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		<title>A Critique of &#8216;Humanitarian&#8217; Interventionism in Libya</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/03/20/a-critique-of-humanitarian-interventionism-in-libya/</link>
		<comments>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/03/20/a-critique-of-humanitarian-interventionism-in-libya/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 23:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valentina Azarov</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the questions raised about the discharge of the responsibility to protect by Gentian Zyberi in his recent post on the situation in Libya, and the remarks I previously made on the situation in Egypt and the responsibility of the international community, I would like to draw our readers&#8217; attention to a revealing and insightful [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=3859&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Update on the situation in Libya</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/03/12/update-on-the-situation-in-libya/</link>
		<comments>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/03/12/update-on-the-situation-in-libya/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 10:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gentian Zyberi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 28 February the EU imposed sanctions against Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, implementing resolution 1970 (2011) adopted by the UN’s Security Council on 26 February and imposing additional EU measures. The sanctions include an embargo on arms, ammunition and equipment that could be used for the repression of protesters; an assets freeze; and a visa ban [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=3835&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>European Parliament approves SWIFT Agreement</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2010/07/09/european-parliament-approves-swift-agreement/</link>
		<comments>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2010/07/09/european-parliament-approves-swift-agreement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>franzebert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday 7 July 2010, the European Parliament approved the new SWIFT-Agreement on bank data transfers to the United States for counter-terrorist purposes (see the press release of the European Parliament). The Draft Agreement provides for mass bank data transfers upon request by the US authorities with a view to identifying suspected terrorists. It is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=3434&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Integration of the Balkan Countries in the European Union (EU) and the Sarajevo Summit: The Long Way Home!</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2010/06/02/integration-of-the-balkan-countries-in-the-european-union-eu-and-the-sarajevo-summit-the-long-way-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gentian Zyberi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Representatives of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, the EU’s foreign policy chief Baroness Ashton, representatives of a number of EU countries, the US, Russia and Turkey are meeting today in a high-level summit in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The main topic of discussions is the future of the integration of the Balkan countries into the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=3250&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Kosovo Issue: What Should Kosovo and Serbia Discuss?</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2010/05/25/the-kosovo-issue-what-should-kosovo-and-serbia-discuss/</link>
		<comments>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2010/05/25/the-kosovo-issue-what-should-kosovo-and-serbia-discuss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 10:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gentian Zyberi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=3203&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Demise of Europe?</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2010/01/27/the-demise-of-europe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ole W. Pedersen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EC-Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today’s Wall Street Journal Marcus Walker speculates that the admission of Turkey to the EU may be the only possibility left if Europe is to maintain its standing as an important international actor. The article somewhat echoes another article in this week’s Economist noting the need for the EU to become more realistic in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=2943&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Ole W. Pedersen</media:title>
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		<title>ECJ Elgafaji judgment and the &#8216;exceptional objectivity&#8217; test for refugee protection</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2009/02/21/the-ecj-elgafaji-ruling-and-the-exceptional-objectivity-test-for-refugee-protection/</link>
		<comments>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2009/02/21/the-ecj-elgafaji-ruling-and-the-exceptional-objectivity-test-for-refugee-protection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valentina Azarov</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having only recently considered the normative importance and weight of the provision in Article 15(c) of the European Refugee Qualification Directive (mentioned here and here), the following is a timely and, to a certain extent, also welcomed judicial instance. On 17 January the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice rendered its preliminary ruling [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=1707&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Valentina Azarov</media:title>
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		<title>Kosovo a Year on</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2009/02/17/kosovo-a-year-on/</link>
		<comments>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2009/02/17/kosovo-a-year-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ole W. Pedersen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks the one year anniversary of Kosovo declaring independence from Serbia. In many ways, the first year has been a mix of fortunes and misfortunes. Most importantly, Kosovo has largely remained peaceful despite initial warnings that the declaration of independence would lead to unrest and further fighting in the area. Kosovo’s politicians, its population [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=1697&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Ole W. Pedersen</media:title>
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		<title>UK Home Office Guidance Note on Israel, Gaza and West Bank and European asylum policy</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2009/02/14/uk-home-office-guidance-note-on-israel-gaza-and-west-bank-and-european-asylum-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2009/02/14/uk-home-office-guidance-note-on-israel-gaza-and-west-bank-and-european-asylum-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valentina Azarov</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK Home Office has issued a February 2009 Operational Guidance Note on Israel, Gaza and the West Bank setting out the main types of asylum claim, human rights claim and Humanitarian Protection claim (whether explicit or implied) that are expected to be submitted on behalf of individuals arriving to the UK from the region. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=1666&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Valentina Azarov</media:title>
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		<title>EU Council removes Iranian organisation from terror list after EU Court judgment</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2009/01/28/eu-council-removes-iranian-organisation-from-terror-list-after-eu-court-judgment/</link>
		<comments>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2009/01/28/eu-council-removes-iranian-organisation-from-terror-list-after-eu-court-judgment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>franzebert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a battle of several year the Iranian opposition group People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (&#8220;PMOI&#8221;) has succeeded in getting its name off the EU’s black list of terrorist organisations. As EUobserver reported on Tuesday, the EU Foreign Ministers agreed to remove the name of the organization from the list due to a lack of evidence [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=1549&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">franzebert</media:title>
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