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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...06 Mar Presidential Authority for Visa Restrictions (for Ukraine and Otherwise)
...of the United States, and I hereby suspend entry into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of such persons. Such persons shall be treated as persons covered by section 1 of Proclamation 8693 of July 24, 2011 (Suspension of Entry of Aliens Subject to United Nations Security Council Travel Bans and International Emergency Economic Powers Act Sanctions). The power to specify covered individuals is delegated to the Secretary of State. Obama is acting under section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which gives the President a blank check...03 Apr Weekday News Wrap: Tuesday, April 3, 2012
On the 30th anniversary of the Falklands Islands/Las Malvinas invasion, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner decried the existence of a “colonialist enclave” in the 21st century as an injustice. At a remembrance ceremony in the UK, UK Prime Minister David Cameron referred to the Islanders’ right of self-determination. According to Kofi Annan, Syria has agreed to a ceasefire starting on April 10. In a follow-up to threatening action against Mali, West African nations have placed trade, economic and diplomatic sanctions on the strife-ridden country. In Senegal, President Mackey Sall...23 Dec Guest Post: Accountability Impact or Impasse? The Curious Case of the North Korean Inquiry
...Follow-up to the Commission’s Report The Commission’s report is far from gathering dust. Upon its receipt, the Human Rights Council denounced the violations and resolved that the General Assembly should consider submitting the report to the Security Council for “appropriate action”, including possible referral of North Korea to “the appropriate international criminal justice mechanism, and consideration of the scope for effective targeted sanctions against those who appear to be most responsible for crimes against humanity”. The General Assembly has also paid attention to the Commission’s report. It was discussed during...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...07 Jun Did You Hear? But for the ICC, the War in Libya Would Be Over
...fled to Tunisia. This defection is a big deal. Ghanem had been at OPEC when Libya was under economic sanctions, and his return to Libya as prime minister and head of the ruling party in 2003 was intended to signal Muammar Qaddafi’s return to respectability in the international community. Ghanem became the face of the reformed Libya, which had given up its dabbling in chemical and other weapons and was willing to privatize its state sector industries and do big deals with Western oil companies. He staunchly defended Qaddafi, going...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...
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...
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....