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16 Mar Possible Draft of a Framework Agreement on the Restoration of Peaceful Relations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation
...impose comprehensive, universal sanctions upon each of the two parties to this agreement. Application of the resolution will however be suspended. The sanctions will be activated against whichever of the two parties is determined by the Security Council in a procedural vote to have acted in serious breach of sub-paragraph 1 of this Article. (6) The Parties are entitled to develop and maintain their defensive capabilities, and to receive international assistance towards that end. However, Ukraine will not acquire missiles or cruise missiles of a range above 150 km. (7)...27 Feb Security Council Refers the Situation in Libya to the ICC
The referral is part of a larger set of sanctions against Libya. From the UN News Centre: The Security Council today voted unanimously to impose sanctions against the Libyan authorities, slapping the country with an arms embargo and freezing the assets of its leaders, while referring the ongoing violent repression of civilian demonstrators to the International Criminal Court (ICC). In its Resolution 1970, the Council obligated all United Nations Member States to “freeze without delay all funds, other financial assets and economic resources which are on their territories, which are...
30 May ‘Wait a Minute, Mr. Postman’: Legal Implications of Threats Issued by U.S. Republican Senators
[Javier Eskauriatza is an Assistant Professor in criminal law at the University of Nottingham School of Law. He is also the Co-Director of the Criminal Justice Research Centre, and the Convener of the Criminal Law and Criminal Justice stream for the Society of Legal Scholars.] On 24 April 2024, twelve U.S. Senators (Republican Party) sent a letter to Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (‘ICC’), threatening him, other Court officials, and their families, with ‘sanctions’ and other less specific consequences if arrest warrants were to be issued...
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...27 Feb Two Mistaken Defenses of Torture
...is incorrect, although the poor drafting of the statute makes it an easy mistake to make. Again, here is the text of the statute: (1) “torture” means an act committed by a person acting under the color of law specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to lawful sanctions) upon another person within his custody or physical control; (2) “severe mental pain or suffering” means the prolonged mental harm caused by or resulting from— (A) the intentional infliction or threatened...
29 Oct International Law and Popular Culture Symposium: The Sokovia Accords and Popular Culture’s Effect on Perceptions of International Law
...sanctions on the enhanced individuals under Chapter VII, Article 41 of the UN Charter would have achieved the same (or even better) result – the writers could even have written in a wholly new enjoyable sanctions regime. But going down this rabbit hole, while immensely entertaining to lawyers, betrays an expectation that popular culture must accurately reflect the world – and by extension, the legal system it inhabits. Other commentators on this topic have correctly identified that works of popular culture are produced mainly to entertain mass audiences, make a...
01 Aug Options for a Peace Settlement for Ukraine: Option Paper XII – A Dynamic Political Settlement: Adapting to the Evolving Post-agreement Context
...in the Ukraine, and their complex interplay, means that any of an infinite number of factors has potential to drastically alter the implementation landscape. One of these factors may be sanctions, in terms of both imposition and relief. It remains to be seen what costs need to be imposed on Russia, and President Putin specifically, to secure meaningful concessions from Russia in peace negotiations, despite the guaranteed loss of face given the unrealistic demands that were issued in the first place. For the implementation phase, questions may arise whether removal...18 Nov Lindsey Graham on All Options Open re Iran and Nukes
Tod Lindberg, editor of the Hoover Institution’s Policy Review, reports in the Weekly Standard on a blunt message delivered by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-NC) at a discussion meeting of senior transatlantic policy makers, the Halifax International Security Forum. It’s not a forum that would attract a lot of attention, but the attendees are very senior in transatlantic relations and NATO. Quoting from Graham: Nobody would like to see the sanctions work any more than I would because I’m still in the military [Graham is a colonel in the Air Force...
30 Oct Options for a Peace Settlement for Ukraine: Option Paper XVI – War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity and Genocide
...or not any or each of the categories of international crimes of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide have been committed, but rather presents options for solutions for justice and accountability. Some solutions are the same for all three categories of crimes; other solutions apply only to one crime category. This paper will not repeat specific topics addressed elsewhere in this project that may also deal with war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide, such as sanctions, children, and sexual violence, or the broader transitional justice options (e.g. truth-seeking...