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The environmental catastrophe following the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico continues to unfold. Yet, our growing consumption of oil and gas means that the incident is unlikely to stop the quest for drilling oil at such depths, despite the risks. Questions can be asked about whether or not [...]
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Dominik’s earlier post calls attention to a very important event, the ICC’s Review Conference which starts today in Kampala, Uganda. The agenda for the conference includes a stocktaking exercise, including discussion of the impact of the Rome Statute system on victims and affected communities; and, issues of peace and justice, including managing the challenges of integrating [...]
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On Monday the International Criminal Court Review Conference will begin in Kampala, Uganda. The conference, which will last until 11th June, is a meeting of a large number of delegates from around the world (see our earlier report here). In Kampala, States parties will discuss the following amendment proposals to the Rome Statute: (1) The revision of Article [...]
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The dispute between Serbia and Kosovo is among the most complex and yet to be resolved political issues in Europe. Kosovo, an independent country for over two years, is formally recognized by 69 UN countries, which include 22 of the 27 EU countries and all of its neighbors. It joined the International Monetary Fund and [...]
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New initiatives have been aired recently in high political circles about creating two new courts to deal respectively with piracy off the Horn of Africa (stemming from Somalia), which continues to make headlines, and nuclear security issues. Not long ago, there was a Dutch proposal that the UN should support the establishment of a tribunal [...]
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OUP has performed another update of the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law, adding another 61 articles to the online edition. Here is a short description of the last update: The May 2010 upload of new articles includes 13 entries from the International economic law and relations subject area. Highlights include articles on State [...]
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From 17 to 28 May 2010, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights is holding ordinary sessions at its seat in Costa Rica. These sessions will include public hearings, deliberations of judgments to be handed down as well as hearings on and deliberations of provisional measures potentially to be granted by the Court. Also, sessions regarding [...]
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The problem of enforcement in international law is one that has undermined not only the effectiveness of the international normative system but also its credibility. For many international law sceptics there is only so much that international law can do. To expect the international system to offer true justice to the states comprising it is [...]
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International Law Observer is pleased to welcome a guest contribution by Dr Elena Katselli. Dr Elena Katselli is a lecturer at Newcastle Law School where she teaches public international law and human rights law. She holds an LLB from University of Athens and LLM and PhD from University of Durham. Elena’s research interests are public [...]
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Symposium on the Methods of interpretation of international norms, Poitiers (France), 25 June 2010 For more information visit http://colloque-tini.conference.univ-poitiers.fr/ Thanks to Prof. Franck Latty for drawing my attention to this.
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The European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) in Venice will host a distinct human rights program this summer: The inaugural session of the Venice Academy of Human Rights will take place from 12-17 July. Confirmed speakers include: Jochen Abr. Frowein, Former director of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and [...]
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Last week, officials from 27 African states, United Nations envoys and international activists assembled in Dakar, Senegal, for a conference on female circumcision. The aim of the meeting was to encourage the adoption of a universal resolution that explicitly prohibits female genital mutilation as a practice that violates human rights. According to the World Health [...]
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The 16th session of the International Seabed Authority concluded last week with the Authority making the first request for an advisory opinion in relation to Part XI of the Law of the Sea Convention. Under Article 191 of the Convention, either the Assembly or the Council of the Authority may make a request to the [...]
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Piracy at sea has in recent years reappeared as a growing conundrum for the stability and safety of international trade. The Council of Europe attempts to address this endemic problem in two recently adopted documents. First, its Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) has on 28 April 2010 adopted Resolution 1722 entitled piracy – a crime and a [...]
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In its 2009 report on Italy, pubished on 28 April, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) condemned Italy’s “push-back” policy. The report can be found here: http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/ita/2010-inf-14-eng.htm. This push-back policy means that hundreds of mainly African people trying to reach Italy by boat are intercepted in [...]
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