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Senator Schumer’s Speech
Those of you who are long-time readers have been very patient with me as I have spent most of my blogging time writing about the war and what has followed from it. I’ve never lived through a bigger political earthquake. I have found I don’t have much mental energy for other extracurricular projects these days.……
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Apostille Convention Comes Into Force In China
Yesterday the Apostille Convention came into force in China. You might think that the Apostille Convention is the simplest and most straightforward of the conventions I write about, and in some ways it is. But because China is a big country that has designated a lot of authorities competent to issue apostilles, implementation is a……
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The Law Should Be Worthy Of Our Respect
In my first post after the Hamas terrorist attack of Oct. 7, I wrote that I didn’t feel competent to address the situation from a doctrinal point of view, because I don’t have any particular expertise in the law of armed conflict, international humanitarian law, etc. But I did give a view from the outside……
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What are International Law Blogs Saying About the War in Israel?
Readers, an apology. I know you come to Letters Blogatory to read about international judicial assistance. But I find myself unable to write about anything other than the war in Israel. It will pass in time. But in the meanwhile, if you prefer not to read posts like this one, feel free to skip it!……
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Full Faith and Credit for Judgments Recognizing Judgments?
Bill Dodge has a new post about the interesting and longstanding question of how a US court should treat the judgment of a sister-state court recognizing a foreign country judgment. Everyone agrees that the foreign country judgment is not itself entitled to full faith and credit. But is a US judgment recognizing the foreign country……