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28 Mar Symposium on Early Career International Law Academia: Abstracts – Some Concrete Suggestions
...be shorter than pitching abstracts. They are less oriented towards contextualization and more towards seizing attention. Their purpose is to quickly convey to a journal editor and ultimately to an unknown reader why they might want to read your article or essay. A sharing abstract is something of a sales document (as crass as that may sound) and something of a storytelling text. It can be useful to think about its narrative arc: its beginning, middle, and end. First and last lines are especially important. It can be worthwhile, also,...31 May Weekend Roundup: May 17-31, 2015
...a Sovereign Debt Treaty.” Kevin posted on Regulation 55 of the Rome Statute in the context of the Gbagbo proceedings and what he terms the irrelevance of the confirmation hearing. He also posted on when the left shoots itself in the foot (IHL version). We had two guest contributions in the last two weeks. The first, from Rick Lines, Damon Barrett and Patrick Gallahue was entitled: The Death Penalty for Drug Offences: ‘Asian Values’ or Drug Treaty Influence? Marina Aksenova posted on Five Questions on the Colombian Sentencing Practice and...
06 Apr About Time: Statutory Limitations and Crimes against Humanity
...shall not apply to crimes under international law that are by their nature imprescriptible (thus including crimes against humanity). Nevertheless, Principle 23 adds that, “when it does apply, prescription shall not be effective against civil or administrative actions brought by victims seeking reparation for their injuries”. Along the same lines, the 2005 UN Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Laws establish that “where so provided for in an applicable...
20 Feb Complicity in a (Plausible) Genocide? On UNRWA, Holodomor and the ICJ on Gaza
...programme, saying that “Germany recognizes UNRWA’s essential role in providing vital food support to the people of Gaza with its strong presence on the ground.” Amidst a likely famine, the UNRWA itself predicts mass starvation should humanitarian support be prevented from reaching the Gazan population. Moreover, should the UNRWA be effectively dismantled through a lack of financial support, the logistical hurdles for alternative lines of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian population are gigantic, it is claimed. De facto, the withdrawal from UNRWA equals a death sentence to established humanitarian aid...23 Oct Russia, Moldova, and the EU: Realpolitik as Normative Competition
...it would be difficult to significantly harmonize your domestic norms and regulations along two different lines simultaneously. The normative divergences are so stark as to fuel secessionist rhetoric. According to the Congressional Research Service (Moldova: Background and Policy, June 5, 2013, p. 4), the Transnistrian separatist regime, for example, has stated their intention to accede to Russia’s Customs Union. And Russia has also raised the specter of secessionism in Ukraine, specifically linking it to Ukraine’s signing the EU Association Agreement. One way to possibly decrease the sense of this being...21 May Annexation in the Shadow of the Law—Part II
...backing and only token opposition from Europe, could well be the final nail in the coffin of such norms. A world in which an international discourse codifying a consensus about the use of force had vanished would be a world in which only might would make right. And here we would do well to remember these famous lines from Robert Bolt’s A Man for All Seasons: Sir Thomas More: “… What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil?”William Roper: “Yes, I’d cut...16 Sep Security Council May Defer Bashir’s Prosecution (And It’s a Good Thing, Too)
...ICC investigation – permanent Security Council members Britain and France. Britain and France say privately that the lines of communication with Khartoum are nearing total breakdown. The Sudanese authorities are blocking the work of the 11,000-strong Unamid peacekeeping force and have not handed over two other ICC suspects – government minister Ahmad Harun and militia chief Ali Kushayb – for whom arrest warrants were issued last year. Foreign Office Minister for Africa Mark Malloch Brown and his French counterpart, Bruno Joubert, are understood to have both travelled to Khartoum recently...29 Jun Can Congress Reverse Hamdan? (Updated)
...legal power to constitute commissions or that such commissions violate the Due Process Clause. (3) So if Congress is unhappy with this decision, they can reverse it. Peter’s guess is that they won’t want to. I’m not sure about that, although that is a purely political question. Still, President Bush has already said he is going to ask Congress for legislation along these lines and a number of Senators, including Majority Leader Bill Frist and Senator Lindsey Graham, have said they will work to pass such legislation. *That was fast....
09 Mar No More Elusion of Responsibility for Rescue Operations at Sea: the Human Rights Committee’s Views on the Case A.S., D.I., O.I. and G.D. v. Italy and Malta
...and rescue service, as found in three Maritime Conventions. Rescue must be provided ‘regardless of the nationality or status’ of the person in distress or the ‘circumstances in which that person is found’. The intent of these treaties is to create a system to rescue all vessels in distress (para. 61)». Along the same lines, in its General Comment No. 36 on the right to life, the Human Rights Committee (HRC) held that «in light of article 2 (1) of the Covenant, a State party has an obligation to respect...
24 Sep Symposium on Protest and Legal Mobilization: Undermining the Right to Protest by Weaponizing Antisemitism
...protests in Amsterdam, which we witnessed firsthand, was particularly violent. Academic Freedom Fortunately, the importance of academic freedom is emphasized by many, as Senator Roovers motion for academic freedom has confirmed. However, we remain concerned that, as in other countries such as the USA and Germany, an antisemitism task force modelled along similar lines will fail to achieve its objectives. Moreover, we are concerned that by essentialising antisemitism as a form of hatred that deserves exceptional protection, and by focussing exclusively on Palestinian solidarity protests, this task force will further...