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Africa and the International Criminal Court This week African States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court will meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to assess the work of the ICC in relation to Africa. The meeting is significant as all of the current situations and cases under …

The Role of Courts in the International Legal System – An EJIL:Talk! Discussion Starting next week, EJIL:Talk! will be hosting a discussion of the changing role courts and tribunals in the international legal system. This conversation will be structured around a discussion of two articles in the current anniversary issue of the European …

TAIANA ASEGURÓ QUE ?HOY ES UN DÍA HISTÓRICO Y HEMOS TERMINADO CON UN ANACRONISMO Y UNA INJUSTICIA?. CONFIRMÓ EL INICIO DE UNA NUEVAETAPA DE ?DIÁLOGO Y ENTENDIMIENTO? EN LA REGIÓN El canciller argentino Jorge Taiana aseguró este mediodía desde Honduras, donde participa de la 39 Asamblea General de la OEA …

International Court of Justice – Order of 28 May 2009 NEW Questions relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite (Belgium v. Senegal) – Request for the indication of provisional measures (92 Kb)Read more … [via International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands]

ICC Launches Online Library on International Criminal Law The International Criminal Court has recently launched a new version of its Legal Tools site. The site contains an invaluable online library on international criminal law which will probably be  the first port of call for those working in this field. According …

Inter-American Human Rights Commission: Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela and Haiti with severe human rights problems According to the Annual Report 2008 of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela and Haiti continue to have serious human rights problems (see here for the report). The Commission’s Report, which was presented …

LA COMISIÓN INTERAMERICANA DE DERECHOS HUMANOS RECHAZÓ MILLONARIO RECLAMO CONTRA EL ESTADO ARGENTINO La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos rechazó la petición de Josefina y Eolo Margarolli contra el Estado argentino por 33 millones de dólares más intereses devengados desde 1985. Los peticionarios alegaron que el Estado argentino habría violado …

New Issue of the European Journal of International Law out: Further Discussion of Articles to follow here on this blog! The latest issue of the European Journal of International Law has recently been published. This is Volume 20, No. 1. In his editorial, Professor Joseph Weiler (Editor in Chief) reflects …

Press Release 2009/16 NEW Questions relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite (Belgium v. Senegal) – Questions relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite (Belgium v. Senegal) – Conclusion of the public hearings on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by the Kingdom of Belgium …

The Security Council and Human Rights: What is the role of Art. 103 of the Charter? At last week’s ASIL meeting there was a panel on whether the United Nations Security Council is bound by human rights law. The panelists (Vera Gowlland-Debbas, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Linos-Alexander …

Domestic Enforcement of Decisions of International Tribunals I am at the American Society of International Law’s Annual Meeting and attended a panel on the domestic enforcement of decisions of international tribunals.  The panelists, which included distinguished presenters Professors Lori Fisler Damrosch of Columbia University and Andreas Paulus of Gottingen, spoke …

EL CANCILLER TAIANA INFORMÓ HOY A SENADORES ACERCA DE LA PRESENTACION ARGENTINA DE LA PLATAFORMA CONTINENTAL El canciller Jorge Taiana recibió hoy en el Palacio San Martín a los integrantes de la Comisión de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado de la Nación, a fin de informarles acerca de la presentación que …