & Ana Stanic
October 17, 2007

The UN General Assembly adopts the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
By Stefania Errico
October 9, 2007

Counterinsurgency, Rule of Law Operations, and International Law
By David P. Fidler
September 19, 2007

WTO Panel decision in Brazil - Tyres supports safeguarding environmental values
By Julia Qin
September 5, 2007
Update: The Mercosur Exemption Reversed – Conflict between WTO and Mercosur Rulings and Its Implications for Environmental Values

Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: Supreme Court Upholds New York City Action for Tax Liens against UN Missions
By Alexander K.A. Greenawalt
August 28, 2007

European Court of Human Rights Expands Privacy Protections: Copland v. United Kingdom
By Fred H. Cate
August 6, 2007

German Constitutional Court Rules on Necessity in Argentine Bondholder Case
By Stephan W. Schill
July 31, 2007

Russia Suspends CFE Treaty Participation
By Duncan B. Hollis
July 23, 2007

International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism Enters into Force
By David P. Fidler
July 5, 2007

The ICTR transfers Michel Bagaragaza to the Netherlands for Trial
By Alhagi Marong
June 18, 2007

The United States and the 1982 Law of the Sea Treaty
By David D. Caron and Harry N. Scheiber
June 11, 2007

The Bush Administration and Democrats Reach a Bipartisan Deal on Trade Policy
By Sungjoon Cho
May 29, 2007

The Seventh Circuit Again Finds Jurisdiction for Private Remedies for Violations of Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
By Chimène I. Keitner and Kenneth C. Randall
May 14, 2007

U.S. Supreme Court, Greenhouse Gas Regulation and Foreign Policy Considerations
By Cymie R. Payne
May 03, 2007

The Chemical Weapons Convention After Ten Years: Successes and Future Challenges
By David P. Fidler
April 27, 2007

Australian Detainee Pleads Guilty before the First Military Commission
By Dr Stephen Tully
April 23, 2007

U.S. Supreme Court Decides Forum Non Conveniens Case
By Christopher A. Whytock
April 5, 2007

World Court finds Serbia Responsible for Breaches

of Genocide Convention, but Not Liable for Committing Genocide
By Jason Morgan-Foster and Pierre-Olivier Savoie
April 3, 2007

D.C. Circuit Upholds Constitutionality of Military Commissions Act Withdrawal of Federal Habeas Jurisdiction for Guantanamo Detainees
By Andrew Kent
March 21, 2007

The Situation in Darfur: Prosecutor's Application under Article 58(7) of the Rome Statute
By Kevin Jon Heller
March 16, 2007

ICC Confirms Charges against DRC Militia Leader
By Jason Morgan-Foster
March 9, 2007

Six-Party Talks Produce Action Plan on North Korean Nuclear Disarmament
By Christopher J. Le Mon
March 6, 2007

Indonesia's Decision to Withhold Influenza Virus Samples from the World Health Organization: Implications for International Law
By David P. Fidler
February 27, 2007

Outcome of the Sixth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention, November-December 2006
By David P. Fidler
February 23, 2007

Double Interim Relief Denial in Argentina-Uruguay Pulp Mill Dispute before the World Court
By Pieter H.F. Bekker
February 13, 2007

European Court Rules on UN and EU Terrorist Suspect Blacklists
By Chia Lehnardt
January 31, 2007