General Assembly Adopts Texts on Items Ranging from Self-Determination to Peace in South Atlantic; Supports Extension of Impunity Commission in Guatemala The General Assembly, working through its busy agenda, today adopted five resolutions and one decision on a wide range of items, including on the self-determination of French Polynesia and …
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The ECtHR Finds Macedonia Responsible in Connection with Torture by the CIA, but on What Basis? André Nollkaemper is Professor of Public International Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Amsterdam. He directs the project on ‘Shared Responsibility in International Law’ (SHARES); this piece is cross-posted on …
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Who Can Apply to Add Sites Situated in Disputed territory to the World Heritage List? Dr Shlomit Wallerstein is a CUF Lecturer in Law at the University of Oxford and Fellow of St Peter’s College, Oxford. Recently (on 29 June 2012), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) accepted the …
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COMISION PARA LOS USOS PACÍFICOS DE LOS FONDOS MARINOS Y OCEÁNICOS FUERA DE LOS LÍMITES DE LA JURISDICCIÓN NACIONAL LEGAL SUB-COMMITTEE A/AC.138/SC.1/1 Programme of work: Note “by the Chairman (dated 10 March 1969) 2 Provisional agenda (dated 10 March 1969) 3 Programme of work (adopted by the Sub-Committee at its …
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SESIONES Primera Sesión (New York, 3-15 Diciembre 1973) Segunda (Caracas, 20 de Junio a 29 de Agosto de 1974) Tercera (Ginebra, 17 de Marzo a 9 de Mayo de 1975) Cuarta (Nueva York, 15 de Marzo a 7 de Mayo de 1976) Quinta (Nueva York, 2 de Agosto a 17 …
Leer »Convenio sobre la Ayuda Alimentaria, 1999. Londres, 13 de abril de 1999
PREÁMBULO Las Partes en el presente Convenio Habiendo revisado el Convenio sobre Ayuda Alimentaria, 1995 y su objetivo de asegurar como mínimo 10 millones de toneladas de ayuda alimentaria anualmente en forma de cereal adecuado para el consumo humano, y deseando confirmar su deseo de mantener la cooperación internacional en …
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Appeal No: SC/42 and 50/2005 Date of Judgment: 27 April 2007 SPECIAL IMMIGRATION APPEALS COMMISSION Before: The Honourable Mr Justice Ouseley (Chairman) Senior Immigration Judge Jordan Mr J Mitchell DD APPELLANT For: DD Special Advocates for DD For: AS Special Advocates for AS For: SSHD and THE SECRETARY OF STATE …
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Extraterritorial Application of Human Rights Treaties: An Overview I am very grateful for the opportunity to discuss my book on EJIL: Talk! and Opinio Juris, as am I grateful to the commentators on both blogs for taking the time to read and discuss it. In this introductory post I’ll try …
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Are Extraterritorial Armed Conflicts with Non-State Groups International or Non-International? From time to time we have had discussions on this blog about the classification of extraterritorial or transnational conflicts between States and non-State groups. In other words, when States use force abroad against non-State groups, does this lead to an armed conflict …
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Are Extraterritorial Armed Conflicts with Non-State Groups International or Non-International? From time to time we have had discussions on this blog about the classification of extraterritorial or transnational conflicts between States and non-State groups. In other words, when States use force abroad against non-State groups, does this lead to an armed conflict …
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The Bin Laden Killing: Clarifying the Normative Framework(s) Governing the ‘War on Terror’? Alon Margalit is Research Associate, Hotung Programme for Law, Human Rights and Peace Building in the Middle East, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. The author wishes to thank the editors of EJIL:Talk! for …
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The Bin Laden Killing: Clarifying the Normative Framework(s) Governing the ‘War on Terror’? Alon Margalit is Research Associate, Hotung Programme for Law, Human Rights and Peace Building in the Middle East, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. The author wishes to thank the editors of EJIL:Talk! for …
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