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On the Antarctica Declaration
This is a draft of a speech given at Kobe University in May 2026. The actual speech was shorter and less to the point, yet the principal arguments were the same. Last November, the IUCN World Conservation Congress adopted Resolution 54, titled ‘Recognition of the Rights of Antarctica’. Acknowledging ‘the existence of global initiatives which…
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Environmental Liability in the Antarctic – What Can Legal Researchers Do?
This is the draft text for a speech given at Awaji-Jima, Japan, at the PCRC/KOPRI Antarctic Governance Trail workshop. The actual speech was somewhat shorter, yet its principal points were the same. First, please let me thank Professor Shibata, the PCRC, KOPRI, and everyone here in Japan for this opportunity and for the wonderful ATCM.…
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A Digest of the Law of Civil War now available!
In anticipation of my forthcoming monograph The Classical Doctrine of Civil War in International Law (Cambridge University Press 2026), Doctors’ Commons International is proud to make available here its unofficial companion, A Digest of the Classical Doctrine of Civil War. Access the PDF download here!.
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ICJ Case on 42 Avenue de Foch (Equatorial Guinea v. France) – Annexes Available
The International Court of Justice has made available on its website the Annexes to the Application instituting proceedings in the matter of a request relating to the return of property confiscated in criminal proceedings (Equatorial Guinea v France), filed 29 September 2022. The extensive Annexes help researchers and students to understand the background of the…
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ICJ Case on the Aerial Incident of 8 January 2020 – New Documents Available
The International Court of Justice has made available on its website the Annexes to the Application instituting proceedings in the case concerning the Aerial Incident of 8 January 2020 (Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and United Kingdom v. Islamic Republic of Iran). The web publication of the original legal documents in the Annexes will greatly help scholars…
