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01 Dec The 24th Session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute: Time to Act
...local legislation that can affirm the immunity and privileges of the Court. In particular for European Union States Parties, their leadership to enact a blocking statute against United States sanctions is overdue. Agenda items related to the report by the Court President, the Registrar, a representative from the Office of the Prosecutor, the International Criminal Court Bar Association, and the Board of the Trust Fund for Victims need to be carefully and actively listened to by States Parties. In each of these reports, each relevant organ or part of the...
22 Mar Law, Not War: Why Cuba Should Join the International Criminal Court in an Effort to Avert American Aggression
...of any crimes would no longer be subject to American jurisdiction alone. The ICC could intervene and label those responsible for international crimes as suspects with potential international arrest warrants issued against them. This threat, realizable or not, would nevertheless feature in the Trump Administration’s decision-making calculus concerning the use of military force in Cuba and could therefore serve as a potential deterrent. Despite all its bluster concerning the Court, the Trump administration appears to prefer not to contend with extra-territorial jurisdiction on its actions. A case in point is...
19 Nov International Responses to the Obstruction of Humanitarian Aid
...different ways. First, the UN Security Council (UNSC) may take action under its Chapter VII powers to supply relief itself, impose sanctions against the offending actors, or intervene militarily. Second, private aid organizations, foreign states, and international organizations likely may continue to provide assistance regardless of the sovereign’s disapproval with appropriate legal justification. Third, criminal charges may be filed against the individual(s) responsible for disrupting aid if doing so rises to the level of a war crime or a crime against humanity. Finally, another state may sue the offending state...18 May A Response to Brad Roth by Jean d’Aspremont
...argued elsewhere, and despite the fact that, in my view, coups d’etat can never be attributed to the states because authors of coups cannot be acting in the capacity of an organ of the state, one cannot turn a blind eye to the contemporary systematic practice whereby putschists almost always fail to secure recognition — unless they commit themselves to organize free and fair elections — and undergo a wide range of sanctions. Putschists most of the time fall short of being recognized and are subject to sanctions, but that...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...09 Jan John Yoo Reviews David Scheffer’s Memoir in WSJ
...9/11 caused outrage among intellectuals precisely because it proved so successful: preventing further attacks on the United States, eliminating Osama bin Laden and the al Qaedaleadership, and beginning the overthrow of vicious authoritarian regimes in the Middle East. The Bush administration rejected the ineffectual internationalnetwork of activists, rights groups and courts in favor of a robust unilateral response that drew upon the traditional sources of state power, including diplomacy, economic sanctions and military force. Funny thing is, I don’t know who supposedly argued that the U.S. must never act unilaterally...
28 Jun The ASP’s Response to Israeli and US Political Attacks
...targeted with state resistance in many forms including sanctions and criminal proceedings against the ICC judges and prosecutor, and even cyber-attacks. The Court has responded to previous attacks and arguably remained resilient. However, the political attacks from Israel and the US can differ from previous ones. The ICC is at risk of encountering extraordinary resistance as the narrative of Israeli and US criticism has transformed beyond merely denying jurisdiction to threats to target and sanction the ICC officials and efforts to prevent the functioning of the Court through intelligence activities....23 Apr Weekday News Wrap: Monday, April 23, 2012
...over the Euro zone. In the Czech Republic, 100,000 protestors demonstrated in Prague against corruption and austerity measures. The UN Special Rapporteur on Rights of Indigenous Peoples will visit the US in order to perform the first ever investigation into the rights situation of Native Americans. With respect to the the French presidential elections over the weekend, the BBC has profiles of Sarkozy and Hollande. The EU is imposing new sanctions on Syria. The UN’s extra monitors are expected today. The EU is expected to ease sanctions on Myanmar today,...12 Jun Weekday News Wrap: Tuesday, June 12, 2012
...on-going conflict, saying that the recent UN Secretary General’s warning of escalating violence should prompt Security Council sanctions. According to EU officials, Iran has agreed to continue nuclear talks at a summit in Moscow next week. China remains the target of US sanctions against Iranian oil as all other major importers were exempted. Former head of the IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn has appealed the rejection of immunity decision a judge handed down last month. Researchers have found a link between the software used to create the Stuxnet and Flame viruses; the...
15 May The Legality of Uganda’s Military Intervention in South Sudan
...of arms and related materiel as well as ‘technical assistance, training, financial or other assistance, related to military activities or the provision, maintenance or use of any arms and related materiel, including the provision of armed mercenary personnel’ (para 4). The Resolution also provides for a limited exemption regime. States that desire to offer military assistance must apply for exemptions from the Sanctions Committee (paras 5-6). In Resolution 2683 (2023), the UNSC removed the exemption requirement only for the provision of non-lethal military equipment or assistance solely in support of...