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11 Apr Blurring the Lines – Non-State Actors as Perpetrators of Enforced Disappearance
...are the instances where the de jure State is absent due to having lost control over a territory, with disappearances through non-State actors occurring under such circumstances. This may, for instance, be the case during a non-international armed conflict, where civilians find themselves living under the control of armed non-State actors. One only has to think of the time when the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) gained effective control over large parts of north-western Iraq and Eastern Syria, exercising control over 10 million people, with many individuals disappearing...30 Dec Weekly News Wrap: Monday, December 30, 2013
...has filed its first WTO complaint, against the EU’s energy policies. Following political protests, Ukraine is resuming negotations with EU. The UN has condemned UK PM Cameron’s immigration policies Middle East Israel-Gaza skirmishes were followed by the closure of the border crossing for goods. Gaza’s only power plant had to stop operations a few days later, but Jerusalem denies that this was caused by the blockade. Egypt has declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization Hundreds of civilians killed in air raids in Aleppo, Syria. Meanwhile, President Assad has outlined...
14 Oct Structural Challenges Confronted by UN Accountability Mandates: Perspectives from Current and Former Staff (Part I)
...at the University of Oxford, in partnership with the International Bar Association and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum Simon Skjodt Center for Genocide Prevention, that seeks to understand how UN mandate holders with a focus on accountability can be better supported. These include Fact-Finding Missions (FFMs), Commissions of Inquiry (CoIs), and the generation of UN accountability mechanisms – the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism for Syria (IIIM), the International Independent Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), and the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD) – referred...
20 Apr ICC Sanctions Symposium: Sanctions and Exceptionalism
...Central African Republic, Guinea, Uganda, Syria, Iraq all received special mention. They highlighted the financial and in-kind support it offered to the Extraordinary African Chambers that tried former Chadian President Habré, the Specialist Chambers in Kosovo, the Special Criminal Court in the CAR and even towards Guinea’s efforts to bring to trial those responsible for the brutal crimes against civilians during the 2009 stadium massacre. All this changed the day that the ICC decided to turn its attention to the atrocities in Afghanistan, one of its member states. USA Government...23 Aug Weekday News Wrap: Thursday, August 23, 2012
...Minister Netanyahu was quick to respond that the letter did not represent an official government position. Jurist covers Russia’s admission into the WTO yesterday. The African Union and Senegal have reached an agreement about creating a tribunal to try former Chadian president Hissene Habre, accused of war crimes. “Foreign fighters” have joined the rebel forces in Syria, some of whom have alleged ties to al-Qaeda. In a phone call, President Obama and UK PM Cameron have agreed that the use or threat of chemical weapons in Syria would be unacceptable....23 Feb Events and Announcements: 22 February 2021
Events Virtual Event on “Why Mechanisms and Not Tribunals?”: The NYU School of Professional Studies (NYUSPS) Center for Global Affairs is pleased to announce a virtual event on “Why Mechanisms and Not Tribunals? – What the Syria, Iraq, and Myanmar Investigative Mechanisms say about the current state of International Justice.” Join practitioners and critical thinkers in the field of international justice in a discussion of the impact on international criminal justice of the recent trend to create investigative, rather than accountability, mechanisms in situations such as in Syria, Myanmar, and...19 Jul Weekday News Wrap: Thursday, July 19, 2012
Fighting is still raging in Damascus, where yesterday many officials were killed by bombing attacks in Syria’s capital city. Meanwhile, China remains silent on its position ahead of a UN Security Council vote threatening with non-military sanctions. Al Jazeera offers the profiles of the slain ministers as well as an analysis of how these deaths will affect the regime. Foreign Policy outlines “Assad’s death spiral,” suggesting this may be the beginning of the end for Syria’s current regime. Laszlo Csatary, the “most-wanted” accused Nazi war criminal still at large was...09 Mar Weekly News Wrap: Monday, March 9, 2015
...to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Middle East and Northern Africa U.S. and coalition forces conducted five air strikes against Islamic State fighters in Syria and nine in Iraq since early Sunday, the U.S. military said on Monday. The Arab League called for the creation of a regional force to combat militants as countries face a growing threat from Islamic State and other groups. Islamic State militants in Libya seized a group of foreigners (from Austria, the Czech republic, Bangladesh, the Philippines and at least one...11 Jul Weekly News Wrap: Monday, July 11, 2016
...Monday. Four South Africans attempting to fly to Syria have been arrested in Johannesburg and will face charges related to terrorism, police said on Sunday. Middle East and Northern Africa A suspected U.S. drone strike wounded four Al Qaeda fighters in Yemen’s central Marib province on Sunday, local tribesmen and media said, hours after the exiled Yemeni president flew in to meet Arab military leaders in his war against the Houthi rebels. NATO allies have agreed to provide increased military support, including surveillance planes, to Middle Eastern and North African...