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27 Aug Truce Reached in Uganda: The ICC’s Dilemma Continues
Seamus If the choice is peace, I supposed there's some consolation for those of us who believe in divine, cosmic, or karmic justice of some sort.... Seth Weinberger Julian: I'm not sure why you pose the choice as "peace versus justice." Is it just to insist on arresting and prosecuting Kony at the expense of ending the civil war? Is it not just to stop the atrocities by whatever means necessary? It may be distasteful to let Kony walk from his crimes, but if that's what it takes to end...26 Jul If It’s Thursday, It Must Be London (Mitt Romney Edition)
Mitt Romney is holding a fundraiser this evening in London. (Here’s a nice scene-setter.) Almost quaint how he promises not to criticize Obama while abroad, in the tradition of politics stoppping at the water’s edge (as if physical location still mattered in the context of completely transnationalized media). Three quick thoughts: 1. This kind of extraterritorial campaigning is becoming routine. Lots of US citizens live abroad (estimates of as many as seven million), they can vote come November, and (way more importantly) they have a lot of money....04 Apr Kenya’s Latest Attempt to Invoke Complementarity
...national prosecutions, I hope that the Pre-Trial Chamber will be a little more patient too. James Gathii Thanks Kevin and John for this illuminating discussion. I do not want to weigh on what the correct characterization of the Appeals Chamber decision is here. My five cents is that the ongoing skirmishes between the two partners in the coalition government in Kenya about the reform agenda are likely to affect the pace and outcome of the reform agenda. More significantly, the already heated succession politics of the 2012 presidential electoral cycle...08 Oct Eric Posner Rejects the “Unwilling or Unable” Test!
Julian beat me to Eric Posner’s new Slate article on the legality of drone strikes. I don’t agree with everything in it, but I think it’s notable that Posner — echoing his sometime co-author Jack Goldsmith — rejects the idea that international law permits self-defense against a non-state actor whenever a state is “unable or unwilling” to prevent the NSA from using its territory as a base for attacks. That rejection emerges clearly in the following passages: The U.N. Charter permits countries to use military force abroad only...21 Aug Can We All Admit that Assange Has No Legal Case for “Safe Passage”?
...is not currently facing any criminal charges. There is more here than meets the eye. The extreme actions that Britain is thinking of going through - the thought of storming the embassy - puts question to your claims. <b>This might make sense if the US was seeking his extradition (which it isn’t),</b> <I>February 28, 2012, New York – Leaks published today from Stratfor, a private intelligence corporation, indicate the United States Department of Justice has issued a secret, sealed indictment against Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks.</I> http://ccrjustice.org/newsroom/press-releases/ccr-condemns-reported-sealed-indictment-against-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange <b>or if...29 Nov Yes, Palestine Could Accept the ICC’s Jurisdiction Retroactively
...apply retroactively to the moment that the declaration was made. The interpretation suggested, and which appears to be supported by the Court through its actions in relation to Ivory Coast (i.e. decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber, 22 February 2012, ICC-02/11), places States parties and non-States parties in an unequal position. Hence, a (more) restrictive interpretation seems warranted. TeddyN Isn't the central issue a question of whether yesterday's vote was or was not a decision that made Palestine a state? 12(3) is only available to states, and given that OTP's decision...19 Jul Feiglin Is Advocating Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes, Not Genocide
...behavior: • Bröning, Michael. The Politics of Change in Palestine: State-Building and Nonviolent Resistance. London: Pluto Press, 2011. (contains an excellent chapter on Hamas) • Caridi, Paola. Hamas: From Resistance to Government. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2012. • Gunning, Jeroen. Hamas in Politics: Democracy, Religion, Violence. New York: Columbia University Press, 2009. • Mishal, Shaul and Avraham Sela. The Palestinian Hamas: Vision, Violence, and Coexistence. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000. • Roy, Sara. Hamas and Civil Society: Engaging the Islamist Social Sector. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2011....03 Dec Land Grabbing and the New Economic Order: Revenge of the CERDS
The phenomenon of land grabbing involves powerful transnational economic actors, including corporations, national governments, sovereign wealth funds, and private equity funds, that have searched for empty lands in distant countries that can serve as sites for fuel and food production in the event of future price spikes. Typically, the foreign investors enter long-term leases with national governments for 25 or 50 years on a renewable basis. However, land rights are a thorny problem the center of the system. As Ruth Hall, a South African expert on Land Rights,...23 Apr Students, Junior Faculty, and Human Rights Scholars are Delicate Flowers
...stated[5] that “U.S. targeting practices, including lethal operations conducted with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, comply with all applicable law, including the laws of war.” This is despite compelling evidence to the contrary, including evidence produced by NYU Law scholars. In 2010, for example, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions, Philip Alston, issued a report[6] that outlined why the U.S. drone program violates applicable international humanitarian and human rights laws.[7] Moreover, in 2012, Stanford Law School’s International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic, in partnership...10 Apr Will the ICC Blink on Uganda?
The long-awaited peace deal in Uganda may finally get done, according to this NYT report. But the ICC problem is not going away, since Kony is saying he will sign, but not implement the deal unless his arrest warrant is lifted. And although the ICC is talking tough, it is also showing signs they are preparing for a climbdown, at least its judges are considering it perhaps. “The I.C.C.’s position has been over and over again that the indictments stand and they are valid,” said Maria Mabinty Kamara, a public...