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On August 20, 2009 the Washington Post reported that the US administration was making progress in resettling detainees from Guantanamo Bay. According to the article, six European Union countries – Britain, France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain – have agreed to receive the inmates. Four EU countries have privately told the US administration that they [...]
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International Law Observer would like to welcome Anna Dolidze, JSD candidate at Cornell Law School and human rights lawyer, as a guest author. Anna will be giving a response to a recent article in the Washington Post on a possible transfer of Guantanamo prisoners to Georgia. Anna has been advising international organizations, including the OSCE, [...]
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The margin of appreciation doctrine of European Court of Human Rights gives states leeway in their interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights. States also have the freedom to decide how they implement judgments finding violations against them. This has meant that individuals in each Council of Europe (CoE) member state experience rights protection [...]
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We are glad to host a guest post by Gabriel Swain, research associate at the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research at the University of Kent. In his post he will present an interesting EU-funded research project looking at the interactions between the European Court of Human Rights and domestic human rights actors, [...]
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[The following is a guest post by Prof. Kevin Jon Heller inter alia contributor at Opinio Juris.org] I’m honored that my colleagues at International Law Observer have asked me to contribute a post in honor of their second anniversary. ILO enjoys a prominent place in my RSS list, and I never fail to learn something [...]
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On the occasion of the second anniversary of this blog, we are glad to welcome Professor Kevin Jon Heller as a guest contributor. For all those of us who follow the international law related blogosphere, Kevin should be known as a diligent and all-round contributor to the blog Opinio Juris. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at [...]
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[The following is a guest post by Lorraine Smith, IBA Programme Manager (ICC) on the "Equality of Arms Review (EQ)", a new regular publication that features news, opinion pieces and important information designed to spark discussion and increase awareness of the ICC] “Does the ICC target Africa?” This is the title of an interesting and [...]
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As readers of this blog are well aware, the trial of Thomas Lubanga Diylo is the first trial at the ICC, what you may not know is that it is also the first time that video has played an integral role in bringing a warlord to the court. Though there is debate about whether the [...]
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In our effort to cover the developments in international criminal law – and those taking place under the umbrella of the Rome Statute in particular – International Law Observer has the pleasure of welcoming a guest post from Matisse Bustos Hawkes from the international non-profit organization WITNESS. In his guest post, Matisse will talk about [...]
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As a follow-up to Michael Passman’s recent guest contribution on What to do with Captured Pirates, you can now access his full article on the subject, which was originally published in volume 33 of the Tulane Maritime Law Journal 2008 (cit. 33 TUL.MAR. L.J. 1 (2008)). You can find the article here. Many thanks to both [...]
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As the international community ramps up its fight against rampant piracy off the coast of Somalia, the patrolling naval forces have started to capture pirates. As recently as January 2, 2009, France captured pirates in the Gulf of Aden. Because this is not the Age of Sail and international law does not allow summary executions, [...]
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We will start the new year with a guest post by Michael Passman on the topical issue of piracy and international law. For all those who have followed the news in the past weeks and months (cf. our report on the demand to establish a special international tribunal to deal with issues of piracy), know [...]
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[In this post Amy Senier returns with a piece on last week's report by President Robinson of the ICTY to the UN Security Council on the Tribunal's completion strategy.] Last week Judge Patrick Robinson, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (“ICTY”) delivered the ICTY President’s 10th report on the Tribunal’s Completion [...]
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A recent appointment by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) promises a more focused strategy on the prosecution of gender-based violence at the supranational level. Last week, ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo named Professor Catherine A MacKinnon as his Special Advisor on Gender Crimes. The appointment, announced on November 26, signals an intensified commitment [...]
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We are pleased to welcome guest blogger Amy Senier from the litigation and international disputes departments of Foley Hoag LLP in Boston, Massachusetts. Amy Senier is an associate in the litigation and international disputes departments of Foley Hoag LLP in Boston, Massachusetts. She received her Master’s in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at [...]
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