U.N. Charter

Crimea, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, Donald Trump, Germany, History, International Law, Qatar, Qatar, Rule of Law, Russia, sanctions, Saudi Arabia, Soviet Union, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, united arab emirates, United Nations, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin August 21, 2018

50 Years Ago: The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, and its enduring significance

See “August 20, 1968 — “Dubček, Svoboda!” The Trenchant Observer, August 10, 2010. 50 years ago, the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies invaded…

History, human rights, International Law, Rule of Law, U.N. Charter, United Nations, use of force, vision of peace

Humanity’s voice of reason: International Law and the United Nations Charter

Crimea, Donald Trump, European Union, International Law, Russia, sanctions, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, Trump and Putin, Trump-Putin meeting, U.N. Charter, U.S. Congress, U.S. Constitution, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin

Text of Crimea Declaration and Pompeo Testimony: U.S. finally states it will never recognize Russian annexation of Crimea

Crimea, Donald Trump, foreign news coverage, History, International Law, Russia, sanctions, Soviet Union, Trump and Putin, Trump-Putin meeting, U.N. Charter, use of force, Vladimir Putin

Americans’ knowledge of international law, the military conquest of the Crimea, and proper dental floss use

2016 U.S. Presidential election, Dictatorship, Donald Trump, elections, human rights, International Law, Rule of Law, Russia, sanctions, syria, Trump and Putin, Trump-Putin meeting, U.N. Charter, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes

Trump’s disdain for international law

Crimea, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, Donald Trump, elections, European Union, History, International Law, Russia, sanctions, State Department Legal Adviser, Trump and Putin, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin

Trump promotes Putin at G-7: Payoff for intervention in U.S. elections

Donald Trump, International Law, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, U.N. Charter, U.S. Military, United States, use of force

International Law? U.S. maintains 2,000 troops in Syria without legal justification

2016 U.S. Presidential election, Dictatorship, Donald Trump, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, Russia, Trump and Putin, U.N. Charter, U.S. Constitution, United States, Vladimir Putin

The Question of Individual Responsibility for the Actions of One’s Nation

Barack Obama, extraordinary rendition, Germany, History, International Law, Nobel Lecture, Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo, self-defense, State Department Legal Adviser, targeted assassinations, targeted killings, U.N. Charter, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, vision of peace

REPRISE (2017) — Veterans’ Day, 2011: “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”

Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Donald Trump, elections, Google, Google filtering, International Law, Russia, sanctions, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, United States, vision of peace, war crimes May 16, 2017

Donald Trump and international law

Some of Donald Trump’s cabinet-level officials have invoked international law in criticizing the actions of other states. To her credit, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N….

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