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Twitter Updates for 2009-08-26

Joshua Lenon — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:21:00 +0000

RT @CyndeeLaw #China pessimistic re Obama’s upcoming decision in the tires safeguard case, talking WTO complaint http://tinyurl.com/kqkn3f #
Spain limiting universal jurisdiction cases; must affect Spanish citizens to be tried. Current cases re China still on. http://bit.ly/BjD6z #

World Leaders react to Obama’s Election Victory

Joshua Lenon — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:04:00 +0000

In a followup to my previous post about the world reacting to the election of Barack Obama as the next U.S. President, here are some of the reactions of political leaders around the world.

You can read the article at the Guardian’s website here.

My favorite quote:

Spanish prime minister Jose Zapatero: Obama’s victory “opens a new era for dialogue in international relations”.
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Worldwide Reactions to Obama’s Elections

Joshua Lenon — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:23:00 +0000

The biggest of current events is the election of Barack Obama to be the 44th President of the United States of America.

Why is this such an important election?

In part, the election of Obama represents a repudiation of the policies of the current President, George W. Bush.

Bush’s foreign policies were often at odds with international law. His theories of unilateral action conflicted with the growing interdependence of foreign relations.

Hopefully, the election of Obama will bring in an executive willing to work with the international community to build up international law.

The New York Times has a interesting summary of how this election is being viewed around the world.

You can read it here.

My favorite quote:

“The biggest economy in the world has a leader that the world can talk to,” said Alejandro Saks, an Argentine television scriptwriter.

Get to work, Obama, the world is watching.
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Obama on UNCLOS

Joshua Lenon — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:44:00 +0000

Google tells me that Barack Obama (Democratic Presidential Nominee) is fully supporting the U.S. ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Laws of the Sea (UNCLOS).

Here’s an article from the LA Times in which Obama expresses his support for the treaty.

However, nothing on this topic is listed in Obama’s platform on his campaign website.
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