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General Treaty for the Renunciation of War (Kellogg-Briand Pact)

Treaty between the United States and other Powers providing for the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy. Signed at Paris, August 27, 1928; ratification advised by the Senate, January 16, 1929; ratified by the President, January 17, 1929; instruments of ratification deposited at Washington by the United …

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Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare. Geneva, 17 June 1925.

The undersigned Plenipotentiaries, in the name of their respective Governments: (Here follow the names of Plenipotentiaries)Whereas the use in war of asphyxiating, poisonous or other gases, and of all analogous liquids materials or devices, has been justly condemned by the general opinion of the civilized world; andWhereas the prohibition of …

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The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Requiem for Legality

The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Requiem for LegalityDr Miroslav Baros is Senior Lecturer in Law at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Introduction  ‘The Order further confirms that any proceeding instituted before any Court… which challenges [my] decisions sanctioning individuals …enacted by  me,  will be inadmissible, unless… I expressly give …

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Proposed Amendments to UK’s Universal Jurisdiction Laws

Proposed Amendments to UK’s Universal Jurisdiction LawsSome months ago we noted that the UK’s coalition government was planning to introduce legislation that would restrict the application of universal jurisdiction in the UK. The government was not proposing to restrict the scope of jurisdiction of UK courts over universal jurisdiction offences but to …

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Los derechos fundamentales inderogables no pueden ser anulados bajo ninguna circunstancia: tampoco por medio de consultas populares Por Santiago A. Canton, Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH)

Opinión del Secretario Ejecutivo de la CIDH, Santiago Canton, publicado hoy, 9 de diciembre de 2010, en el semanario Búsqueda de Uruguay. Los derechos fundamentales inderogables no pueden ser anulados bajo ninguna circunstancia: tampoco por medio de consultas populares Por Santiago A. Canton, Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Interamericana de …

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