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16 Aug Symposium on Oumar Ba’s Book ‘States of Justice: The Politics of the International Criminal Court’–Introductory Post
[Owiso Owiso is a Doctoral Researcher in Public International Law at the University of Luxembourg.] Inter-governmental organisations are often theatres of inter-state politics. Why then does the suggestion that the International Criminal Court (ICC) may not be any different bother observers so? Well, that is perhaps because the ICC is not just another ‘ordinary’ inter-governmental organisation. It is also, and perhaps primarily, a judicial mechanism. As the only permanent international criminal court, and one with the grandiose ambition of ending impunity for international crimes, the ICC is often perceived by...29 Mar Comparing the ICJ’s Provisional Measures Orders in South Africa v. Israel
...operations, as this is the only way to secure a zero-civilian-casualty rate in Palestine. Others, including myself, were more sceptical. We believed reading the Order and the individual Judges’ separate opinions revealed that the Court’s intent was not to ordera ceasefire, primarily because, if that had been its intent, it would have simply spelled it out. Instead, only Judge Bhandari included wording favourable to this, and in a very vague way: “Going further though”, he said, “all participants in the conflict must ensure that all fighting and hostilities come to...04 Jan Weekday News Wrap: Friday, January 4, 2013
...the United States to face terrorism charges. The Volokh Conspiracy has a post about the International Criminal Court and Palestine in light of the recent UN General Assembly resolution granting Palestine upgraded observer state status. The US Justice Department reached a $1.4bn settlement with Transocean Ltd., the owner of the drilling rig that sank after an explosion killed 11 workers and spawned the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Argentina has reasserted its claim over the Malvinas Islands, also known as the Falkland Islands, and urged Great...19 Oct Events and Announcements: October 19, 2014
...and to register, please click here. The Minerva Center for Human Rights at Tel Aviv University is pleased to invite the public to the conference “Lessons for Transitional Justice in Israel-Palestine”, to be held on 16-17 November 2014 at Tel Aviv University. The conference builds on an academic collaboration between Israeli, Palestinian and South African students and researchers who participated last summer in an intensive two-week Transitional Justice Workshop at the University of Johannesburg. At the conference, international and local scholars will share perspectives on current theories and practices that...06 Sep Towards Neutralizing the Jihadi Narrative: Settlement (No Pun Intended) of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
...as a shapeless abstraction which claimants of all kinds can shape Humpty-Dumpty-like to the needs of their particular causes). Palestine is the last of the Non-Self-Governing territories recognized as such at the inception of the UN. The others have experienced some process of self-determination, even if nothing more than “one person, one vote, once.” In the case of Palestine, the appropriate organ of the UN, the General Assembly, concluded (in 1947) that there were two People ( a politically sensible simplification, of course) in the territory and that in the...