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29 May Futureproofing Human Rights Symposium: Living up to Obligations Through the International Red Cross? A Critique of States’ Attempts to Shift Obligations When Addressing Missing Persons
can also undertake to locate the remains of victims’ so that they will be returned to their relatives. Finally, in their dialogue with UN treaty bodies, States have regularly referred to trainings provided by the ICRC (see for example responses by Niger and Mexico), as well as of the role of the Red Cross in setting up missing persons databases (see for example responses by Bosnia and Hercegovina and Mexico). Also, relevant here is the fact that several states have reported that protocols and procedures adopted by them have been...05 Jun Targeted Killings Symposium: John C. Dehn on Richard Meyer and Col. Maxwell on Status-Based Targeting
[John C. Dehn is a nonresident senior fellow in West Point’s Center for the Rule of Law. The views presented here are his personal views.] This post is part of the Targeted Killings Book Symposium. Other posts in this series can be found in the related posts below. Let me first congratulate Claire Finkelstein, Jens Ohlin, and Andy Altman for compiling wonderfully diverse thoughts on an intellectually rich topic. My only regret is that circumstances prevented me from contributing to it despite an invitation to do so. Colonel Maxwell’s chapter...05 Apr NYU JILP Symposium: The Rhetoric of Remedies
[Kevin Jon Heller is currently Associate Professor & Reader at Melbourne Law School.] This post is part of the NYU Journal of International Law and Politics Vol. 45, No. 1 symposium. Other posts in this series can be found in the related posts below. I appreciate the opportunity to respond to Jenia’s excellent article. I always learn from her scholarship, and this article is no exception. That said, I find myself in an unusual quandary. When asked to critique an article, I normally take issue with its substance. There is...04 Apr NYU JILP Symposium: How Much Weight Should Courts give to Defendants’ Rights in Determining Remedies for Prosecutorial Violations?
writes that “[i]f promoting a fair trial and spreading a culture of procedural fairness were the only goals of international criminal justice, then the absolutist approach to remedies might well be the optimal one.” I would not go so far. Promoting global norms, including those pertaining to the rights of criminal defendants, is not the only goal of international criminal justice. Nonetheless, I would generally prefer to see international courts privilege that goal over the other goals Professor Turner discusses. As such, while I agree with Professor Turner that a...