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03 Jul For Unrecognized Entities and Would-Be States, the World Cup is Already Over
...having their football associations become part of a confederation, let alone FIFA. The New York Times further describes some of the results of FIFA’s membership process: For many teams, membership confers legitimacy and a shot at reaching the World Cup finals, a huge stage from which to wave their nation’s flag. Palestine — recognized as a “nonmember observer state” by the United Nations and a member of FIFA since 1998 — now has a national stadium near Ramallah and has attempted to qualify for four World Cup finals. Other teams,...
20 Oct Ending Book Famine and Vaccine Inequality: What a South African Court’s Decision on Copyright Law has to do with COVID-19 Vaccine Access
...distribute and acquire vaccines on their own, freed from the effective control of big IP rights holding pharmaceutical companies. This is important, because as the research by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in Southern Africa, Nepal, Palestine/Israel, Thailand and Colombia has shown, COVID-19 vaccine access remains highly unequal. Much of the world remains unvaccinated while a small number of countries are now in a position to give “booster shots” despite the WHO’s condemnation. Important as universal vaccine access is it is crucial to understand the broader impacts of a...19 May The Right to Health in the Occupied Palestinian Territory during the COVID-19 Pandemic
...Authority and Hamas, as the de facto authority in the Gaza Strip, are to cooperate with Israel to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. The State of Palestine fully retains its obligations under the ICESCR, including with regard to the right to health, in areas where it exercises authority. As highlighted by the ESCR Committee, States should prioritize “minimum core obligations imposed by the Covenant” and “adopt appropriate regulatory measures to ensure that healthcare resources in both the public and the private sectors are mobilized and shared among the whole population to ensure a comprehensive, coordinated health-care response...
20 Mar De-Christianizing International Law: US Politics and the Evangelical Legacy
...of international law. AIPAC spent the most money it has ever spent to influence American Policy in favour of Israel in the 2024 election cycle. The very simple admonition of humility and unrestricted love has given rise to a mobilization to exterminate civilians, commit genocide and attack other nations, again in a supposed pursuit of Biblical teachings. The ICC and its officials have been sanctioned by the US, the UN has been turned into an impotent body, and ‘Just War’ theory has been completely abandoned. Pre-emptive war is acceptable, as...
22 Feb Of Anti-Colonialism and International Legal Pedagogy: Can we Visualise a Post-Westphalian World?
...territory, effective government, and capacity to enter international relations. It also manifests upon declaration, with or without the recognition of others, at least according to the Convention. In realpolitik, the picture is murkier. For example, Palestine meets the criteria, and it declared statehood in 1988. In addition, over 130 states recognise it as a state. Yet, it continues to wallow in a state of not-quite-statehood, Israel and its occupying cabal dictating life and death to gruesome effect. Closer to home, we recall Catalonia held a referendum and, with overwhelming popular...05 Sep Guest Post: Possible Responsibility of Palestinian Authority’s Leadership for the Al Aqsah Martyrs’ Brigade Actions During the Gaza Conflict
is that since Hamas is committing war crimes against Israel, any Palestinian initiative at the ICC would expose Hamas officials to proceedings before the ICC. In fact, the Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council Ibrahim Khraishi has explicitly stated that Hamas’ launching of missiles at civilian objects constitutes a crime against humanity, warning that this makes an application to the ICC problematic for Palestinians (See here). What is largely overlooked is the commission of similar acts by armed factions of the Fatah party, particularly the Al Aqsa Martyrs’...06 Dec Why Has the OTP Announced a “Preliminary Examination” Regarding North Korea?
...conducting a preliminary examination only when it considers a situation to have significant potential for formal investigation. Indeed, the OTP has itself made that clear: The Office has made public its preliminary examination of 13 situations, including those that have led to the opening of investigations (Uganda, DRC, CAR, Darfur, Kenya), those dismissed (including Venezuela and Iraq), and those that remain under preliminary examination (Colombia, Afghanistan, Cote d’Ivoire, Georgia, Palestine and Guinea). All of those preliminary examinations were high-profile and involved very serious crimes. The situation in South Korea satisfies...26 Nov Weekday News Wrap: Monday, November 26, 2012
The 18th session of the Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change kicks off today in Doha, Qatar, for a last ditch effort to negotiate new emission reductions before the current ones expire at the end of the year. The Guardian has an article about what to expect. The BBC has an article about Mahmoud Abbas’ (non-)role in the recent Gaza conflict and the impact thereof on the upcoming UN vote on observer status for Palestine. Abbas has called on Britain to support the Palestinian...28 Sep Weekday News Wrap: Friday, September 28, 2012
According to a Kenyan military spokesman, Kenyan forces have captured the Somali port city of Kismayo, a bastion for Al-Shabbab fighters. At the UN General Assembly, China’s foreign minister accused Japan of stealing the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has said he will seek a vote on an upgraded status for Palestine to non-member state, like The Vatican, from the UN General Assembly. At the UN, Tunisia’s President has called for the creation of an International Constitutional Court with the power to declare domestic laws unconstitutional when they...10 Dec Weekday News Wrap: Monday, December 10, 2012
...Peace Prize in Oslo, but not without criticism. Israel’s ambassador to the US has told in an interview to Fox News that Israel will respond if Syrian chemical weapons fall in the hands of Israel’s enemies, such as Hezbollah. Critics of US Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, argue that she is protecting Rwanda by not criticizing its role in the eastern DRC. ASIL has published an Insight into the legal implications of the UN General Assembly vote on Palestine. Beijing tightens rules against anti-China protests as Tibetan self-immolations rise....