Belsen Trials – 1945
09 Feb 2018 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, International law, law and economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Nazi Germany, The Holocaust
What I learned by befriending Iranians on Facebook
04 Feb 2018 Leave a comment
in defence economics, International law, war and peace Tags: Iran
.@amnestynz is no longer about freeing prisoners of conscience, fair trials for political prisoners and opposition to torture and the death penalty. Its mission creep even extends to supporting abortion rights.
01 Feb 2018 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, International law, law and economics

#BDS should lead by example
26 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in international economic law, International law Tags: BDS, Israel, Twitter left

The struggles for independence and the impact of redrawing borders | The Economist
05 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in International law Tags: economics of borders, maps
Building a border at 4,600 meters
01 Dec 2017 Leave a comment
in international economic law, international economics, International law Tags: economics of borders
Did @Greens @NZGreens @SenSanders denounce the wet feet, dry feet policy applied to Cuban refugees?
24 Nov 2017 Leave a comment
in Economics of international refugee law, International law, Marxist economics, politics - USA


Asked about three specific Cuba policies — the Cuban Adjustment Act; wet-foot, dry-foot; and the immigration status of Cuban nationals convicted of state and federal crimes — Sanders said he didn’t know enough about them to opine.
Why no boat people via PNG? Why from Indonesia?
14 Nov 2017 Leave a comment
in Economics of international refugee law, International law, politics - Australia

The northernmost tip of Australia is 5 km from Papua New Guinea. Instead, boat people take off from Indonesia in leaky boats too unseaworthy to get to where they are going, much less be turn backed, to land on Christmas Island which is an offshore territory. A strong swimmer could get to the State of Queensland from Papua New Guinea on a good day. A decent paddle boat would do the job.

If the PNG authorities tolerated people smuggling, their relationship with Australia would be jeopardised. On the other hand, there is plenty of votes at the ballot box in Indonesia from sticking it to Australia. Little wonder that a substantial part of the Pacific solution to illegal maritime arrivals by boat people is bribing Indonesian authorities to crack down on people smuggling.
The PNG Supreme Court on #ManusIsland #Manus
11 Nov 2017 Leave a comment
in Economics of international refugee law, International law, politics - New Zealand
Inside North Korea’s bubble in Japan
02 Nov 2017 Leave a comment
in international economics, International law Tags: Japan, North Korea
They should all be expelled and the border sealed! Why should parting be sweet? Secessionists can have independence good and hard
29 Oct 2017 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, international economics, International law Tags: successionists

Weird Borders: Middle East (old)
23 Sep 2017 Leave a comment
in international economics, International law Tags: economics of borders, maps
Videographic: India, Pakistan and Kashmir | The Economist
21 Sep 2017 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, international economics, International law Tags: economics of borders, India, Pakistan

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