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Mr. Trump's Second Term: Brief Reflections on a Successful Campaign by or...
Pix credit New York TimesIt appears that Mr. Trump will serve a second term in office. Mrs. Harris, the current Vice President will address her supporters, and the nation, later on Wednesday. There...
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“Revolutionary Constitutions and their Constitutionalism: The Internalization...
I was delighted to have been asked to contribute to the International Scientific Conference ‘Legal Imaginaries of Crisis and Fear’ taking place 9 November 2024, in Sofia Bulgaria (more on that event...
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Panel: "Moutains Beyond Mountains: The Challenges for Non-State Actors to...
Well worth the time if you are able to attend either in person or via Zoom. This panel will explore issues surrounding the role of non-state actors in the fight against climate change. The movement...
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Review Essay: Anne Wagner: "Jean-Claude Gémar: The Pioneer and Vanguard of...
Pix Credit hereI am delighted to pass along the announcement of the publication by the marvelous Anne Wagner of her review essay (2024) titled, "Jean-Claude Gémar: The Pioneer and Vanguard of...
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Greater China Legal History Seminar Series – ‘How to own a forest:...
Happy to pass along the announcement of this quite intriguing upcoming presentation in the Chinese University of Hong Kong's Legal History Seminar Series. This from the organizers:Can you own a...
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Remarks by President Biden at a Veterans Day Wreath Laying Ceremony |...
Pix credit hereWe're the only nation in the world, build on an idea. Every other nation is based on things like geography, ethnicity, religion. We're the only nation, the only in the world build on an...
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Very Brief Thoughts on Remarks as Delivered by John Podesta at a Press...
Pix credit here In a quite remarkable, though unremarked, remarks addressed to the assembled press organs in 11 November 2024 at the Climate Change Conference (COP 29) held in Baku, Azerbaijan, John...
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Online Seminar: China Keywords: Information Sovereignty (xìnxī zhǔquán,...
I am happy to pass along this announcement of another installment of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute's China "keywords" series. This one focuses on Information Sovereignty (xìnxī zhǔquán, 信息主权)....
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Draft Revisions to China's Artibration Law Posted for Comment
The brilliant Susan Finder has recently reminded those interested of the release by the National Peoples Congress Standing Committee of draft Amendments to China's Arbitration Law (仲裁法（修订）). She...
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"What awaits Sino-US ties in Trump 2.0 era": Opinion Essay in China Daily
Pix credit here I was delighted to respond when the folks at the China Daily asked if I might be willing to write a short essay with some thoughts on what might lie ahead in Sino-U.S. relations. The...
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A Seance in Perú: The Readouts of the Meetings Between Messrs Biden and Xi
Pix credit hereA séance is an event with a fairly short history of inserting meaning into that word. Around the time of the founding of the American Republic its meaning was understood as "a sitting,...
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CfP: 7th International Seminar--Academic Network of Latin America and the...
Happy to share this Call for Proposals for the CfP: 7th International Seminar--Academic Network of Latin America and the Caribbean on China. Submission deadline is 25 January 20205.Details follow.The...
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ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and...
Pix credit here Text is meaningless, grunts and scratching (to borrow from Noam Chomsky, What Kind of Creatures Are We? (Columbia U Press, 2016)) until it is formed (terra autem erat inanis et vacua...
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Part 12 (Part II, Chapter 11: UNGP-- The State Duty to Protect Human Rights:...
Pix Credit HEREI have been working on the production of a comprehensive commentary of the United Nations Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights. This is a humbling task. It follows the...
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“U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security: The Next Four Years”: joint...
Pic credit hereOn Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 3-4pm ET a joint meeting of American Bar Association’s International Committee, ABA Senior Lawyers Division and the National Security Committee,...
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The 10th Asian Constitutional Law Forum--"Constitutional Change in Asia in...
I am delighted to post this notice about the upcoming 10th Asian Constitutional Law Forum. From the Announcement:We are pleased to announce that the 10th Asian Constitutional Law Forum (ACLF) will be...
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庄 杰, 让基层干部轻装上阵 [Zhuang Jie, 'Let grassroots cadres go into battle lightly'];...
Pix credit George Tooker (The Government Bureau, 1956) Operational level governance has always been an issue. It merely presents itself differently depending on the organization, its functional...
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"Chinese Constitutionalism as Socialist Modernization" [中国宪政作为社会主义现代化]...
I was delighted to have been invited to participate in the 10th Asian Constitutional Law Forum University of Hong Kong 10 December 2024. My thanks to the Management Committee—Albert Chan, Cora Chan ,...
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Jorge M. Magdaniel Manzur, 'Parole Under INA 212(D)(5)(A): Balancing...
I wanted to take this opportunity to re-post a quite marvelous short essay written by one of my students, Jorge M. Magdaniel Manzur. Entitled 'Parole Under INA 212(D)(5)(A): Balancing Humanitarian...
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Release of House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic’s final...
Pix credit here The U.S. House of Representatives Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic’s final report, titled “After Action Review of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Lessons Learned and a Path...
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