Análisis

Consejo Permanente de OEA adopta resolución sobre Venezuela Este 10 de enero, el Consejo Permanente de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) adoptó una resolución sobre Venezuela, en la cual acordó “no reconocer la legitimidad del período del régimen de Nicolás Maduro a partir del 10 de enero de 2019” …

Nicaragua suspende temporalmente misiones de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos Foto extraída de nota de prensa de Naciones Unidas titulada “Nicaragua must end ‘witch-hunt’ against dissenting voices – UN human rights experts”, del 9/08/2018 Mediante una nota diplomática enviada por Nicaragua al Secretario General de la Organización de Estados …

Women in International Law: A Vanishing Act? The recent nominations for judicial posts at the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) have caused outrage. However, the frustration expressed regarding the lack of adequate representation of women on the international stage is not new. The issue is not just …

Keynote Speech Part III: Challenging International Law: What’s New? [Jutta Brunnée is Professor of Law and Metcalf Chair in Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto. This essay is based on a keynote presentation given at the annual conference of the Canadian Council on International Law in Ottawa, on November …

Keynote Speech Part II: Challenging International Law: What’s New? [Jutta Brunnée is Professor of Law and Metcalf Chair in Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto. This essay is based on a keynote presentation given at the annual conference of the Canadian Council on International Law in Ottawa, on November …

The Situation of the Rohingya: Is there a role for the International Court of Justice? In April 2017, the UN Human Rights Council established the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar to investigate alleged human rights abuses by military and security forces. The Fact-Finding Mission issued an initial summary reportin August …

Challenging International Law: What’s New? [Jutta Brunnée is Professor of Law and Metcalf Chair in Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto. This essay is based on a keynote presentation given at the annual conference of the Canadian Council on International Law in Ottawa, on November 2, 2018. It …

Leticia & Pancho: The alleged historic precedents for unwilling or unable in Latin America, explored Alonso Gurmendi Alonso Gurmendi is currently Professor of International Law at Universidad del Pacífico Law School, in Lima, Peru. Ever since its very first articulations, the “unwilling or unable test” has relied heavily in the …

Understanding the State Party Referral of the Situation in Venezuela Since 8 February 2018, the situation in Venezuela has been the subject of an ongoing preliminary examination by the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. On Wednesday 26 September 2018, however, a coalition of States Parties to …

Public Security and International Law: Comments on Bolsonaro’s War on Crime [Renata Nagamine is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil.] On October 28th, 2018, Brazilians chose their president for the next 4 years. The running candidates were Universidade de São Paulo Professor Fernando Haddad and Captain Jair …

The Inter-American Court’s Advisory Opinion on Asylum and Its Impact for the Human Rights of Refugees Worldwide [Massimo Frigo is a Senior International Legal Advisor at the International Commission of Jurists.] 2018 continues to be a year marked by fierce disputes with regard to asylum, including what it is and …

State Practice regarding Self-Defence against Non-State Actors: An Incomplete Picture Two weeks ago, the International Law Association released its long awaited and very interesting report on use of force. It is a very thorough document that is a must-read for anyone interested in jus ad bellum. Some parts of the …