Noticias

Judgment of 18 November 2008 NEW Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Serbia) – Preliminary Objections (317 Kb)Read more … [via International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands]

Another new case for the International Court of Justice The list of cases pending before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) continues to grow. Yesterday (17 November 2008) a new case was added to the docket when the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRM) instituted proceedings against Greece. The case …

Winograd Commission’s appraisal of Israel’s violations of international law during the war in Lebanon in 2006 The Winograd Commission published a lengthy report in the Hebrew language dealing with its assessment of the factual findings that came out of the investigation of the violations of international law during the War …

Election of judges to the International Court of Justice Last week, the General Assembly and the Security Council elected five new members of the International Court of Justice (see press release). The elected judges are: Judge Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh (Jordan) and Ronny Abraham (France) who were both re-elected. Messrs. Antônio …

Annual report of the ICJ and ICC On October 30, the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Rosalyn Higgins, and the President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Philippe Kirsch, addressed the United Nations General Assembly and presented the annual report for their respective courts. Judge Higgins was …

SE FIRMÓ EN LA CANCILLERÍA UN CONVENIO CULTURAL ENTRE LA ARGENTINA Y CHINA El último viernes, 31 de octubre, se llevó a cabo en el Palacio San Martín la firma del Programa Ejecutivo de Cooperación Cultural entre Argentina y China para el período 2008 a 2012, en el marco del …

ARGELIA APOYA A LA ARGENTINA EN SU RECLAMO POR MALVINAS El último lunes 27 tuvo lugar en el Palacio San Martín -histórica sede del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto de nuestro país- una nueva reunión de Consultas Políticas entre las Cancillerías de la República Argentina y de …

Kenyan Commission Recommends an International Crimes Tribunal The Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence (CIPEV) established to investigate the violence witnessed after the 27 December 2007 elections in Kenya officially presented its much-anticipated report to President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga on 15 October 2008. The CIPEV, or …

La ONU estudia una medida crucial sobre DESC Este mes, la Asamblea General de la ONU estudiará la adopción de una medida crucial para garantizar el acceso a la justicia de todas aquellas personas que sufren violaciones de sus derechos económicos, sociales y culturales y a quienes se niega reparación …

The Occupation of the Gaza Strip and the continued renouncement of responsibility A recent judgment of the Israeli Supreme Court in the case of HCJ 10265/05 Physicians for Human Rights v Defense Minister (judgment of 7 October 2008) reexamines a number of questions concerning not only the status of the …

EL REY DE JORDANIA, ABDALLAH II, VISITA POR PRIMERA VEZ LA ARGENTINA Hoy a las 23 hs. llegará a nuestro país el Rey de Jordania, Su Majestad Abdallah II, acompañado por su esposa, la Reina Rania Al-Abdallah, junto a una importante delegación que incluye a miembros y asesores de la …

Cinco encarcelados en Chile 10 años después de la detención de Pinochet El pasado miércoles 15 de octubre, la Corte Suprema de Chile envió a prisión a cinco militares de alto rango ya retirados por su participación en la “Caravana de la Muerte” –uno de los casos de homicidios durante …