Archivo de Etiquetas: International

Who is Party to the Geneva Convention but not a Member of the UN? Last week (Aug 12) was the 61st anniversary of the adoption of the 1949 Geneva Conventions on the protection of victims of armed conflict. The Geneva Conventions are the most widely ratified treaties with 194 parties …

ICJ finds that Kosovo’s Declaration of Independence not in Violation of International LawThe International Court of Justice has held that the declaration of independence by Kosovo is not in violation of international law.  Despite what is likely to be said in the media, this opinion is rather narrow. The Court has …

Kosovo Independence Declaration Is Legal, UN Court Rules THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Kosovo won a major victory on the world stage Thursday as the United Nations’ highest court said its 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia was legal.The nonbinding opinion by the International Court of Justice sets the stage for …

Press Release 2010/22NEW Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. Italy) – Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. Italy) – The Court finds Italy’s counter-claim inadmissible as such and fixes time-limits for the filing of additional written pleadings (100 Kb)Read more …[via International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands]

Press Release 2010/23NEW Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan) – Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan) – Fixing of time-limits for the filing of the initial pleadings (62 Kb)Read more …[via International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands]

Richard Haass In Newsweek: Rethink Afghanistan Because Nation Building Is Not Working And We’re Not WinningPolitico‘s Mike Allen reports in his Playbook today that the new issue of Newsweek will feature a major cover story by Richard Haass called “Rethinking Afghanistan: We’re not winning. It’s not worth it. Here’s how …

The Rise of International Criminal Law: A Further Rejoinder to Roth and AndersonEditor’s Note: This post is part of series discussing the 2009 EJIL Article by Professor Kenneth Anderson: “The Rise of International Criminal Law: Intended and Unintended Consequences,” . Previous posts in this discussion were by Ken Anderson (see here, …

Europe Resumes Financial Data Sharing with U.S.The move will allow intelligence agencies to restart surveillance of international bank transfers, which the United States says is vital to its effort to fight terrorism.[via NYT > World]

Order of 25 June 2010 NEW Aerial Herbicide Spraying (Ecuador v. Colombia) – Fixing of time-limits: Reply and Rejoinder (18 Kb)Read more … [via International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands]

Press Release 2010/18 NEW Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) – Territorial and Maritime Dispute (Nicaragua v. Colombia) – The Republic of Honduras requests permission to intervene in the proceedings (72 Kb)Read more … [via International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands]

This publication contains summaries of judgments, advisory opinions and orders of a substantive nature issued by the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2007. It is the continuation of three earlier volumes on the same subject (ST/LEG/SER.F/1 …

Application NEW Proceedings instituted by Australia against Japan – Application instituting proceedings (1 Mb)Read more … [via International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands]