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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 …

Do Kurds Have the Right to Self-Determination and/or Secession? by Milena Sterio [Milena Sterio is a Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Enrichment at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.] On September 25, 2017, Kurds voted in a self-declared independence referendum organized by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). , …

Reimagining Palestine Marwan Muasher Marwan Muasher, a former foreign minister and deputy prime minister of Jordan, is Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His latest book is The Second Arab Awakening and the Battle for Pluralism. JUN 26, 2017 AMMAN – In the 50 years …

Moldova, Between Protests and “State Capture” Moldova is facing fundamental political challenges caused by political and sectorial corruption, weak state institutions and smashed public trust in the political class. This context triggered massive anti-governmental protests throughout 2015, conducted both by protesters with pro-European views and by political parties with pro-Russian …

Argentina elegirá parlamentarios del Mercosur en presidenciales Buenos Aires.- Argentina elegirá sus representantes del Parlamento del Mercosur (Parlasur) en octubre de 2015 cuando realice los comicios presidenciales, determinó hoy el Senado al convertir en ley un proyecto que generó rechazo en la oposición al gobierno de Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. …

Crimea: Does “The West“ Now Pay the Price for Kosovo? There is a lingering sentiment on this blog (see the posts by Nico Krisch and Christian Marxsen) that “the Kosovo issue” has facilitated the blatant violations of international law recently committed by Russia with regard to Crimea (notably the unlawful …

La Segunda Reunión de Consulta entre los Ministros de Relaciones Exteriores de las Repúblicas Americanas, Considerando : Primero: Que aparece de los informes suministrados a la Reunión, que las principales enfermedades epidémicas, tales como: peste bubónica, fiebre amarilla y paludismo maligno, que constituyeron una amenaza internacional y que podían ser …

The 100th Anniversary of the Peace Palace Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Peace Palace, which houses the International Court of Justice in the Hague. The Peace Palace also houses the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), the Hague Academy of International Law and the Peace Palace Library. The idea …

TRATADOS SOBRE PATENTES DE INVENCION Y DE MARCAS DE COMERCIO Y DE FABRICA Se resuelve: La Conferencia Internacional Americana es de opinión que los tratados sobre Propiedad Literaria y Artística, sobre Patentes de Invención y sobre Marcas de Comercio y de Fábrica celebrados por el Congreso Sud-Americano de Montevideo, garantizan …

La Sexta Conferencia Internacional Americana, Resuelve: Se recomienda a los países miembros de la Unión que no lo hayan hecho todavía, publiquen cartas geodésicas, geológicas, agrícolas, etcétera, que den idea de sus recursos naturales, posibilidades de su desarrollo y de sus vías de comunicación; y que en la formación de …