Seis Nobel de la Paz piden a Gran Bretaña que reanude la negociación sobre Malvinas Seis premios Nobel de la Paz, entre ellos Adolfo Pérez Esquivel y Rigoberta Menchú, lanzaron una campaña internacional para solicitar a Gran Bretaña que atienda las resoluciones de Naciones Unidas para reanudar las negociaciones sobre …
Leer »Human Right Watch, capítulo Argentina del World Report 2012
Human Right Watch, capítulo Argentina del World Report 2012 Argentina Argentina continues to make significant progress prosecuting military and police personnel for enforced disappearances, killings, and torture during the country’s “dirty war” between 1976 and 1983, although trials have been subject to delays. Argentina adopted comprehensive legislation to regulate broadcast …
Leer »Berlin (Potsdam) Conference: Protocol of the Proceedings (July 17 – August 2, 1945)
Berlin (Potsdam) Conference July 17 – August 2, 1945 Protocol of the Proceedings August 1, 1945 The Berlin Conference of the Three Heads of Government of the U. S. S. R., U. S. A., and U. K., which took place from July 17 to August 2, 1945, came to the …
Leer »Obama: Discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión (Versión en español)
Obama: Discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión (Versión en español) A continuación la traducción del discurso del presidente Obama sobre el Estado de la Unión, tal como fue difundida por la Casa Blanca: La Casa Blanca Oficina del Secretario de Prensa 24 de enero de 2012 DECLARACIONES DEL PRESIDENTE …
Leer »American International Group, Inc., et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran
American International Group, Inc., et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran, et al., Appellants,united States, Intervenor.pfizer Inc., et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran, the Ministry of Health and Welfareof the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Ministryof Industries and Mines of the Islamicrepublic of Iran, Appellants,bank Markazi Iran, et …
Leer »Recent Developments with Regard to ICJ Provisional Measures
Recent Developments with Regard to ICJ Provisional Measures On Monday of this week, the International Court of Justice indicated provisional measures in the case between Cambodia and Thailand regarding the Temple of Preah Vihear. The case was filed earlier this year after confrontations between the armed forces of both States in …
Leer »Uses of Force against Civil Aircraft
Uses of Force against Civil Aircraft Dr Kimberley N. Trapp is lecturer in law at Newnham College, University of Cambridge. On 18 June, South Korean marines (stationed on Gyodong Island, to the west of South Korea) fired 99 rifle rounds at an Asiana flight en route from Chengdu (China) to …
Leer »Interpreting and Applying the UNSC sanctions on Iran in the Admiralty Context: The Sahand [2011] SGHC 27
Interpreting and Applying the UNSC sanctions on Iran in the Admiralty Context: The Sahand [2011] SGHC 27Seow Zhixiang is an officer in the Singapore Legal Service. The views here are his own. The High Court of Singapore has recently delivered its grounds of decision in a case which considers the impact …
Leer »Corte Internacional de Justicia – Order of 8 March 2011 – CERTAIN ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY NICARAGUA IN THE BORDER AREA
Order of 8 March 2011 NEW Certain Activities carried out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua) – Order of 8 March 2011 (92 Kb) 8 MARCH 2011 ORDER CERTAIN ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY NICARAGUA IN THE BORDER AREA (COSTA RICA v. NICARAGUA) REQUEST FOR THE …
Leer »Two New Decisions on Subject-Matter Immunity, Torture and Extrajudicial Killings
Two New Decisions on Subject-Matter Immunity, Torture and Extrajudicial Killings Lorna McGregor, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Essex. Her publications include: Torture and State Immunity: Deflecting Impunity, Distorting Sovereignty’, 18 European Journal of International Law 903 – 919 (2007) and ‘State Immunity and Jus Cogens’, 55(2) International and Comparative …
Leer »Two New Decisions on Subject-Matter Immunity, Torture and Extrajudicial Killings
Two New Decisions on Subject-Matter Immunity, Torture and Extrajudicial Killings Lorna McGregor, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Essex. Her publications include: Torture and State Immunity: Deflecting Impunity, Distorting Sovereignty’, 18 European Journal of International Law 903 – 919 (2007) and ‘State Immunity and Jus Cogens’, 55(2) International and …
Leer »El desafío para la ONU es el cambio
El desafío para la ONU es el cambio Las preguntas que surgen son: ¿Cuál es el propósito de las Naciones Unidas hoy? ¿Para qué sirve la ONU? Por David Smith* Hace unos días, el director periodístico de un antiguo y prestigioso diario de Argentina me hizo una pregunta muy concreta: …
Leer »