International Law (Spring 2009)

Have you guys been following the Barack-Eizabeth-ipod thing? Basically, the President gave the Queen an iPod with some music, &c. But now there’s some controversy that he may have violated copyright in doing so!

Here’s a rundown:

http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/04/first-sale-president-obama-and-queen-england

I’ve posted the discussion questions for tomorrow.

On the Schedule page, I’ve turned all of the web addresses into weblinks. Clicking on the link should take you where you need to go. Barring that, just copy & paste the addresses.

I’ve created the “Slides” page, under “Materials.”

http://sites.middlebury.edu/ilspring09/materials/slides/

Good discussion today. Here are some definitions of the terms we batted about:

• Positive Law
• Natural Law
• International Law

While I would say that these definitions are authoritative, I wouldn’t say that they are definitive–meaning, that there is still room for disagreement. And we’ll continue to discuss (and disagree) over the term!

This website provides information about PS 0236 “International Law” with James Ashley Morrison at Middlebury College.

The links above will direct you to further information.

Students are particularly encouraged to thoroughly read the Admin page and to familiarize themselves with the course policies.