Search: extraterritorial sanctions
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...
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...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...
05 Dec High Stakes at the 23rd Session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute
...United States looms large in the psyche of States Parties as they discuss how to chart a savvy political path to protect the integrity of the International Criminal Court in the near future. Fresh memories remain from Trump’s sanctions imposed on then Prosecutor Bensouda and other Court senior officials in 2020 for investigative progress in the Afghan situation. With the return of Trump to the White House, it is not hard to predict his administration will pursue a vicious attack on the International Criminal Court as a whole given the...
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...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...02 Apr Weekday News Wrap: Monday, April 2, 2012
...on Human Rights has accepted jurisdiction in the case brought against the United States by an Algerian man who has been detained at Guantanamo Bay without charges or trial for more than a decade. West African leaders have delivered an ultimatum to the military coup leaders in Mali asking them to leave power by Monday or face economic sanctions At the conference on Syria in Istanbul, the 83 members Friends of the Syrian People group has recognized the Syrian National Council as the legitimate representative of the Syrian opposition. The...24 Apr Weekday News Wrap: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
...perform its nuclear test. Reports are emerging of women being raped in Northern Mali by Tuareg rebels. The UN Security Council has called for constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau, following the April 12th military coup. Turkey says Israel is not welcome at the NATO summit. Myanmar activists are critical of the EU’s decision to suspend sanctions and are urging the US to press for more reforms before suspending or lifting its sanctions. The US Ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization is sceptical that ICAO’s Assembly will be able to reach...28 Oct On What Basis Can the ICC Silence Ruto?
...or interfering with the collection of evidence; (d) Impeding, intimidating or corruptly influencing an official of the Court for the purpose of forcing or persuading the official not to perform, or to perform improperly, his or her duties; (e) Retaliating against an official of the Court on account of duties performed by that or another official; (f) Soliciting or accepting a bribe as an official of the Court in connection with his or her official duties. Article 71, in turn, addresses misconduct before the court: Article 71 Sanctions for misconduct...