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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,...24 Oct The Analysis of the ICJ Order in the Case Concerning “Alleged Violations of the Treaty of Amity” (Iran v. US): Who Is the Real Winner?
...of the United States participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), leading to the re-imposition of sanctions lifted or waived in connection with the JCPOA on Iran. The United States president indicated that this decision was made due to some violations of the JCPOA by Iran, including the public declaration by Iran that it would not allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to have access to military sites and the two-time violation of the JCPOA’s heavy-water stockpile limits by Iran in 2016. Accordingly, he announced that the...03 Mar The Crimea, Compliance, and the Constraint of International Law
...economic and diplomatic sanctions. International law frames certain expectations of behavior; international institutions such as the G8, the UN, the WTO, the World Bank and the IMF provide options for enforcing those expectations. And, no, this is not automatic, such sanctions are still dependent on the political will of states. But it is international law that contextualizes and frames that political will and gives a means of persuading other states to coordinate such responses due to a language that goes beyond immediate geopolitical self-interest and gives many states a stake...
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...06 Mar Iran Nuke Review Act Does Not Actually “Require” a Vote of Congress
...the lifting of sanctions for 60 days. During that 60-day period, Congress could vote on the bill, or it could choose not to do so. Silence would allow the sanctions to be lifted after the 60 days. So it is not quite right to say, as the WSJ does, that the proposed law would “require a vote of Congress.” Still, it is quite likely that Congress would vote, and at least this bill would give them the opportunity to do so. If the bill passes, and a veto fight breaks...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...
09 Sep Contemporary International Criminal Law After Critique Symposium: Accountability for the Unaccountable? Article 15 Communications Beyond the ICC
...their view of complicity to include the active support, tacit support, and deliberate silences and inaction of other states and political leaders. By engaging in this form of advocacy, the authors of communications might be able to leverage the stigma of international criminal law to influence public opinion and generate sanctions against illegitimate conduct. Extralegal sanctions can include protests, boycotts, and the reputational damage that arises from being named as a person who has allegedly committed an international crime. For politicians, who rely on public support for re-election, the consequences...07 Jul Weekly News Wrap: Tuesday, July 7, 2015
...month of Ramadan on July 17, to allow for deliveries of humanitarian aid. Iran and world powers made progress on future sanctions relief for Iran in marathon nuclear talks on Saturday, but remained divided on issues such as lifting United Nations sanctions and the development of advanced centrifuges. Asia The Philippines will start on Tuesday its legal battle against China’s territorial claims before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. The Philippine navy recently found a large steel marker bearing Chinese inscriptions and hundreds of yellow buoys in waters...