Posted on May 3rd, 2008 by Marian Houk
Haaretz reported Friday, with some surprise, that Gaza sewage has been pumped straight into the Mediterranean since last January, when the Gaza power plant last had to shut down for lack of fuel, and it was feared that sudden electricity outages could cause catastrophic sewage flooding in Gaza that might even threaten human life (as [...]
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Filed under: Environment, Gaza, International Law, Israel, Law of the Sea Convention, Middle East Peace Process, Palestine & Palestinians, Sanctions
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by Marian Houk
A GUEST POST FROM ALETHEIA KALLOS/MD:
With a later UPDATE from the comment below by ALETHEIA KALLOS/ MD to clarify — i repeat the actual iranian position was in iranian territorial waters by any reckoning & it seems to me the mod should still like to know the real truth of this
rather than just the latest [...]
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Filed under: International Law, Iran, Law of the Sea Convention
Posted on March 31st, 2007 by Marian Houk
Following research and a careful construction of the median line between the two charted coastlines, one academic specialist at the International Boundaries Research Unit of Durham University in the U.K. has posted an analysis, with a map, of the Iran-Iraq maritime boundary on this site:
http://www.dur.ac.uk/ibru/resources/iran-iraq/
The issue is also being hotly debated on this blog:
http://www.craigmurray.co.uk/weblog.html
The author [...]
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Filed under: Boundaries & Borders, International Law, Iran, Iraq, Law of the Sea Convention
Posted on December 9th, 2006 by Marian Houk
The United Nations General Assembly called on States to take “‘immediate action†to sustainably manage fish stocks, and protect vulnerable deep sea ecosystems from harmful fishing practices.
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2006/ga10551.doc.htm
In debate last week, the UN General Assembly members expressed particular concern that “illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing constituted a serious threat to fish stocks and marine habitats and ecosystems, to [...]
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Filed under: Law of the Sea Convention, UN General Assembly
Posted on December 9th, 2006 by Marian Houk
Ronald Reagan’s Ambassador to the UN Jeane Kirkpatrick — the first American woman Ambassador in the UN post, and the last to hold ministerial rank in the U.S. Presidential Cabinet — has died at home of congestive heart failure, The New York Times reported.
The paper reported that she said she “Hated U.N. Job:Â She professed to [...]
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Filed under: Iraq, Israel, Journalism and Journalists, Kofi Annan, Law of the Sea Convention, Palestine & Palestinians, UN Security Council, US in UN
