Archivo de Etiquetas: Human Rights

New Challenges to International Law: A View from The Hague Nijhoff Law Specials, Volume: 96 Editor: Steven van Hoogstraten International law and the Hague, the city where so many institutions of international law are established, are intimately connected. This book presents the views developed by some of the active players …

The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations Author: Edited by Thomas G. Weiss and Sam Daws ISBN: 9780198803164 Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: 28 August 2018 Price: $125.00 The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations Second Edition Edited by Thomas G. Weiss and Sam Daws Oxford Handbooks Second edition of the …

Semana 30 – 23 al 29 de julio de 2018 La Asamblea General de la ONU y la igualdad de género La Asamblea General de la ONU y la igualdad de género Natalia Figueroa Lima Agosto 2018 Al anunciar que la ecuatoriana María Fernanda Espinosa se convertiría en la primera …

Satow’s Diplomatic Practice Author: Edited by Ivor Roberts ISBN: 9780198821953 Binding: Paperback Publication Date: 21 March 2018 Price: $59.99 Satow’s Diplomatic Practice Seventh Edition Edited by Ivor Roberts Fully updated seventh (centenary) edition of the globally recognized leading authoritative text on diplomatic law and practice Includes increased coverage of important …

Venice Academy of Human Rights The Venice Academy of Human Rights is an international and interdisciplinary programme of excellence for human rights education, research and debate. It provides an enriching forum for emerging ideas, practices and policy options in the field of human rights. The Academy hosts distinguished experts to …

The European Convention on Human Rights: the Draft Copenhagen Declaration and the Threat to the European Court by Roisin Pillay [Róisín Pillay is Director of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Europe Programme.]  The European Court of Human Rights is once more facing a political challenge to its role, in …

Western Sahara before the CJEU Just a quick heads-up to our readers that yesterday Advocate General Wathelet of the Court of Justice of the EU delivered his opinion in Case C‑266/16, Western Sahara Campaign UK, The Queen v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, Secretary of State for  Environment, …

Reflections on the Mladić Verdict: A High-Point for The ICTY’s Legacy and Perhaps Hope for Victims of Other Conflicts by Jennifer Trahan [Jennifer Trahan is an Associate Clinical Professor at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University.] As Jens Ohlin has written, a highly awaited verdict came out …

An Utterly Damning Report on Moreno-Ocampo by Kevin Jon Heller Following on the heels of the much-reported e-mail scandal, FICHL has released a policy brief entitled “A Prosecutor Falls, Time for the Court to Rise” that is an utterly damning indictment of Luis Moreno-Ocampo’s tenure at the ICC. Here is a taste …

Saving the Iran Nuclear Deal Ana Palacio Ana Palacio, a former Spanish foreign minister and former Senior Vice President of the World Bank, is a member of the Spanish Council of State, a visiting lecturer at Georgetown University, and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the …