International Law




Rabbit Town Versus El Baldo

Reports from a village near Madrid state that The Bald One has finally received justice through the heroic efforts of the Spanish people. Javier Vernui, known as "The Bald One" (or "El Baldo" in Spanish), has terrorized the village of…



How Law Evolves in Serbia

According to Judge Omer Hadziomerovic of the Belgrade District Court, Serbian legal culture has a long way to go, but TV is helping: We have a low level of legal culture . . . . There is little understanding of…


Lowering the Bar Cited as International Precedent

As many of you know, I have long had two primary goals for this enterprise: to provide some entertainment for myself and other attorneys (and friends of attorneys) slogging away at their various billing stations, and to be cited as…


“Curse You” — The Musical!

Reuters News reports that a new translation of Saddam Hussein’s novel, "Get Out of Here, Curse You," will be released this week in Japan.  The novel is believed to have been written on the eve of the 2003 invasion and…


Man Wants Money Back for MiG-21 Bought on eBay

Zhang Cheng, a businessman in Beijing, is demanding his money back from a man who posted a MiG-21 for sale on eBay.  Zhang bought the fighter jet, previously in the Czech Air Force but now located somewhere in Idaho, for…


German Court Holds Streakers Liable to Stadium Owners

A judge in Rostock, Germany, has ruled that soccer-stadium operators may recover damages from people who run naked onto the soccer field during matches.  This is evidently a problem plaguing the world of European soccer, and foreign streakers have been…