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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...25 Jun Linos Book Symposium: Response to Eric Posner and Ryan Goodman
...exact mechanism do my experimental results support? Eric Posner’s post begins with a provocative question: Does evidence of policy diffusion imply that “international law is weaker than generally recognized”? More specifically, does the fact that states mimic one another inflate our estimates of how influential international law is? I don’t think so. However, diffusion studies suggest that international law might exert its influence through somewhat different pathways than we often emphasize. Individuals comply with domestic laws for a variety of reasons – some are deterred by the possibility of sanctions,...
23 Nov The Revival of Criminal Prosecution of Francoism Crimes in Spain: A New Opportunity for Hope?
...with the Argentine courts. Both the societal and global response to the pacto del olvido and the lack of criminal proceedings encouraged the implementation of alternative transitional justice measures and the enactment of state and regional legislation advancing the principles of truth, reparations and accountability – among them, two national Memory Acts. The first one, the Historical Memory Act 52/2007 of 2007, made relevant progress by explicitly acknowledging the unjust nature of all convictions, sanctions and violence based on political, ideological, or religious grounds during the Civil War or the...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...28 Feb Brazil and the War in Ukraine: Between Apology and Utopia
...five, demands that Russia “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders”, calling for a cessation of hostilities. At the same time, Lula has emphatically refused to send weapons in support of Ukraine’s war effort or join into Western sanctions against Russia. In fact, before assuming the Presidency, Lula severely criticised Western sanctions, calling it a blockade: “those who are dying are not those who are in war”, he said. In reality, the “blockade” was “not harming Russians...
19 May Pandemic of Hunger Symposium: Reflections on UNSC 2417 – A Preventative Tool, an Accountability Response, or Both?
...date been briefed on an ad hoc basis, through the submission of confidential White Papers by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), regarding South Sudan in July 2018, Yemen in October 2018, and the DRC, northeast Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen in September 2020. Impact of and recent developments regarding UNSC 2417 UN Action: Resolutions and Mandates Following the White Paper briefing on South Sudan in 2018, the UNSC swiftly passed resolution 2428, imposing an arms embargo, targeted sanctions and recognising the “conflict-induced food insecurity and...15 Sep Weekly News Wrap: Monday, September 15, 2014
...sanctions imposed by the West and the country must react in a level-headed way, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told members of the country’s ruling party, United Russia, on Monday. Ukraine’s defense minister said on Sunday that NATO countries were delivering weapons to his country to equip it to fight pro-Russian separatists and “stop” Russian President Vladimir Putin. Investigators trying to find out who shot down Malaysia Airlines MH17 over eastern Ukraine have recovered 25 pieces of metal from baggage and bodies, which could lead them to the missile believed to...16 Feb Weekly News Wrap: Tuesday, February 16, 2016
...summit intended to improve commercial links and provide a united front on maritime disputes with Beijing. President Barack Obama’s top national security adviser Susan Rice said on Monday that she expects China will support new international sanctions on North Korea for its recent rocket launches. Europe David Cameron fended off changes on Tuesday to a draft deal he has cut to help keep Britain in the EU, as the European parliament said it could not guarantee to pass the reforms. In a European transit camp, women and girls explain why...12 Apr An Unusual Setback for the New Jersey Nets
...they vetted this deal.” He said the project received tax-exempt bonds. “It’s being financed partly by the taxpayer, and the public has a right to know,” he said. Prokhorov’s Renaissance Capital investment bank has interests in the Zimbabwean stock exchange, banks, a cellphone company, mining and a swanky, private big-game reserve. The company is intertwined with Onexim, the $25 billion Prokhorov-controlled investment fund behind the deal to bring the struggling NBA team to Brooklyn. Pascrell said he will ask the Treasury Department, which oversees the sanctions, to investigate Onexim. In...