Special Tribunal for Lebanon

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Will the raging fire in Syria reach the cedars of Lebanon?—Obama’s Debacle in Syira — Update #77 (August 24)

If you’ve ever attended a conference at the Commodore Hotel or walked near the American University in West Beirut, or had a drink at a…

human rights, International Law, Iran, Lebanon, syria, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council November 25, 2011

Crisis in Lebanon: Hezbollah versus the United Nations, International Law, and the World Community

(Developing Story) Following the death of Antonio Cassesse, the former president of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the new president, Judge Sir David Baragwanath, visited…

human rights, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Iran, Israel, Lebanon July 12, 2011

Der Spiegel on Nasrallah, Hezbollah, and the STL Indictments

Der Spiegel, in a crtical review of the position taken by Hezbollah with respect to the STL and the indictments related to the 2005 assassination…

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Update: Torture, The STL in Lebanon, and Obama’s “Way Forward” in Afghanistan

Today we introduce a new feature in The Trenchant Observer, an occasional column commenting on some of the more important events of the previous weeks…

U.S Foreign Relations March 3, 2011

The Struggle for Democracy in Bolivia, Spain, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Ivory Coast, and Iran

For today’s story, click here. “Trump threatens the rule of law in the United States,” June 16, 2017. For more recent articles on the struggle…

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Lebanon teeters on the brink

Hezbollah is threatening to break up the “unity” government of Lebanon, as reports and rumors suggest Hezbollah members may be indicted by the prosecutor of…