Archivo de Etiquetas: MARCH

Admissions to the Venice Academy of Human Rights on the topic Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights as an Answer to Rising Inequalities (3 – 12 July 2017), organised by the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) are open until 19 April 2017, early birds who apply until 15 March 2017 receive a 10% discount. The Venice Academy of Human …

Training seminar for International Electoral Observers Admissions to the two, three-day, modules (20-22 March 2017 and 23-25 March 2017) of the Training seminar for International Electoral Observers are open until 12 February 2017. Open and legitimate elections are the indispensable foundation for sustainable development and an effective democracy. Actions supporting the right to …

The European Interuniversity Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) and 41 participating universities from all member states of the European Union are proud to present to you the European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (E.MA) 2017/2018. E.MA is an intensive one-year course aimed at educating up to 100 professionals annually …

Are the two Koreas Now at War? In recent days the tensions on the Korean peninsula have risen. On 11 March, North Korea claimed  that it had terminated the armistice agreement that ended the Korean War of the 1950s and on 30 March stated that: “From this time on, the …

After a Brief Hiatus, Kenya Once Again Has Universal Jurisdiction Over Pirates  Jon Bellish is a Project Officer at the Oceans Beyond Piracy project just outside Denver, Colorado, though the views expressed are solely those of the author. You can follow him on Twitter. On October 18, the Kenyan Court of Appeal in …

The ‘left-to-die boat’: whose responsibility for the death of 63 migrants in the Mediterranean?  Francesco Messineo is lecturer at Kent Law School, Canterbury. Given the relative lack of media hype (with notable exceptions, see also here), readers may have missed the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly’s scathing report on the …

UN Human Rights Council Brings to an End the First Cycle for Universal Periodic Review Today marks the beginning of the 19th session of the Human Rights Council, scheduled to run from February 27 to March 23, 2012. This session will also mark the official end of the first cycle of …

  INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE REQUEST FOR INTERPRETATION OF THE JUDGMENT OF 31 MARCH 2004 IN THE CASE CONCERNING AVENA AND OTHER MEXICAN NATIONALS (MEXICO v. UNITED STATES OFAMERICA)  JUDGMENT OF 19 JANUARY 2009 Article 60 of the Statute of the Court — Independent basis of jurisdiction. Conditions on the …

  INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE CASE CONCERNING A VENA AND OTHER MEXICAN NATIONALS (MEXICO v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) JUDGMENT OF 31 MARCH 2004 2004 Facts of the case — Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 24 April 1963. * * Mexico’s objection to the United …

    CASE CONCERNING THE AUDITING OF ACCOUNTS BETWEEN THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS AND THE FRENCH REPUBLIC PURSUANT TO THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL OF 25 SEPTEMBER 1991 TO THE CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF THE RHINE AGAINST POLLUTION BY CHLORIDES OF 3 DECEMBER 1976 ARBITRAL AWARD OF 12 MARCH 2004 …

The States Parties to the present Protocol and to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”, adopted by the United Nations Conference held at Vienna from 2 March to 14 April 1961,Expressing their wish to establish rules between them concerning acquisition of nationality by the …