Micronations and the Search for Sovereignty is a non-fiction book about
micronations and their legal status within international law. It is
written by the Australian lawyers and legal academics Harry Hobbs
(pictured) and George Williams, both of whom specialise in international
law. Written from an academic perspective, it is one of few works on
micronational movements. The book concerns the definition of statehood,
the place of micronations within international law, the motivations
people have for declaring them, the micronational community, and the
ways by which such entities mimic sovereign states. It was published by
Cambridge University Press as an ebook on 23 December 2021, and in
hardcover and paperback formats in January 2022. The work's legal and
non-dismissive academic approach to micronations garnered positive
reviews. Hobbs and Williams also authored How to Rule Your Own Country:
The Weird and Wonderful World of Micronations for a broader audience,
published later in 2022.
Read more:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronations_and_the_Search_for_Sovereignty>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1491:
Reconquista: The Granada War was effectively brought to an end
with the signing of the Treaty of Granada between Castile-Aragon and the
Emirate of Granada.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granada_War>
1885:
Banff National Park, the oldest national park in Canada, was
established as the Banff Hot Springs Reserve.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banff_National_Park>
1951:
The left-wing Japanese novelist Wataru Kaji disappeared,
leading to a government inquiry in which CIA involvement was
investigated; Kaji stated he was kidnapped and held against his will by
intelligence officers, which the United States denied.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_activities_in_Japan>
2013:
English-Irish boy band One Direction released their third
studio album Midnight Memories which debuted at number one on the
Billboard 200 and became the best-selling album of 2013.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Memories>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
sport one's oak:
(intransitive, originally and chiefly Britain, university slang, dated)
To close one's door (originally the outer door of one's set of rooms in
a college) as an indication that visitors are not welcome.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sport_one%27s_oak>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
As we look to the future, we have to end this cycle of violence
in the Middle East. We need to renew our resolve to pursue this two-
state solution where Israelis and Palestinians can one day live side by
side — in a two states solution — with equal measure of freedom and
dignity, two states for two people; and it’s more important now than
ever. Hamas unleashed this terrorist attack because they fear nothing
more than Israelis and Palestinians living side by side in peace. You
know, to continue down the path of terror and violence and killing and
war is to give Hamas what they seek. And we can't do that. … Over the
coming days I'll remain engaged with leaders throughout the Middle East
as we all work together to build a better future for the region — a
future where this kind of violence is unthinkable; a future all children
in the region — every child — Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Israeli,
Palestinian, Arab — grow up knowing only peace.
--Joe Biden
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joe_Biden>
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