Tag Archives: international law

One Hundred Years Ago, an Armenian Student took the Law into his own Hands – March 1921: Operation Nemesis

Posted on 2021-04-07 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. For the series “One Hundred Years Ago …”, I had promised one episode per month. But the last episode about the Russian Civil War and Mongolia met with plenty of positive responses and led to new supporters … Continue reading →

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“East West Street” by Philippe Sands

Posted on 2020-01-12 by Andreas Moser

As a lawyer and budding historian, I found Philippe Sands‘ idea of telling the story of international criminal law through the biographies of Hersch Lauterpacht and Raphael Lemkin interesting. But the book East West Street is overloaded with the irrelevant … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, History, Holocaust, Human Rights, Law, Ukraine | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Does the Federal Republic of Germany even exist? A discussion with a “Reichsbürger”.

Posted on 2019-08-07 by Andreas Moser

They are the people who deny the existence of the Federal Republic of Germany. But what about their legal and historical arguments? I took the time to delve into them. Continue reading →

Posted in German Law, Germany, History, Law, Military, Politics, World War II | Tagged , , | 16 Comments

Visiting the UK is as cheap as never before

Posted on 2018-11-27 by Andreas Moser

Sometimes, particularly when I put on my lawyer hat, I am inclined to think that maybe, just maybe, that whole Brexit thing wasn’t properly thought through from the outset. But big words like “sovereignty” won over practical concerns, and thus … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Immigration Law, Law, Politics, Statistics, Travel, UK | Tagged , , , , | 29 Comments

The Sad Future of Catalonia

Posted on 2017-10-07 by Andreas Moser

In some conflicts, you don’t need to pick a side. Because sometimes, both sides are wrong. Between the Catalan and the Spanish governments, it’s impossible to keep tabs on who has committed more grave mistakes. Even for supporters of self-determination, … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Greece, Language, Macedonia, Politics, Spain | Tagged , , , | 18 Comments

Law School in Bolivia

Posted on 2017-06-28 by Andreas Moser

Everything is explained in my article on Bolivia and the sea.

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The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

Posted on 2017-03-17 by Andreas Moser

This is something for my fellow international public law nerds. Q: When does the Vienna Convention of Consular Relations make front-page headlines? A: When there is a petty argument between Bolivia and Chile about the flag in front of the … Continue reading →

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The difference between Peru and Bolivia, illustrated in random messages

Posted on 2017-01-13 by Andreas Moser

Whenever I move to a new country, I receive e-mails from people whom I don’t know, welcoming me to their country, offering help and giving advice. That’s nice. As I am about to move back from Peru to Bolivia, I realized … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivia, Law, Peru, Philosophy, Travel | Tagged , | 7 Comments

Scotland, a Lawyer’s Dream

Posted on 2014-09-16 by Andreas Moser

If you know someone who is eligible to vote in this week’s referendum in Scotland, please tell them to vote “yes” for an independent Scotland. There are probably good arguments for an independent Scotland (as there may be against it), but … Continue reading →

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There are more important things than territorial integrity

Posted on 2014-03-25 by Andreas Moser

Democracy and self-determination are great. But nobody should believe that a referendum hastily pulled out of a hat, with limited choices and without a proper prior public debate about the question posed at the polls is a good example of direct … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Cold War, Estonia, Europe, Germany, History, Human Rights, Latvia, Law, Lithuania, Maps, Military, Politics, Russia, Ukraine | Tagged , | 18 Comments