As 2015 comes to an end and we enter into 2016, I would like to wish our readers a Happy New Year! I also take the opportunity to provide you with a list of the 20 most read posts for 2015. The information used in compiling the list is from Google Analytics, which tell us which gives us information about the number of times pages on the blog are viewed. The posts listed below were not all written in 2015 but were the ones accessed most frequently in 2015. In fact, nearly half of the posts in the list below were not written in 2015. It is encouraging to see that readers come to blog not just to access current material but that pieces are regarded as having some enduring value. We strive to cover a range of areas of international law on the blog, and the list below, contains pieces with diverse subject matter. However, it is noticeable that right at the top of this list of most read posts, there is a concentration on pieces that touch on the use of force and armed conflict. The list below is reverse order, with the top 10 posts below the fold:
20) On the Entirely Predictable Outcome of Croatia v. Serbia, Marko Milanovic
19) Kadi Showdown: Substantive Review of (UN) Sanctions by the ECJ, Antonios Tzanakopoulos (2013)
18) Permanent Imminence of Armed Attacks: Resolution 2249 (2015) and the Right to Self Defence Against Designated Terrorist Groups, Marc Weller
17) European Hypocrisy: TTIP and ISDS, Joseph Weiler
16) Double Duty at the ICC, Daphné Richemond-Barak
15) The Grand Chamber Judgment in Hassan v UK, Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne (2014)
14) The new enemy of mankind: The Jurisdiction of the ICC over members of “Islamic State” Kai Ambos
13) European Court Decides Al-Skeini and Al-Jedda Marko Milanovic (2011)
12) Arbitration between Croatia and Slovenia: Leaks, Wiretaps, Scandal (Part 2) Arman Sarvarian & Rudy Baker
11) Espionage & Good Faith in Treaty Negotiations: East Timor v Australia Dapo Akande & Kate Mitchell (2014) Read the rest of this entry…