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10 Sep BHR Symposium: The Requirement to Practice Due Diligence–A Floor Not a Shield
...threat of effective sanctions (article 6.2.). There is an opportunity in this development: whereas the weight of large corporations in an increasingly globalised world is often seen as a threat, it could potentially become a force for the good, if the most influential of these actors effectively must use their leverage on suppliers and business partners and within the multinational groups they belong to to improve human rights compliance. But there is also a risk. Due diligence should not degrade into a box-ticking exercise, shielding companies from any form of...
02 Apr Putting the International Criminal Court’s Palestine Investigation into Context
...universal jurisdiction mechanisms to pursue accountability through judicial means have been, as noted by Azarova and Mariniello, “thwarted by political pressures and legislative amendments to ensure political vetting.” In particular, ongoing pressure from the United States has undermined the viability of domestic courts as vehicles for international justice for Palestinians. It would appear that the US intends to continue to shield Israeli perpetrators from accountability, as evidenced by continued US sanctions on key members of ICC staff, including the Prosecutor, through the widely-condemned Executive Order 13928. This is the landscape...
15 Mar Polish-Lithuanian-Belarusian Border Crisis and Ius ad Bellum Part I: Background and Key Findings
...Lukashenko holds effective control of the state, and in brutal crackdowns, suppresses the democratic opposition, forcing the projected winner of the 2020 election, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, to flee the country. Poland and Lithuania offered significant support for the oppressed Belarusians, granting them asylum (Tischanovskaya herself was granted asylum in Lithuania). Lukashenko’s actions were condemned by the EU and NATO and new sanctions were imposed on the regime, as international isolation of Lukashenko progressed, with their only ally being the Russian Federation. In spring 2021 Lukashenko started to highlight in his public...
22 Apr Options for a Peace Settlement for Ukraine: Option Paper II – New European Security Order
...the proposed future status of Ukraine as a permanently neutral state, and several other issues. Ukraine has demanded that a potential permanently neutral status must be balanced by security guarantees. If they come about, these assurances will most likely be reflected in a declaration or treaty of guarantee involving Ukraine and the guarantor states. Presumably the Russian Federation will seek assurances from the principal states that have imposed economic sanctions as to an agreed programme of sanctions-lifting, in parallel with implementation of the agreement between the Russian Federation and Ukraine....
09 Aug “All Our Hope Is in the Famine”: Why an Investigation into Starvation Crimes in Ukraine Is Urgently Needed
...of agricultural facilities are directly linked to possible war crimes, other tactics are disguised, e.g. promises to unblock ports and allow grain export from Ukraine in exchange for lifting sanctions imposed on Russia, which would inevitably feed its war machine. The immediate consequences of Russia’s conduct are both internal and external. In Ukraine, while the number of starvation-related casualties is yet to be established, about 10.2 million residents urgently need food and livelihood assistance. The population of a once food-secure country and major grain exporter has, thus, been forced to...29 Aug Weekday News Wrap: Thursday, August 29, 2013
...for intervening in Syria. The Panama government has said that the undeclared shipment of Cuban weapons found on board a North Korean ship are a “violation” of UN sanctions against arms transfers to North Korea. Rwanda blocked a joint US-French proposal to impose UN sanctions on two senior commanders in the M23 rebel group in the eastern DRC, arguing that the evidence against the men was weak. In related news, a UN peacekeeper from Tanzania was killed and three others were wounded in an operation with the Congolese army to...15 Aug Scathing GAO Analysis of the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report
Each year, pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, the Department of State submits to Congress a report on countries’ efforts to eliminate human trafficking. The report divides countries into three tiers, with Tier 1 including countries that have made significant efforts to comply with U.S. law’s minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons, and Tier 3 including countries that have failed to make such efforts. Tier 3 countries risk losing non-humanitarian, non-trade-related assistance from the U.S.; since 2003, full or partial sanctions have been imposed on Burma,...30 Jul Three major challenges the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia faces
...already been established by ordinary tribunals. On the other hand, to guarantee victims’ rights to justice and reparations, the Special Jurisdiction should impose sanctions and order reparation measures in accordance with international standards. To put it simply, the JEP should make sure that reduced prison sentences, suspended sentences and other benefits are not perceived as effectively granting impunity to perpetrators. This is particularly important since, for example, in cases where the JEP considers that the perpetrators’ acknowledgement of their criminal responsibility is complete and comprehensive, it will impose non-custodial sentences,...03 Oct Weekday News Wrap: Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Georgia’s President Mikhal Saakashvili has conceded defeated in Monday’s parliamentary elections. Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have softened his stance on military action against Iran, allowing more space for sanctions to take effect until at least mid-2013. The territorial dispute over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands is blamed for the decision of major Chinese banks to pull out of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings that are scheduled to take place in Tokyo next week. Ralls Corp, a company owned by two Chinese nationals, has sued President Obama after he invoked national...