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The Constitutional Conflict in Turkey: Is There Still an Effective Remedy for Human Rights Violations? by Massimo Frigo [Massimo Frigo is the Senior Legal Advisor of the International Commission of Jurists, Europe Programme.] A legal dispute between first instance ordinary courts and the Constitutional Court in Turkey is leading the country …

Ecuador Seeks to Confer Diplomatic Status on Julian Assange: Does this Oblige the UK to Allow Him to Leave the Embassy & Is the Matter Headed to the ICJ? There is a recent twist in the Julian Assange saga leading to new claims that the UK has the legal obligation …

No, There Is No International Legal Basis for the “Bloody Nose” Strategy by Kevin Jon Heller At Lawfare yesterday, two law professors at West Point defended the US’s right to attack North Korea if it tests another nuclear weapon or fires another missile into Japanese waters: North Korea is extraordinarily close …

Hybrid Threats and the United States National Security Strategy: Prevailing in an “Arena of Continuous Competition” The dividing line between war and peace is blurred. This is one of the messages emerging from the National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States of America adopted in December 2017. The United …

La opinión consultiva de la CorteIDH sobre derechos de la comunidad LGBTI en Costa Rica: balance y perspectivas La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos notificó formalmente este 9 de enero del 2018 a Costa Rica el texto de su opinión consultiva, cuya solicitud había sido hecha en mayo del 2016 …

Western Sahara before the CJEU Just a quick heads-up to our readers that yesterday Advocate General Wathelet of the Court of Justice of the EU delivered his opinion in Case C‑266/16, Western Sahara Campaign UK, The Queen v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, Secretary of State for  Environment, …

Consejo de Seguridad: la solicitud de reunión por parte de Estados Unidos sobre la situación en Irán Medios de prensa han anunciado que Estados Unidos solicitó una reunión de urgencia del Consejo de Seguridad de Naciones Unidas para analizar la situación interna en Irán, realizada este 5 de enero (véase …

Why the New Weapons Amendments (Should) Apply to Non-States Parties by Kevin Jon Heller Although aggression received most of the attention at the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) last month, the ASP also adopted a series of amendments to Art. 8 of the Rome Statute, the war-crimes provision, prohibiting the use …

Análisis del contundente rechazo de la Asamblea General de Naciones Unidas al reconocimiento de Jerusalén como capital Este 21 de diciembre, la Asamblea General adoptó por abrumadora mayoría de 128 votos a favor y 9 votos en contra una resolución sobre la necesidad de asbtenerse de reconocer a Jerusalén como …

Contundente rechazo de la Asamblea General de Naciones Unidas al reconocimiento de Jerusalén como capital Este 21 de diciembre, la Asamblea General adoptó por abrumadora mayoría de 128 votos a favor y 9 votos en contra una resolución sobre la necesidad de asbtenerse de reconocer a Jerusalén como capital de …

Article 18 Mechanism by Mohammad Hadi Zakerhossein [Dr. Mohammad Hadi Zakerhossein is a Lecturer at Tilburg University.] On 9th November 2017, the Judges at PTC III of the International Criminal Court sprung a great surprise by unsealing an unexpected decision, thereby authorizing the Prosecutor to open a full investigation into the …