New Caledonia riot and more

Recommendations for Wednesday, 29 May 2024

Derogation in action: After riots in New Caledonia, the French government has slowly begun to ease human rights restrictions and allow meetings of the main pro-independence party.  But a curfew and restrictions on alcohol sales remain. #HumanRights https://f24.my/AMSu.X

Many foreign investors in Russia tried to leave after the invasion of Ukraine.  They felt a “moral imperative” to do so.  But sanctions and “exit taxes” have made the price of leaving too high for many firms. #InvestmentLaw https://www.ft.com/content/88b047e9-8cad-426a-b649-265ff6582db0

Blurry baselines: Russia has announced new legislation that would unilaterally expand its territorial waters in the Baltic Sea.  The new maritime boundaries, which are based on historical baselines, would reduce the claims of Finland and Lithuania. #SeaLaw https://f24.my/ALvK.X

If you want to charge an individual with “war crimes”, you must know if the armed conflict is “international” or “non-international”.  So what is going on in Gaza?  As John B. Quigley explains, the ICC has a hot mess on its hands. #CriminalLaw https://www.ejiltalk.org/karim-khans-dubious-characterization-of-the-gaza-hostilities/