Google helps suppress free speech in China, and other countries
Developing We have come a long way from Google’s early motto of “Don’t be evil”. Google is now developing a search engine for China to…
International Human Rights
REPRISE: August 20, 1968 — “Dubček, Svoboda!”
From August 20, 2011 On this date, 43 years ago, the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies invaded Czechoslovakia, putting down with its tanks…
REPRISE: August 20, 1968 — “Dubček, Svoboda!”
From August 20, 2011 On this date, 43 years ago, the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies invaded Czechoslovakia, putting down with its tanks…
Los casos contra Garzón: Las cuestiones prévias en el caso de la memoria histórica
En la sesión de hoy, 24 de enero, el Tribunal Supremo escuchó los argumentos de la fiscalía, la defensa, e de los querrellantes en torno…
The legal essence of the cases of “prevaricación” against Baltasar Garzón
The most essential legal aspect of two of the cases against Baltasar Garzón, the case relating to the Gürtel network wiretaps (las escuchas Gürtel) and…
REPRISE (from 2009): Wanted in Oslo—President Obama’s Vision of Peace
December 10 is Human Rights Day, commemorating the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948 of the Universal Declaration of Human…
August 20, 1968 — “Dubček, Svoboda!”
On this date, 43 years ago, the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies invaded Czechoslovakia, putting down with its tanks what its own broken…
International Law and the Use of Force: Drones and Real Anarchy Unleashed Upon the World
Recently a number of articles have been published that are of particular interest with respect to the development and use of drones. See William Wan…
REPRISE: Consorting with the Devil? The Debate over the Efficacy of Torture
Given the renewed debate in the U.S over the efficacy of torture in the wake of Bin Laden’s death, the article republished below, written on…
Bin Laden and the Debate Over Torture–Revived
Some former U.S. officials responsible for torture under the Bush administration have claimed that the trail to Bin Laden was uncovered by the use of…
Tribunal Supremo de Justicia rechaza apelación de Garzón para ordenar pruebas; quedan pendientes otros recursos
El Observador Incisivo El Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de España ha rechazado la apelación del juez Baltasar Garzón del auto de Luciano Varela que denegó…
August 20, 1968 — “Dubček, Svoboda!”
Personal Takes I had a picture of Alexander Dubček on my wall when I was a student studying international law. He represented the hope of…
UPDATE: Anwar al-Aulaqi: Targeted Killings, Self-Defense, and War Crimes
UPDATE The Center for Constitutional Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union have filed suit against the Treasury Department for rules that require them to…
La defensa pide al Tribunal Supremo la absolución del juez Garzón
El Observador Incisivo El escrito del abogado solicita el archivo de la causa por los crímenes del franquismo, como pide la fiscalía El abogado de…
Targeted Killings: U.N. Special Rapporteur Alston Publishes Report to U.N. Human Rights Council
Today, Philip Alston, a highly distinguished human rights expert and U.N. Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, published a report addressing international law…
Análisis profundizado de los errores de Varela en el “Caso Garzón”
El Observador Incisivo Un excelente artículo, publicado en El País del 19 de mayo de 2010, revisa la historia procesal del “Caso Garzón”, citando los…
Targeted Killings by Drone Aircraft: A View From India, and Some Observations
….. Quotation “La guerre, c’est une chose trop grave pour la confier à des militaires.” “War is too serious a matter to just be handed…
Prix René Cassin; Auto de Varela de apertura de juicio contra Garzón; Intervenciones de parte de la Fiscalía
El Observador Incisivo Documentos y reportajes de especial interés con respecto al fondo jurídico del Caso Garzón incluyen los siguientes: AFP, “Le juge Garzon à…
Más reportajes y comentarios sobre el fondo jurídico del ‘Caso Garzón’
Un conocido juez antiterrorista en Francia ha afirmado que la actuación judicial con respecto a las querellas contra el juez Baltasar Garzón, por parte de…
Sobre el fondo jurídico del caso de prevaricación contra Baltasar Garzón
El Observador Incisivo Artículos y comentarios sobre los apectos jurídicos de la querella contra Juez Baltasar Garzón, con respecto a hechos de la guerra civil,…