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12 Jun A Second Take on Boumediene: Habeas Corpus and Military Commissions
...with which you disagree? Justice Kennedy Should Be Impeached You can't say, though, that they don't have a right to habeas corpus because the scheme is accurate and/or fair. That's a non-sequitur. Apparently, someone didn't read Chief Justice Roberts' opinion, which notes: The Court’s second criterion for an adequate substitute is the “power to order the conditional release of an individual unlawfully detained.” Ante, at 50. As the Court basically admits, the DTA can be read to permit the D. C. Circuit to order release in light of our traditional...
11 Oct Delays, Interference, and Espionage: The ICC’s Struggle with Arrest Warrants in the Situation in the State of Palestine
deliver justice impartially. Every day of delay undermines this responsibility and casts doubt on the Court’s capacity to act without fear or favour. This moment presents the ICC with a unique opportunity to demonstrate that it can stand firm in the face of political pressure and deliver justice to victims without discrimination. But to do so, it must reaffirm its commitment to impartiality, transparency, and the rule of law. The Chamber’s response to these external forces will not only shape the outcome of this investigation but could ultimately define the...18 Oct Guest Post: SCOTUS Oral Argument in Daimler v. Bauman
...counsel asserted that MBUSA “acts independently” of Daimler. Justice Sotomayor responded: “It seems an odd thing to say given the page and a half that the lower court went through on the various ways in which Germany controls this subsidiary. It appoints all its officers. It approves all its operating procedures. It approves all of the people it hires and fires. It seems like there isn’t much left for what….” As further proof that it was not the plaintiffs’ day, Justice Sotomayor was then interrupted by Chief Justice Roberts. While...
26 Nov The Time is Urgent While the Discrimination Continues: CEDAW As the Last Avenue of Justice for the Malaya Lolas?
...crime of sexual enslavement during WWII, the Communication argues that the Philippines’ response, or lack thereof, has been contrary to its obligations under the CEDAW Convention since 2003 – the year in which the Philippines ratified the CEDAW Optional Protocol. But before pointing to specific violations. under the Convention, it is necessary to locate the Philippines’ response to the Malaya Lolas’ demands within a historical context of gender-based discrimination, exemplified in the de-prioritization of the female wartime slavery survivors’ claims. This first became apparent during the negotiations and drafting of...
01 Sep Symposium on Myanmar and International Indifference: Support for Lawyers in Myanmar Remains Paramount Since the Coup
[Raquel Saavedra is an International Legal Adviser, Myanmar, for the International Commission of Jurists. Kingsley Abbott is the Director of Global Accountability and International Justice, International Commission of Jurists.] In recent conversations with diplomats covering Myanmar, we continue to be asked: is it still worthwhile for states to support the work of Myanmar lawyers when the justice system is in a state of collapse? The answer is yes. Not only is it worthwhile to continue to support independent lawyers during a time of crisis, it is also critical for there...13 Apr Events and Announcements: April 13, 2014
...a month away. The organizers encourage you to apply as soon as possible. You can access more information here International scholars and practitioners of transitional justice are invited to apply for a 1-week workshop and training program on transitional justice organized and led by the Hague Institute for Global Justice from 23-27 June 2014 in The Hague. This week-long training is part of the Transitional Justice in Africa Fellowship Program, a joint initiative by the Hague Institute and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) in South Africa, that brings...
12 Apr Symposium on Dominic Ongwen Case: Navigating the Complexities of Reparations for Victims of Northern Uganda
[Margaret Ajok is currently the Transitional Justice Advisor at the Governance and Security Programme Secretariat (formerly JLOS), at the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Uganda. She is a lawyer and advocate of the Courts of Judicature of Uganda and is also a task force member for the African Union Women for Transitional Justice Network representing Africa.] Introduction The over two decades war in Northern Uganda between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda led to horrendous and deplorable acts of violence. The affected communities suffered enslavement,...
03 May Symposium in Pursuit of Intersectional Justice at the International Criminal Court: Group Three – Observations on Forced Pregnancy – Protecting Personal and Reproductive Autonomy
[Matt Cannock is the Head of Amnesty International’s Centre for International Justice. Dr. Rosemary Grey is a Lecturer at Sydney Law School and a Sydney Southeast Asia Centre DECRA Fellow. Akila Radhakrishnan is the President of the Global Justice Center, where she directs GJC’s work to establish legal precedents protecting human rights and ensuring gender equality. Alix Vuillem is the Senior Advocacy Adviser / Program Manager at Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice.] This amicus curiae brief was submitted by Dr. Rosemary Grey, Global Justice Center (GJC), Amnesty International (AI), and...
15 Mar SCSL Symposium: A Legal Legacy that Opens the Way to Justice in Challenging Places and Times–Part I
[Stephen J. Rapp is a Senior Fellow at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Center for Prevention of Genocide and at the Blavatnik School of Government of Oxford University. He was formerly Ambassador-at-Large heading the Office of Global Criminal Justice in the US State Department, and between 2007-2009, was the Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. This essay was initially prepared at the request of FIU Law Review for its micro-symposium on The Legal Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone by Charles C. Jalloh (Cambridge, 2020). An edited and footnoted version is...
26 Aug Rohingya Symposium: Victims, Survivors, Advocates–The Multiple Justice Journeys of the Rohingya
survived to tell her story, but her unborn child died. When I had asked her why she had waited all day to talk to me – she said, “I want justice.” Three years later, multiple and intertwining journeys for justice have begun. Many of them have been based upon facts laid out in two reports from the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar which recommended that named senior generals of the Myanmar military should be investigated and prosecuted internationally for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. As...