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		<title>10 years Guantanamo: continuing the practice of detention without trial?</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2012/01/11/10-years-guantanamo-continuing-the-practice-of-detention-without-trial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gentian Zyberi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the tenth anniversary of the transfer of the first detainees to the United States naval base in Guantánamo Bay, in Cuba. And with the recent adoption of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (section 1021) the practice of indefinite detention without charge or trial of terrorism suspects has been legalized in the US; for foreign nationals that is. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=4406&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Role of the Council of Europe in the Fight against Trafficking in Persons</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/12/07/council-of-europe-fighting-trafficking-in-persons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[* By Dr. Roberta Avellino Introduction The role of the Council of Europe in areas, which affect the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, has always been of great significance. Consequently, the Council of Europe has also invested in its fight against trafficking in human beings with the protection and promotion of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=4322&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing a guest post by Roberta Avellino</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/12/07/introducing-a-guest-post-by-roberta-avellino/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This guest post by Dr. Roberta Avellino, who holds a Doctor of Law Degree and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Law from the University of Malta, discusses the role of the Council of Europe in the fight against trafficking in persons with special reference to the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=4320&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ICTY Global Legacy Conference</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/11/29/icty-global-legacy-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/11/29/icty-global-legacy-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gentian Zyberi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction The ICTY Global Legacy Conference took place in The Hague on 15 and 16 November. It brought together over 350 leading academics, international judges and practitioners, state representatives and members of civil society (see ICTY press release here). The event was nicely organized by the outgoing President Robinson and his team with the financial [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=4281&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting the Rights of Roma &#8211; New Resources from the CoE</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/11/25/protecting-the-rights-of-roma-new-resources-from-the-coe/</link>
		<comments>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/11/25/protecting-the-rights-of-roma-new-resources-from-the-coe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dominik Zimmermann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to combat the marginalisation of the Roma people and to contribute to their full integration into society, the Council of Europe has published factsheets ‘Protecting the Rights of Roma’. Key to the process of integration is the education of both Roma and non-Roma. Knowledge about the history and culture of the Roma [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=4252&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>State Compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/10/07/state-compliance-echr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gentian Zyberi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Were you wondering about what claims are being brought before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the level of compliance by each Member State of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) with its obligations under this Convention? Were you wondering about what are the most problematic aspects of a specific State’s national [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=4169&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Case of Georgia v. Russia before the ECtHR</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/10/04/georgia-v-russia-ecthr/</link>
		<comments>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/10/04/georgia-v-russia-ecthr/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gentian Zyberi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Background and history of the proceedings The hearings in the inter-State Georgia v. Russia (II) case (application no. 38263/08) before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) were held on 22 September 2011. The webcast of the hearings is available here. For a complete list of inter-State cases before the ECtHR see here. The formal [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=4159&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. Italy: Greece intervening)</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/09/20/jurisdictional-immunities-of-the-state_case/</link>
		<comments>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/09/20/jurisdictional-immunities-of-the-state_case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gentian Zyberi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Background of the case and history of the legal proceedings In its application of 23 December 2008 Germany brought a complaint before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), claiming that in recent years, Italian judicial bodies repeatedly disregarded its jurisdictional immunity as a sovereign State. According to Germany, the critical stage of that development was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=4127&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Closing Statements in the Lubanga Case</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/08/25/closing-statements-in-the-lubanga-case/</link>
		<comments>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/08/25/closing-statements-in-the-lubanga-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gentian Zyberi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The closing statements in the case Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo started today, 25 August 2011, before Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC). They will continue tomorrow with the closing statements of the Defence. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is accused of having committed, as a co-perpetrator, war crimes of enlisting and conscripting children under the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=4111&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>UN Human Rights Council passes gay rights resolution.</title>
		<link>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/06/24/un-human-rights-council-passes-gay-rights-resolution/</link>
		<comments>http://internationallawobserver.eu/2011/06/24/un-human-rights-council-passes-gay-rights-resolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>innomawire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 17  of June 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. It is the first time the UN has adopted a resolution on LGBT issues. The Human Rights Council asked the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=internationallawobserver.eu&amp;blog=1127226&amp;post=4057&amp;subd=internationallawobserver&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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