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26 May Futureproofing Human Rights Symposium: When the Center Cannot Hold – Grey Zones in “The Age” of Accountability
...contrast, the notion of grey zones refers to settings where the very possibility and relevance of accountability is called into question. This piece therefore understands accountability to refer to criminal sanctions and adjudication mechanisms, as well as to the more normative and foundational idea that actors –especially those in positions of power—must bear consequences for their actions and omissions regarding both negative and positive human rights obligations. Accountability can take place in various forums, not just legal ones, with political arenas also playing a crucial role. This broader understanding foregrounds...25 Apr Anchugov and Gladkov is not Enforceable: the Russian Constitutional Court Opines in its First ECtHR Implementation Case
...approach its new powers lightly – the decision is hefty 43 pages and the CC judges tried to point to some form of compromise alluding to potential future sanctions not involving disenfranchisement, thus, arguably, acknowledging the sensitivity of the matter. Anchugov and Gladkov shows that the CC, despite having ruled on the impossibility of executing the ECtHR decision, did so in a rather cautious way. This could be attributed to the novelty of this exercise or the desire of the CC to avoid direct and open confrontation with the ECtHR....20 Mar The (International) Right to Bear Arms
...(Via Instapundit) Closely examining the Darfur, Sudan, genocide, and making reference to other genocides, this Article argues that the genocide prevention strategies which are currently favored by the United Nations are ineffective. The Article details the failures of targeted sanctions, UN peacekeepers, and other anti-genocide programs. Then, the Article analyzes the Genocide Convention and other sources of international human rights law. Because the very strong language of the Genocide Convention forbids any form of complicity in genocide, and because the Genocide Convention is jus cogens (meaning that it prevails over...27 Apr Weekday News Wrap: Friday, April 27, 2012
ECOWAS will dispatch troops to both Mali and Guinea-Bissau in order to swiftly reinstate civilian rule after recent coups. In a Reuters exclusive, the US Senate, after a three-year investigation, is expected to find that the “enhanced interrogation techniques” used failed to yield counterterrorism breakthroughs. As a result of ongoing clashes between Sudan and South Sudan, the United States has circulated a draft resolution through the UN Security Council outlining sanctions if the two nations do not cease their strikes and resolve their many disputes. The US will move 9000...16 Apr Weekday News Wrap: Monday, April 16, 2012
...by Mothers of Srebrenica. The US and the Philippines have started their annual military exercises, involving 7000 troops, close to the disputes South China Sea waters. Australia has decided to lift financial sanctions and travel bans against more than 200 officials in Myanmar. Hearings in the tobacco giants’ High Court case challenging the legality of Australia’s plain packaging legislation will start tomorrow. In a move welcomed by the US and the IMF, China widened the trading band of the Yuan. On the first day of trading in this broader band,...25 Apr Weekday News Wrap: Thursday, April 25, 2013
...Court of Justice against Chile to regain access to the Pacific Coast it lost in a 1904 Treaty concluded after the War of the Pacific of the 1880s. Eric Posner has a column on Kiobel over at Slate. Eager not to be left at a competitive disadvantage after the EU lifted economic sanctions earlier this week, the acting USTR is travelling to Myanmar to discuss a framework agreement on trade and investment. The UK has signed a mutual legal assistance agreement with Jordan, which, according to the Home Secretary, includes...29 Sep Events and Announcements: 29 September 2024
...to come. Afterwards, a panel of counter-terrorism experts will examine the relevance of transitional justice for counter-terrorism. Register here. Panel Discussion: The T.M.C. Asser Instituut is hosting the free event “Secondary Sanctions and the International Legal Order” at 18:00 CET on 5 November 2024 in The Hague, the Netherlands. Register here. The Law of International Society: A Road Not Taken : The Center for Critical Democracy Studies at the American University of Paris is pleased to invite you to a lecture by Martti Koskenniemi (University of Helsinki) on: “The Law...
30 Nov UNSC Veto Power Symposium: Are there Jus Cogens Limits to UN Security Council Vetoes in Atrocity Crime Contexts?
...other measures based on their capacity to influence the events and their legal positioning vis-à-vis the situation concerned. Still, it is hard to see how, in at least certain atrocity situations and despite Article 103 of the UN Charter a member wielding the veto against a Chapter VII resolution that, for example, imposes sanctions prohibiting all UN Members from supplying weapons to a brutal regime that is known to use those weapons to commit genocidal acts against a protected group would be compatible with such positive duties. Admittedly, the present...
10 Sep BHR Symposium: Bolstering Human Rights within International Economic Agreements–Reconciling Two ‘Separate Regimes’?
...still requires improvements. In particular, there is a need to clarify the obligation of transnational corporations to respect human rights, the need to strengthen legal mechanisms to implement the treaty and sanctions in case of non-compliance, among others. One of the elements that has been a source of tension in the negotiation of a legally binding instrument is the recognition of the principle of human rights supremacy in the face of international economic agreements (IEAs). This concern was also raised by a group of civil society organisations recognising the need...