Benjamin Weiser

China, Crimea, debate over the efficacy of torture, European Union, France, Germany, International Law, Russia, self-defense, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin August 29, 2014

U.N. Security Council emergency meeting on Ukraine (August 28, 2014) —- with link to video webcast

On Thursday, August 28, 2014, the United Nations Security Council meet in emergency session at the request of Ukraine to consider the Russian military invasion…

corruption, India, International Law, Justice Department, Russia, State Department Legal Adviser, United States December 17, 2013

New York police arrest Indian consular official in apparent flagrant violation of international law (Updated December 19)

UPATE (December 19, 2013) There is more to this case than first appears. See Saurabh Shukla (New Delhi), “Devyani Khobragade case reveals how row over…

The Trenchant Observer

International Law, Politics, and Security

Benjamin Weiser

U.N. Security Council emergency meeting on Ukraine (August 28, 2014) —- with link to video webcast

New York police arrest Indian consular official in apparent flagrant violation of international law (Updated December 19)