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14 Aug Guest Post: Are States Injured by Whaling in the Antarctic?
...in 2012, however, that the question of standing was addressed by the Court directly, affirming in Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite that all states – including Belgium, a non-injured state – had a legal interest in ensuring Senegal’s compliance with the Convention Against Torture 1984. This trend is reflected most clearly in Article 48 of the ILC’s Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts 2001 (ARSIWA), a progressive development of the law in which, instead of diluting the definition of an injured state, the ILC ultimately chose...
15 Nov Ten Recommendations to Prosecutor Karim Khan to Improve his Relationship with Civil Society during Preliminary Examinations: Perspectives from the Situation Countries
...and timelines for carrying out preliminary examinations. While this flexibility is necessary to maintain the independence of the OTP and accommodate the breadth of situations that may come under the court’s jurisdiction, the OTP’s activities have delivered mixed results. We spoke to over 30 organisations in 13 countries that have been directly involved in preliminary examination activities during Prosecutor Bensoudas’ term (June 2012-June 2021). These countries were Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burundi, Colombia, Georgia, Guinea, Israel, Mali, Mexico, Myanmar, Palestine, Ukraine, and Venezuela. We also consulted with other legal professionals who either...
27 Jul Holding Transnational Corporations Accountable for International Crimes in Syria: Update on the Developments in the Lafarge Case (Part I)
...between 2012 and 2014. While this decision is currently the subject of an appeal before France’s Supreme Court, the Appeals Court upheld the three other charges against the corporation for deliberately endangering the lives of its Syrian workers, financing a terrorist enterprise, and violating an embargo. A parent company is currently being criminally charged for illegal activities that took place abroad through its subsidiary and under the executive leadership of the company’s Parisian headquarters. Lafarge’s indictment is the first of its kind in France and represents an unprecedented step forward...22 Mar Inaugurating ASIL IDEAS
...less than a week away, we’re very excited to announce our first three ASIL IDEAS talks. Here are the descriptions: Thursday, March 29, 2012 11:00 am – 11:30 am Roosevelt Speaker: Rebecca MacKinnon, Global Voices; New America Foundation Topic: Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom “A global struggle for control of the Internet is now underway,” argues Rebecca MacKinnon, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation. For MacKinnon, who conducts research, writing and advocacy on global Internet policy, free expression, and the impact...
17 Nov Disrupting Global Patriarchy: Why Gender Diversity at the International Court of Justice Matters for Africa and the World
...national nomination stages. In 2012, Judge Julia Sebutinde made history as the fourth woman to be elected to the bench of the ICJ in over 60 years of the Court’s existence. Sebutinde’s election was remarkable for reasons beyond her gender: she was also the first woman from the African continent to be elected to the ICJ, compared to the 14 African male judges who sat on that court before her. As an international judge, Sebutinde’s appointment signaled the intersections of race, gender, geographical location, and other intersectional identities that women...13 Apr Law and Ethics for Autonomous Weapon Systems
...well as a number of publicity initiatives that (I think I can say pretty neutrally) seem as much drawn from sci-fi and pop culture as anything. It plans to launch this global campaign at an event at the House of Commons in London later in April. The other was the Department of Defense Directive, “Autonomy in Weapon Systems” (3000.09, November 21, 2012). The Directive establishes DOD policy and “assigns responsibilities for the development and use of autonomous and semi-autonomous functions in weapon systems … [and] establishes guidelines designed to minimize...12 Mar YLS Sale Symposium: ‘Stopping the Boats’–Australia’s Appalling Example to the World
...and Malaysia, in 2012 the Labor Government responded to political pressure from the Coalition and reintroduced the Pacific Solution detention arrangements in Nauru and Papua New Guinea (PNG). Not only did this fail to be the “circuit breaker” Labor wanted, asylum seeker arrivals increased to record levels (25,173 In the year to 30 June 2013), exceeding the capacity of the detention centres in Nauru, PNG and Australia. Processing of asylum claims was slowed considerably, hundreds of Sri Lankan boat arrivals were returned without a refugee status determination process and work...04 Jan East China Sea dispute: what is the Role of International Law?
...Last week, Korea made a partial submission to the Commission seeking to identify the outer limits of Korea’s continental shelf, which, unsurprisingly, overlap with China’s claim. The map here is illustrative. Moreover, in a note dated December 28, 2012, Japan asked the Commission not to consider China’s submission because the distance between the coasts in the area covered by the submission is less than 400 nautical miles, and pursuant to UNCLOS Article 83, the delimitation must be effected by agreement of the parties. As a result, Japan is maintaining its...16 Oct Guest Post: Removing the cloak of immunity – the Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales accepts no immunity from criminal investigation into torture
...Bahrain, in torturing persons involved in the political protests in Bahrain in April 2011. Unfortunately, since the DPP withdrew from the case just prior to the court hearing there does not appear to be a final judgement, only this 2013 directions hearing judgement which sets out the parties’ submissions. As background, FF took part in Bahraini political protests in February and March 2011 which resulted in him being allegedly badly beaten by police and held without charge. In July 2012 a dossier prepared by the European Center for Constitutional and...15 Feb Vacancy: ICJ Law Clerks
The ICJ has asked us to post the following job announcement for law clerks at the ICJ — which are, needless to say, among the very best positions available to a young international lawyer. Vacancy announcement Date of issuance: 8 February 2012 Deadline for applications: 10 April 2012 Post title: Law Clerk to Judges of the Court (Associate Legal Officer) (2 positions) Grade: P-2 Vacancy Announcement Number: 2012-02 Duty Station: International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands Organizational unit: Department of Legal Matters Indicative minimum net annual remuneration (including post...