Measuring horse poop and more
Recommendations for Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Don’t mess with an EU farmer! European farmers continue to protest environmental regulations that make it difficult for them to compete against cheaper foreign imports. One farmer explained: "When our horse poops, we have to tell them how much it poops, we have to pay for the horse that poops, we have to tell them what happens with the poop of the horse -- where it goes, what day." #EnvironmentalLaw #TradeLaw https://f24.my/A9Zg.X
Catch-22, Italian-style: Italy wants Libya to prevent migrants from reaching Europe, so Italy is funding Libyan maritime authorities. These authorities are allegedly torturing migrants. So when Libyan migrants actually reach Italy, Italy cannot deport them back to Libya. #HumanRights #SeaLaw #MigrationLaw https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/27/relief-as-italian-court-says-rescued-refugees-cannot-be-sent-back-to-libya
Syria has made big strides from the barrel bombs of the 2010s. Assad’s new tool of choice: suicide drones. #ArmedConflict https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/27/the-syrian-regime-is-stepping-up-its-use-of-suicide-drones
Ethiopia wants access to the sea so much that it tried to a sign a treaty with a state that doesn’t exist. Angelina Shchukina asks: what other options exist under international law for landlocked states? #MakingIL #SeaLaw https://www.ejiltalk.org/ethiopias-negotiations-on-access-to-the-sea-can-international-law-help-find-a-solution/