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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What on Earth is Happening to Space Law? In 2015 and 2017, respectively, the United States of America and Luxembourg enacted bills granting property rights on resources collected in outer space. The potential beneficiaries of these laws are hi-tech companies investing in the exploration and exploitation of space resources. Even though robotized mining …
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The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Practice Author: Edited by Lisa Waddington and Anna Lawson ISBN: 9780198786627 Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: 31 July 2018 Price: $125.00 Description Introduced in 2008, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has existed for nearly a …
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Semana 30 – 23 al 29 de julio de 2018 La Asamblea General de la ONU y la igualdad de género La Asamblea General de la ONU y la igualdad de género Natalia Figueroa Lima Agosto 2018 Al anunciar que la ecuatoriana María Fernanda Espinosa se convertiría en la primera …
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EJIL Vol. 29 (2018) No. 2: In This Issue Here is the Table of Contents for this new issue: Editorial Black Lies, White Lies and Some Uncomfortable Truths in and of the International Trading System; Authors of EJIL – Customer Care; In this Issue Articles Devika Hovell, The Authority of …
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La Asamblea General de la ONU y la igualdad de género Natalia Figueroa Lima Agosto 2018 Al anunciar que la ecuatoriana María Fernanda Espinosa se convertiría en la primera mujer latinoamericana en presidir la Asamblea General de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU), Miroslav Lajčák declaró: “4 de 73 …
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Foreign Affairs Latinoamérica (Julio – Septiembre 2018) Las relaciones económicas de China con Latinoamérica, Víctor López Villafañe China y Estados Unidos, Esteban Actis y Nicolás Creus El recuento de China, Kurt M. Campbell y Ely Ratner La vida en Asia bajo el dominio chino, Jennifer Lind Por qué China no …
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Towards an International Convention on Business and Human Rights by Carlos Lopez [Carlos Lopez is a Senior Legal Advisor at the International Commission of Jurists.] The first draft of one of the most important international human rights treaties of recent years, and instrument addressing on business and human rights has …
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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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Semana 29 – 16 al 22 de julio de 2018 La cumbre de Puerto Vallarta: la Alianza del Pacífico y el Mercosur La cumbre de Puerto Vallarta: la Alianza del Pacífico y el Mercosur Juan Pablo Calderón Patiño y Norberto Emmerich Julio 2018 El 24 y 25 de julio de …
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La cumbre de Puerto Vallarta: la Alianza del Pacífico y el Mercosur Juan Pablo Calderón Patiño y Norberto Emmerich Julio 2018 El 24 y 25 de julio de 2018 se realizará en Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, la XIII Cumbre Presidencial de la Alianza del Pacífico, ocasión que se aprovechará también para …
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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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Derecho Internacional Público – dipublico.org Cátedra I de Derecho Internacional Público de la Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas de la Universidad Católica de La Plata – Argentina