Archivo de Etiquetas: case-law

International Law 3rd Edition Jan Klabbers, University of Helsinki ISBN: 9781108487245 (Hardback)Publicado: January 2021Páginas: 412 Written by one of the world’s leading international lawyers, this is the new and updated edition of Jan Klabbers’ landmark textbook. International law can be defined as ‘the rules governing the legal relationship between nations …

Revista General de Derecho Europeo número 51, Mayo 2020 ISSN: 1696-9634 La Revista General de Derecho Europeo (en adelante RGDE) es una de las revistas científicas disponibles en el portal jurídico www.iustel.com que se publica desde mayo de 2003 y ha contribuido a completar de manera significativa el panorama de …

The United Nations Convention Against Torture and its Optional Protocol Second Edition Edited by Manfred Nowak, Moritz Birk, and Giuliana Monina ISBN: 9780198846178 (Hardcover)Publicado: 19 February 2020Páginas: 1360 The prohibition of torture – the right to physical and mental integrity – is guaranteed in the strongest terms under international law. …

The Law of International Human Rights Protection Second Edition Walter Kälin and Jörg Künzli ISBN: 9780198825692 (Hardcover)Publicado: 18 November 2019Páginas: 640 At a time when human rights are coming under increasing pressure, in-depth knowledge and understanding of their foundations, conceptual underpinnings and current practice remain crucial. The second edition of …

The Global Community Yearbook of International Law and Jurisprudence 2018 General Editor: Giuliana Ziccardi Capaldo ISBN: 9780190072506 (Hardcover)Publicado: 13 September 2019Páginas: 992 The Global Community Yearbook is a one-stop resource for all researchers studying international law generally or international tribunals specifically. The Yearbook has established itself as an authoritative source …

Supreme Court of Spain: UN Treaty Body individual decisions are legally binding The Spanish Supreme Court has established that the views expressed by UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies in individual complaints are binding on the State. The Court ordered Spain to pay €600,000 in compensation to Ángela González for the …

Achmea: The principle of autonomy and its implications for intra and extra-EU BITs On 6 March 2018, the CJEU issued its judgment in Case C-284/16 Achmea, where it opined that intra-EU BITs and in particular their ISDS provisions are incompatible with the principle of autonomy of EU law. In a …

The IACtHR Advisory Opinion: one step forward or two steps back for LGBTI rights in Costa Rica? On 9th January 2018, the IACtHR issued Advisory Opinion No. 24 on gender identity, equality and non-discrimination for same-sex couples, a ground-breaking decision for the advancement of LGBTI rights in the Americas. However, the …

Human Rights and the Protection of the Environment: The Advisory Opinion of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights On 7 February 2018, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (the Court, IACtHR) issued the much awaited advisory opinion (A/O) concerning the obligations of States Parties to the American Convention on Human …

Press Release No. 2013/18 25 July 2013 – FULL TEXT Certain Activities carried out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua) Construction of a Road in Costa Rica along the San Juan River (Nicaragua v. Costa Rica) The Court finds that the circumstances, as they now present …

Human Rights: Member State, EU and ECHR Levels of Protection Article 53 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union caused, already at its inception, a hermeneutical conundrum: Nothing in the Charter shall be interpreted as restricting or adversely affecting human rights and fundamental freedoms as recognized, in …

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 …