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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES JAM et al. v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT No. 17-1011. Argued October 31, 2018—Decided February 27, 2019 In 1945, Congress passed the International Organizations Immunities Act (IOIA), which, among other …
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers Judgment in the Case of Iran v. United States of America ICJ delivers its Judgment on the preliminary objections of the United States in the Case of Iran v. United States of America. La CIJ rend son arrêt sur les exceptions préliminaires des …
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New lecture by Eduardo Bertoni (@ebertoni), Professor at @DerechoUBA and @nyulaw, on “Human Rights and the Internet: International Standards” (in Spanish), now available at the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law at http://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Bertoni_HR.html … New lecture by Eduardo Bertoni (@ebertoni), Professor at @DerechoUBA and @nyulaw, on “Human Rights and the …
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Palestine v United States: Why the ICJ does not need to decide whether Palestine is a state Palestine’s institution of proceedings against the United States before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has already drawn much attention on this blog (see here and here) and elsewhere. A great deal has …
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Supreme Court of Spain: UN Treaty Body individual decisions are legally binding The Spanish Supreme Court has established that the views expressed by UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies in individual complaints are binding on the State. The Court ordered Spain to pay €600,000 in compensation to Ángela González for the …
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Community Interests Across International Law Author: Edited by Eyal Benvenisti and Georg Nolte ISBN: 9780198825210 Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: 24 July 2018 Price: $125.00 Description This book explores the extent to which contemporary international law expects states to take into account the interests of others – namely third states or …
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The Quandaries of Data Analysis and Methodologies in Rule of Law, Development, and Human Rights Assessments: New Challenges for UN Special Rapporteurs If Professor Hans Rosling’s famous last opus, Factfulness (April 2018), is to be believed (as well as Bill Gates’ effusive review here), we all tend to have grimmer views of …
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Irregular migration after the Aquarius incident: moving beyond the law. A reflection on Fink and Gombeer Introduction Last month, EJIL: Talk! published a piece by Fink and Gombeer on the legality of Italy and Malta’s recent failure to provide a safe haven to a rescue vessel Aquarius. Essentially, the authors concluded …
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