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El Reino Unido contra el principio de Libre Determinación

El Reino Unido contra el principio de Libre Determinación Sábado 18 de Mayo de 2013. Información para la Prensa N°:  106/13 El  viernes 17 de mayo pasado, el plenario de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas adoptó una Resolución a favor de la libre determinación de la Polinesia Francesa. …

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Peligra la unidad europea

Peligra la unidad europea Por Joschka Fischer*. Hace pocas semanas parecía que lo peor de la crisis financiera europea había quedado atrás y que se avecinaba un retorno a la estabilidad. Pero las apariencias engañaron. Un problema que (al menos en términos relativos) podría haber sido menor, el de Chipre, …

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Does Use of Chemical Weapons Justify Intervention in Syria?

Does Use of Chemical Weapons Justify Intervention in Syria? Over the last few days, various media outlets have reported that the US, UK and other countries believe that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict (see BBC report). Apparently, there is not yet conclusive evidence of this …

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Bolivia Institutes Proceedings Against Chile Before the ICJ

Bolivia Institutes Proceedings Against Chile Before the ICJ After a lull of almost a year and a half, the ICJ got a new case – yesterday Bolivia instituted proceedings against Chile with regard to Chille’s alleged obligation to negotiate with Bolivia a fully sovereign acess to the Pacific Ocean for …

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African Union brings Sudan, rebels together for peace talks

African Union brings Sudan, rebels together for peace talks ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The African Union on Wednesday brought together for the first time for peace talks Sudan and insurgents fighting government troops in two states bordering South Sudan, in a conflict that has affected almost a million people.  Fighting …

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Grecia pedirá a Alemania compensaciones por la Segunda Guerra Mundial

Grecia pedirá a Alemania compensaciones por la Segunda Guerra Mundial [KGVID width=”480″ height=”240″]http://video.euronews.com/flv/new/cut/NS-130424_NWSU_182A0-greece_germany_reparations__S.flv[/KGVID] Right-click or ctrl-click this link to download Grecia estudia reclamar a Alemania una deuda que se remonta a hace seis décadas. El Gobierno heleno se plantea solicitar compensaciones por la ocupación durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El …

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CIDH presenta su Informe Anual 2012

CIDH presenta su Informe Anual 2012 16 de abril de 2013 Washington, D.C. – La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) presentó hoy su Informe Anual correspondiente a 2012. La presentación estuvo a cargo del Presidente de la CIDH, Comisionado José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez, y tuvo lugar ante la …

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The Law Applicable to Peacekeepers Deployed in Situations where there is No Armed Conflict

The Law Applicable to Peacekeepers Deployed in Situations where there is No Armed Conflict Siobhán Wills  is Professor of Law at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. I have been researching the peacekeeping operation in Haiti, MINUSTAH, and in doing so coming up against a problem that I would appreciate …

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What is the Meaning of “Consensus” in International Decision Making?

What is the Meaning of “Consensus” in International Decision Making? On 28 March, the negotiators at the Final UN Diplomatic Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty failed to adopt the Arms Trade Treaty (see BBC report here) by consensus.  A few days later the Arms Trade Treaty was adopted by the …

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