Monthly Archives: January 2015

Some Historical Perspective on Netanyahu’s Address to Congress

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Ryan Scoville

Today there’s some interesting news from the realm of foreign relations law: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will give an address to Congress next month on the topic of Iran’s nuclear program, presumably to encourage legislators to support a hardline … Continue reading →

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A Short Response to the Dudden Op-Ed

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Ryan Scoville

The New York Times published an op-ed today by University of Connecticut history professor Alexis Dudden, who criticizes the Japanese government for starting or at least intensifying territorial disputes with China, Korea, and Russia. Dudden contends that Japan’s territorial claims … Continue reading →

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The Senkakus in the ICJ

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Ryan Scoville

The Japan Times published an article today reporting that, in Jerome Cohen’s view, Japan should take the dispute over the Senkaku Islands to the International Court of Justice. From Tokyo’s perspective, this could be a win-win: either China consents to jurisdiction, in … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Proposals for a Sino-Japanese Bargain

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Ryan Scoville

Commentary on the longstanding contest over the Senkaku/ Diaoyu Islands may be entering a new and more conciliatory phase. A lot of early scholarship focused on the zero-sum question of who has proper title under international law, but more recent analyses have … Continue reading →

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