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04 Apr Guest-Post: Nuclear Trafficking as an International Crime?
...peaceful uses, not that in military programs. UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 requires all states to control nuclear materials and commodities (termed “related materials”) and to adopt and enforce civil and criminal penalties against the export, trans-shipment, and financing of transfers that would contribute to proliferation. But the resolution does not itself criminalize such activities, nor does it establish the robust jurisdictional and mutual assistance rules of the nuclear material treaties. Security Council resolutions imposing sanctions on North Korea and Iran establish quasi-criminal penalties (asset freezes and travel bans)...
17 Sep Uniting for Peace in Gaza: A Test for the General Assembly
...have caused harm, such as by leading to deaths at distribution points. To my knowledge, there is no direct precedent of this nature. However, the essence of the plea is in line with earlier resolutions and with the UN’s work to mitigate humanitarian suffering, even when caused indirectly. A striking example is the case of the UN comprehensive sanctions on Iraq in the 1990s. Comprehensive sanctions were blamed for causing widespread humanitarian harm, particularly to children. In response, the Assembly urged exemptions and adjustments, and its continued pressure contributed to...
08 Mar Revisiting Crimea and the Utility of International Law
...a useful role in standard setting and, when those standards are not adhered to, in imposing sanctions or counter measures. Whether those sanctions and counter measures are effective for the use of force is reflective of political will rather than a deficiency in the law. During its annexation of Crimea, Russia attempted to use international law to shield its actions from scrutiny and avoid consequences for breaching the prohibition on the use of force. Rather than marking a failure of the law, the Crimean situation highlighted that even though international...
18 Jun Framing Prolonged Occupation
...understandings, and derive from the morality of international behavior. The international community becomes most animated when it understands that a state’s activities amount to annexation, that they constitute territorial acquisition. Consider the following example: when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the Security Council immediately imposed sanctions. While the delegates from Canada and Zaire referenced the illegality of the invasion and occupation of Kuwait, the ten states that sponsored Resolution 661 repeatedly held that sanctions were a direct response to Iraqi aggression and the use of force. When, days later, Iraq...23 Oct Guest Post: The Evolving Law of Foreign Official Immunity–Mortazavi and Bakhshi, Prince Nasser, and “Samantar II”
...not relieve him from responsibility under international law.” Should these recognitions of nonimmunity for international crimes still prevail today? With respect to civil sanctions as well as criminal sanctions? Are they in jeopardy? What should be done to correct deviant practices globally and/or in the United States? 2. The majority opinion in the ICJ’s Case Concerning the Arrest Warrant of 11 April 2000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium) concluded that a sitting Minister of Foreign Affairs “when abroad enjoys full immunity from criminal jurisdiction and inviolability” in another...19 May Weekly News Wrap: Monday, May 19, 2014
...is considering trade sanctions against the Netherlands because of stickers printed by far-right politician Geert Wilders which display anti-Islam slogans in the colors of the Saudi flag. Russia came under heavy criticism at the WTO from several of its trading partners, who raised sharp questions over whether Moscow – one of the global trade body’s newest members – is indeed adhering to the international trade commitments that it took on less than two years ago. The West should impose tougher sanctions on Russia, which is waging a “hidden war” in...04 Oct Weekday News Wrap: Thursday, October 4, 2012
Blog reports on the four new judges at the European Court of Human Rights, representing Bosnia, Croatia, Moldova and Russia. The UN is likely to hold a debate in November about the status of Palestine and whether to upgrade its current observer entity status to observer state status. In Tehran, Iranian police have clashed with protestors upset with the fall of the rial more than 40% in a week due to Western sanctions. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that these sanctions could be eased quickly with atomic cooperation....16 Jan Happy Birthday OJ!
...current concern, whether on academic topics close to my heart like Jus Post Bellum or newsworthy international law developments, including a post here on the relationship between sanctions and the 2013 deal with Iran, a post here on Bashir’s interest in coming to the 2013 General Assembly, and the East China Sea dispute available here. Each type of blogging brings its own rewards, and puts one in contact with different networks of academics, practitioners, journalists, and observers, from around the world. Blogging has also prompted me to follow subjects I’m...