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| Posted: 11 Aug 2010 03:40 AM PDT (Taking context-optional note of thought-provoking quotes)
 -- Dr. Chiara Giorgetti (right), attorney at White & Case in Washington, Georgetown Law adjunct, and Co-Chair of the International Courts and Tribunals Interest Group of the American Society of International Law, in an ASIL Insight. Georgetti analyzed the Interim Award on Jurisdiction and Admissibility (2009), issued by an arbitral panel in Yukos Universal Ltd. (UK – Isle of Man) v. Russian Federation, an investment dispute alleged to involve $100 billion in losses as a result of the 2006 bankruptcy of Yukos, once Russia's largest oil company. At issue was the duty of a signing (but not ratifying) state, Russia, to adhere to the terms of a treaty even before it enters into force -- in this case, the multilateral Energy Charter Treaty (logo above left). As Georgetti affirms, the panel's finding of duty, in a situation that in other contexts has prompted "unsigning" -- would seem to have the potential for far reach. |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2010 02:15 AM PDT  (Write On! is an occasional item about notable calls for papers.)IntLawGrrls guest/alumna Nienke Grossman, a professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law, sends news that the law school's Center on Applied Feminism seeks submissions for its 4th Annual Feminist Legal Theory Conference, which will be held March 3 & 4, 2011, and focus on the theme of Applying Feminism Globally. As detailed in the full call for papers, paper topics within this theme might include: ► How has feminist legal theory affected the lives of women across the globe? ► How could feminist legal theory improve women's lives in a global context? ► How does feminist legal theory differ across cultures within and outside the United States? ► What do comparative perspectives teach us about feminist legal theory? ► How could feminist legal theory from outside of the United States benefit American women and feminist scholarship?  ► How do anti-essentialist perspectives on feminist legal theory apply in an international context?► How do post-colonial perspectives on feminist legal theory apply in a domestic context? ► What can feminist legal theory contribute to the debate over universal vs. cultural specific norms and objectives? ► Is feminism still ambivalent about many areas of international law? ► What, if any, role has feminism played in the empowerment of women in international law-making? ► Can feminist legal theory improve our understanding of challenges facing immigrants within our own borders? ► What does feminist legal theory offer for indigenous peoples? ► How are human rights norms compatible with feminist legal theory? (As described here, the Center's past 3 conferences have treated a variety of issues and featured keynotes speakers like Sheryl WuDunn, Maya Angelou, and Gloria Steinem.) Abstracts of no more than 1 page, describing papers within the theme of the "Applied Feminism Globally" theme, should be submitted no later than October 15, 2010, via an e-mail with  subject line "CAF conference submission," to Professor Michele Gilman (right), the Center's Co-Director, at mgilman@ubalt.edu. Working drafts of papers to be presented at the conference will be due no later than February 11, 2011; a select number of the final papers will be published in the University of Baltimore Law Review. Details on all aspects of the options in this call here. |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2010 01:04 AM PDT  On this day in ...... 1965 (45 years ago today), in the "deeply impoverished African American neighborhood in South Central Los Angeles" known as Watts, "the largest and costliest urban rebellion of the Civil Rights era" began when a white patrol officer arrested an African-American man on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, and violence erupted between onlookers and police. Just a day into the turmoil The New York Times reported: "Officials called it the worst racial incident in the city's history." Rioting went on for 6 days (photo credit), prompting the mobilization of 14,000 National Guard troops and imposition of a curfew over a 45-mile area. In the end, 34 persons were dead, 1,000 persons were injured, nearly 4,000 persons had been arrested, and more than $40 million worth of property was damaged. According to the Civil Rights Digital Library: Throughout the crisis, public officials advanced the argument that the riot was the work outside agitators; however, an official investigation, prompted by Governor Pat Brown, found that the riot was a result of the Watts community's longstanding grievances and growing discontentment with high unemployment rates, substandard housing, and inadequate schools. ... [F]ollowing the riot, city leaders and state officials failed to implement measures to improve the social and economic conditions of African Americans living in the Watts neighborhood.  |
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