Posted on May 9, 2012 by salmayusuf
TITLE OF ESSAY : HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT – A VIEW FROM THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AUTHOR OF ESSAY: SALMA YUSUF BASED ON A PAPER PUBLISHED AT UNITED KINGDOM ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The paper is set within the context of the emerging discourse on environmental security and sustainable development. It [...]
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Posted on May 9, 2012 by salmayusuf
Greetings to fellow members of the international legal community representing the diverse jurisdictions and legal systems of the world! It is both a pleasure and a privilege to be welcomed to the distinguished Panel of Authors of the Editorial Team at the International Law Observer. Thank you, Dominik Zimmerman, Editor-in-Chief of the International Law Observer, [...]
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Posted on May 1, 2012 by Gentian Zyberi
Through the Brighton Declaration adopted at the High Level Conference on the Future of the European Court of Human Rights meeting at Brighton on 19 and 20 April 2012 at the initiative of the United Kingdom Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe the Member States of the European Convention on [...]
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Posted on April 17, 2012 by Gentian Zyberi
With thanks to Tamara Takacs for bringing this to my attention! ‘Human rights and EU crisis management operations: a duty to respect and to protect?’ Workshop organised by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut and the Centre for the Law of EU External Relations (CLEER) in cooperation with the Netherlands Defense Academy on 25 May 2012 at the T.M.C. Asser [...]
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Posted on December 7, 2011 by webmastercontact
* 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 [...]
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Posted on December 7, 2011 by webmastercontact
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 [...]
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Posted on October 7, 2011 by Gentian Zyberi
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 [...]
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Posted on October 4, 2011 by Gentian Zyberi
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 [...]
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Posted on December 30, 2010 by franzebert
We conclude this year with some good news from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Costa Rica, which just handed down a landmark case regarding the human rights of irregular migrants. In the case Vélez Loor v. Panamá, published 10 December 2010, the Court held that Panamá was liable for a breach of the [...]
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Posted on July 5, 2010 by Dominik Zimmermann
Introduction During its tenth session the Working Group[1] on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in the Human Rights Council (HRC), on 7 May 2010 held its first review of the Swedish human rights record. Sweden had submitted its report on national protection of human rights on 22 February 2010.[2] During the review a number of [...]
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Posted on May 18, 2010 by franzebert
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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Posted on May 4, 2010 by Michèle Morel
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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Posted on April 19, 2010 by Michèle Morel
The following is a guest post by Michèle Morel, who is a Ph.D. researcher at the Faculty of Law, Ghent University, Belgium. Her Ph.D. deals with the international legal aspects surrounding environmental displacement. On February 4, 2010, the African Union adopted the decision by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued in May [...]
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Posted on February 23, 2010 by franzebert
Yesterday, 22 February, 25 Latin-American and Caribbean government representatives gathered, according to El País, in Mexico to discuss the possible creation of an American regional organisation without the United States and Canada (for the full article see here). Among the diplomats present were, among others, the Bolivian, Brazilian, Cuban, Haitian and Venezuelan heads of State. [...]
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Posted on September 21, 2009 by Jernej Letnar Černič
In Saadi v Italy, the European Court of Human Rights held in 2008 that article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights prohibits expulsion of individuals to states where they would face a “real risk” of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment. In other words, the Court held that serious threats to the community presented [...]
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Posted on September 13, 2009 by franzebert
A brief follow-up on the ECJ’s Kadi decision and the Court of First Instance’s (CFI) – slightly less famous – PMOI decisions we reported earlier on (see here, here and here). The Kadi decision dealt with an EU regulation implementing a UN blacklist which provided for the freezing of financial means of suspected Al Quaida [...]
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Posted on July 16, 2009 by innomawire
The contexts, challenges and prospects for human rights in Africa have changed quite considerably in recent years. Human rights discourses find favour in both political and popular circles, among the ideologues of the state and the interlocutors of civil society, a tribute to the enduring and unfulfilled yearnings for more humane societies deeply rooted in [...]
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Posted on May 19, 2009 by Dominik Zimmermann
I. Introduction On April 7, 2009 the third section[1] of the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter: ECtHR) issued a judgment in the Case of Mendel v. Sweden,[2] which is of significance not because it adds another precedent to the long standing case law delimitating the scope of Art. 6 European Convention on Human Rights [...]
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Posted on May 10, 2009 by franzebert
According to the Annual Report 2008 of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela and Haiti continue to have serious human rights problems (see here for the report). The Commission’s Report, which was presented to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Organization of American States on 8 May of this [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2009 by Ole W. Pedersen
Over on the ECHR Blog, Antoine Buyse has, as usual, a very good piece on the most recent attempts by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to address the increasing caseload of the European Court of Human Rights. In light of Protocol 14 being stuck, the latest attempt includes the adoption of [...]
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Posted on February 25, 2009 by innomawire
Africa is a continent where conflict is rife. Peace and security is arguably absent in many African states and human rights are not protected. The responsibility for ensuring peace and stability lies with the African Union (AU), at least at the regional level. It is a good to reflect on the provisions within the AU [...]
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