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20th Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Today marks the 20th anniversary of the adoption by the UN General Assembly of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention has become the most widely ratified treaty after the Geneva Conventions of 1949 (which …

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Permission to Investigate Kenyan Crimes Against Humanity Lionel Nichols is a research student in the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford. He is an executive member of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Group and has prevously interned at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the Special …

U.N. Relocates Foreign Staff in Afghanistan The temporary move after an attack last week was a signal of pressure on U.N. operations in the region. [via NYT > World]

Dispute Concerning Honduran Government Crisis Heads to the International Court of Justice (UPDATED) UPDATE: Since I wrote this piece it has been announced that the rival Honduran leaders have reached agreement to resolve the crisis relating to the Presidency (see BBC report here). It is not clear what impact this …

New Issue of EJIL [Vol 20 (3)] out The latest issue of the European Journal of International Law has been published and is available here and here. This is Issue 3 of Volume 20. Readers will remember that the current volume of EJIL celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Journal. …

UK Inquiry to Consider Legality of Iraq War and Appoints Former ICJ President, Dame Rosalyn Higgins as International Law Adviser This past summer, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced the establishment of an inquiry into the UK’s involvement in the Iraq War. The Iraq Inquiry, which is independent of the government, began work …

Embajador de Paraguay presenta sus cartas credenciales al Secretario General de la OEA El nuevo Representante Permanente de la República del Paraguay ante la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA), Embajador Hugo Bernardino Saguier Caballero, presentó esta tarde sus Cartas Credenciales al Secretario General del organismo hemisférico, José Miguel Insulza. …

The European Union and International Law under the Treaty of Lisbon Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of post on the Treaty of Lisbon. The first post in the series was by Laurent Pech and can be found here Now that Ireland has voted yes in a referendum …

The Honduran Crisis and the Turn to Constitutional Legitimism, Part II: The Pitfalls of Constitutional Legitimism In my previous post on this topic, I argued that the international reaction to the Honduran coup potentially augurs a shift in foundational norms governing the relationship between international and domestic legal authority.  I …

CIDH CONDENA SUSPENSIÓN DE GARANTÍAS EN HONDURAS  Washington, D.C., 29 de septiembre de 2009 – La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) condena la suspensión de derechos reconocidos en la Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos, ordenada mediante el decreto ejecutivo PCM-M-016-2009, publicado por las autoridades de facto en Honduras el …

The Honduran Crisis and the Turn to Constitutional Legitimism, Part I: The Place of Domestic Constitutional Orders in the International Legal Framework Who is the current President of Honduras?  Far from the stuff of quiz shows, this question bears on the very foundations of international law.  The international reaction to …

La OEA pide la firma inmediata del Acuerdo de San José y respalda gestiones del Secretario General para facilitar el diálogo en Honduras El Consejo Permanente de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) aprobó hoy una Declaración en la que “exhorta la firma inmediata del Acuerdo de San José”, …