(a) The United States Ambassador to the United Nations shall immediately submit formal written notification of the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The notice shall be submitted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Depositary of the Agreement, attached as Appendix A. The United States will consider its withdrawal from the Agreement and any attendant obligations to be effective immediately upon this provision of notification.
Trump Signs Executive Order Pulling U.S. From Paris Climate Accord
Trump Signs Executive Order Pulling U.S. From Paris Climate Accord
22 Jan 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, international economics, International law, politics - USA Tags: climate activists, climate alarmism
Was Germany Really Starved Into Surrender in WW1? (Documentary)
20 Jan 2025 Leave a comment
in defence economics, international economics, International law, laws of war, resource economics, transport economics, war and peace Tags: Germany, World War I
The Evacuation of Auschwitz and the Death March
16 Jan 2025 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, World War II
From January 1945, in the final months of the Third Reich, approximately 250,000 concentration camp inmates perished during death marches and in numerous acts of mass slaughter. These prisoners were mercilessly murdered by SS guards, army and police units, and, in many cases, by civilian mobs as they passed through towns and villages in Germany,Austria […]
The Evacuation of Auschwitz and the Death March
Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points I THE GREAT WAR WEEK 181
12 Jan 2025 Leave a comment
in defence economics, International law, laws of war, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: World War I
Some Links
03 Jan 2025 1 Comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, defence economics, economic history, economics of crime, economics of regulation, industrial organisation, international economics, International law, law and economics, politics - USA, war and peace
TweetArnold Kling ponders producers versus parasites. A slice: What I notice is that the elites on the Republican side tend to earn a living as producers. They make things that other people want or need. In contrast, elites on the Democratic side include many people one may think of as parasites. They depend on producers…
Some Links
On Trump On Panama Canal Fees
29 Dec 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, international economics, International law, politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election, tarrifs
TweetThis letter of mine appears in today’s New York Times: To the Editor: Donald Trump complains that the fees Panama charges for ships to use its canal are a “complete ‘rip-off.’” How mysterious. Given Mr. Trump’s belief that “the most beautiful word in the dictionary is ‘tariff,’” he should be pleased that these fees are…
On Trump On Panama Canal Fees
Trump just wants to copy NZ citizenship law
28 Dec 2024 Leave a comment
in International law, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA
Politico reports: Donald Trump’s team is crafting an executive order to end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants, a monumental move the president-elect’s allies say is a key step in their long-term strategy: getting the issue before the Supreme Court. The effect of Trump’s order would be to exclude the children of undocumented […]
Trump just wants to copy NZ citizenship law
Maps
26 Dec 2024 1 Comment
in economic history, international economic law, International law, politics - USA Tags: economics of borders, maps
12th century
23 Dec 2024 Leave a comment
in economic history, International law, law and economics, property rights Tags: economics of borders, Mapa
Unpaid Life Insurance
21 Dec 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, International law, law and economics, property rights, war and peace Tags: Netherlands, The Holocaust
The Foundation for Individual Insurance Claims Sjoa (Stichting Individuele Verzekeringsaanspraken Sjoa) pays out life insurance policies of individuals who were persecuted as Jews during the Second World War in the Netherlands to their rightful beneficiaries. They have a list of approximately 2,500 individuals with life insurance policies that were likely not paid out to the […]
Unpaid Life Insurance
Proportionality in war
16 Dec 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, International law, law and economics, laws of war, war and peace
The principle of proportionality in war, which suggests that the use of force should be commensurate with the objectives sought and the harm avoided, is rooted in humanitarian concerns. However, in the brutal realities of war, this concept is often impractical and can even prolong conflict, resulting in greater suffering. History and military strategy suggest […]
Proportionality in war
The Timeline of Crimes Committed by Bashar al-Assad
09 Dec 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, development economics, economic history, economics of crime, growth disasters, International law, law and economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Middle-East politics, Syria, war against terror
Bashar al-Assad has been the President of Syria since 2000, inheriting power from his father, Hafez al-Assad. His presidency has been marked by widespread human rights abuses, war crimes, and violations of international law, particularly during the Syrian Civil War that began in 2011. As the leader of the Syrian government, Assad’s policies and military […]
The Timeline of Crimes Committed by Bashar al-Assad
I like maps
28 Nov 2024 Leave a comment
in economic history, International law Tags: economics of borders, maps
The Treaty Principles debate: Parliament is having a third go at addressing this conundrum
25 Nov 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, income redistribution, International law, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: constitutional law
Muriel Newman writes- ACT’s Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill was tabled in Parliament on November 7, and the first reading debate was held on November 14. The Bill was referred to the Justice Select Committee, where a closing date for submissions of 7 January 2024 has been set – full details can be found HERE. This […]
The Treaty Principles debate: Parliament is having a third go at addressing this conundrum
Guest Post: Response to Max Harris
24 Nov 2024 1 Comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, International law, law and economics, laws of war, politics - New Zealand, war and peace Tags: Gaza Strip, Israel, Middle-East politics, regressive left, war against terror
A guest post by Lucy Rogers: On 8 November 2024 Max Harris wrote an op ed for The Dominion Post on the Israel – Lebanon conflict. Harris’ article was profoundly misleading in numerous respects and I immediately wrote a response which was submitted to the editor of the Post on 9 November. To that email […]
Guest Post: Response to Max Harris
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