Archivo de Etiquetas: Alleged Violations

On 30 March 2023, the International Court of Justice delivered its Order on the Request for the indication of provisional measures made by the Republic of Azerbaijan in the case concerning Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Azerbaijan v. Armenia). The Court …

On 22 February 2023, the International Court of Justice delivered its Order on the Request for the indication of provisional measures made by the Republic of Armenia in the case concerning Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Armenia v. Azerbaijan). The Court …

En su decisión dada a conocer este 21 de abril (véase texto completo en francés y en inglés), la Corte Internacional de Justicia (CIJ) ordenó a Colombia cesar todo tipo de interferencia en las zonas que corresponden a Nicaragua en el Mar Caribe desde su decisión del 2012, además de …

Consejo de Derechos Humanos crea mecanismo de investigación sobre exacciones de Israel en Gaza El pasado 27 de mayo en Ginebra, el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas adoptó una resolución que establece una comisión internacional independiente para investigar las exacciones cometidas en estas últimas semanas en Gaza  por parte de Israel, antes …

Does the European Court of Human Rights Have to Decide on Sovereignty over Crimea? Part I: Jurisdiction in Article 1 ECHR On 11 September the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights held oral hearings on the admissibility of the interstate claim Ukraine brought against Russia regarding Crimea …

Semana 40 – 1 al 7 de octubre de 2018 El Mercosur y Singapur negocian un futuro acuerdo comercial El Mercosur y Singapur negocian un futuro acuerdo comercial El Mercosur y Singapur concluyeron este viernes (05.10.2018) una ronda de negociación en Montevideo para evaluar los intereses de cara a un …

The ICJ’s Provisional Measures Order in Alleged Violations of the 1955 Treaty (Iran v United States) The ICJ this morning issued its Order regarding Iran’s request for the indication of provisional measures in Alleged Violations of the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights (Iran v United States). …

The Quandaries of Data Analysis and Methodologies in Rule of Law, Development, and Human Rights Assessments: New Challenges for UN Special Rapporteurs If Professor Hans Rosling’s famous last opus, Factfulness (April 2018), is to be believed (as well as Bill Gates’ effusive review here), we all tend to have grimmer views of …

The Missing Link in Migration Governance: An Advisory Opinion by the International Court of Justice Even though the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has jurisdiction to resolve disputes on the interpretation and application of the 1951 Refugee Convention (Art. 38) and the 1967 Protocol (Art. IV), it has so far …

The Constitutional Conflict in Turkey: Is There Still an Effective Remedy for Human Rights Violations? by Massimo Frigo [Massimo Frigo is the Senior Legal Advisor of the International Commission of Jurists, Europe Programme.] A legal dispute between first instance ordinary courts and the Constitutional Court in Turkey is leading the country …

The Kosovo Specialist Chambers’ Rules of Procedure and Evidence The Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) and the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) are the latest addition to a multi-layered and broad spectrum of international institutions dedicated to the investigation and prosecution of international crimes. In March 2017, the Judges of the KSC …

Ukraine Takes Russia to the International Court of Justice: Will It Work? In a much-anticipated move, on 17 January 2017 Ukraine submitted the lawsuit against Russia at the ICJ alleging the violations of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (Terrorism Financing Convention) and the International …