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28 Sep My Summer Vacation (Part III): Revisiting TWAIL in Paris
...as special adviser on public international law for the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. That court, as is well known, has issued indictments against high level officials of the government of Sudan, including its chief of state. The Security Council has, to date, ducked all pleas by the ICC Prosecutor to assist the Court in enforcing these indictments, even though the Council could easily do so under its Chapter VII authority, including its existing sanctions regime for the Sudan under Security Council Resolution 1591 (2005). What would TWAILERs’ advice...22 Nov Overcoming the Veto to Save Lives
[Mona Ali Khalil is an internationally recognized public international lawyer with 25 years of UN and other experience dealing with the rule of law and international peace and security efforts including peacekeeping, sanctions, disarmament and counterterrorism.] In the face of a veto by any permanent member of the UN Security Council blocking enforcement action against the mass atrocities in Palestine, Myanmar, Syria and Yemen and elsewhere, is the international community helpless to help – failing to fulfill its responsibility to protect? Proponents of the use of force for purposes of...
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...01 Jul Weekly News Wrap: Tuesday, July 1, 2014
...our lands”, hours after a ceasefire to allow for peace talks with the pro-Russian separatists had expired. The EU signed a historic free-trade pact with Ukraine on Friday and warned it could impose more sanctions on Moscow unless pro-Russian rebels act to wind down the crisis in the east of the country by Monday. More than 5,000 migrants have been picked up by the Italian navy in the past 48 hours in several rescue operations between Sicily and North Africa. Bosnia has marked 100 years since the murder of Austrian...
04 Apr Equality and Non-Discrimination in International Arbitration: Recent Developments in the English Context
...appoint a more diverse tribunal? Such sanctions might risk gamesmanship by creative litigators, proving ammunition to challenge appointments or awards based on any deficits in the constitution of the tribunal. But in the absence of sanctions, what would be the point of adding an anti-discrimination provision? Finally, one may query whether this is an obligation which should solely be imposed on parties. What about the role, for instance, of appointing institutions or party-appointed arbitrators jointly selecting a chair? Conclusion While initiatives to increase diversity in arbitration should be welcomed, there...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...
23 Oct Failing the Institution? The Assembly of States Parties’ Management of the Investigation into the Prosecutor
...a time when powerful States have decidedly taken action to end the work of the Court, States Parties seem unfussed by the degree of institutional turmoil this situation has created. Not only is the Office of the Prosecutor’s main administrator on leave of absence, the whole leadership is under sanctions from the Trump administration. More so, the stream of media articles linking or questioning the relationship between the arrest warrants in the Situation of Palestine case and the chief Prosecutor’s alleged misconduct should prompt States Parties to seek clarity, transparency...