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19 Jun Sanctioning the ICC: A Guide to US Law (Part II)
The first part of this two-part post reviewed the law that President Trump invoked in his executive order announcing a sanctions program regarding the International Criminal Court, and went through the different provisions of the order. This part will discuss some relevant issues not directly addressed in the order, and provide some views on what to expect going forward. A Modicum of Protection Some have questioned to what extent sanctions and prohibitions could reach outside groups that collaborate with the work of the ICC, such as non-governmental organizations. That is...
20 Mar Why Neutral Rights Mean that States Are Not Obliged to Join in Collective Sanctions
...use of secondary sanctions, e.g., against foreign financial institutions, could be seen as implying such an interpretation. This is a notion that is sharply criticised by many in the developing world. One of the more strongly-worded objections was from Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who asked the US rhetorically “are we your slaves?” But many others have also expressed similar views. Indeed, at present, a majority of states in the world have both condemned Russia’s military acts as illegal and declined to participate directly in Western sanctions. As the...09 Oct Final Compendium of High-Level Review of UN Sanctions Proposes Reforms to System
The compendium has many useful recommendations and observations. Here are a few: It emphasizes the move towards using sanctions to address trafficking in wildlife products and natural resources; It highlights the importance of using sanctions to address transnational threats and new technologies; (Recommendation 146) It recommends using sanctions to better address existing and emerging threats on, for example, incitement to genocide, sexual violence in conflict, and gross violations of women’s rights; (Recommendation 132) It advocates the establishment of a Trust Fund for sanctions implementation assistance, a proposal originating from Jordan....
21 Apr ICC Sanctions Symposium: The Unprecedented Attack Against the ICC Prosecutor–The Pitfalls of Being a National of a ‘Less-Powerful’ State
actions are a backlash from the ICC’s investigations in Afghanistan and Palestine. President Biden on April 2, 2021, ended the sanctions and the visa restrictions, thereby rescinding Trump’s orders. My reflection will focus on the pitfalls of such sanctions on individuals from ‘less-powerful’ states given the countries of origin of both Prosecutor Bensouda from The Gambia and Mr. Mochochoko from Lesotho. Bensouda was the main target of the sanctions given that she was granted approval in March 2020 by the Appeals Chamber of the ICC to investigate possible crimes committed in Afghanistan...31 Jul Podcast Special! Why the Iran Deal is Constitutional, But Could Still End Up in U.S. Court
...that is not already within the President’s constitutional or delegated statutory powers. Crucially, the President has delegated authority under the various sanctions statutes to waive or lift those sanctions without getting further congressional approval. That is by far the most important U.S. obligation under the JCPOA. The idea of giving the president these powers to lift sanctions implies that he will seek out certain changes in behavior by the sanctioned governments and then use those promised changes (by say Iran, or in the recent past Burma) as a basis to...05 Dec Reply to Raustiala, McGuinness, Parrish and Cleveland
...activists and lawyers but also of states and governments. This is a delicate balance that courts try to achieve both generally and in the extraterritorial context, and different courts can politically afford different levels of human rights generosity. Similarly, courts are reluctant to endanger the integrity of the human rights regime by diluting it too much for the sake of extraterritorial application. Both the need for flexibility and the need for regime integrity thus call for an incremental, modest approach to extraterritorial application. So, in sum, I agree with Austen...