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Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare. Geneva, 17 June 1925.

The undersigned Plenipotentiaries, in the name of their respective Governments: (Here follow the names of Plenipotentiaries)Whereas the use in war of asphyxiating, poisonous or other gases, and of all analogous liquids materials or devices, has been justly condemned by the general opinion of the civilized world; andWhereas the prohibition of …

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The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Requiem for Legality

The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Requiem for LegalityDr Miroslav Baros is Senior Lecturer in Law at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Introduction  ‘The Order further confirms that any proceeding instituted before any Court… which challenges [my] decisions sanctioning individuals …enacted by  me,  will be inadmissible, unless… I expressly give …

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Proposed Amendments to UK’s Universal Jurisdiction Laws

Proposed Amendments to UK’s Universal Jurisdiction LawsSome months ago we noted that the UK’s coalition government was planning to introduce legislation that would restrict the application of universal jurisdiction in the UK. The government was not proposing to restrict the scope of jurisdiction of UK courts over universal jurisdiction offences but to …

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Los derechos fundamentales inderogables no pueden ser anulados bajo ninguna circunstancia: tampoco por medio de consultas populares Por Santiago A. Canton, Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH)

Opinión del Secretario Ejecutivo de la CIDH, Santiago Canton, publicado hoy, 9 de diciembre de 2010, en el semanario Búsqueda de Uruguay. Los derechos fundamentales inderogables no pueden ser anulados bajo ninguna circunstancia: tampoco por medio de consultas populares Por Santiago A. Canton, Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Interamericana de …

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Declive y caída de Europa: La lucha contra la irrelevancia global

Declive y caída de Europa: La lucha contra la irrelevancia global El Tratado de Lisboa celebra su primer aniversario. Mientras Bruselas ha estado centrada en debates internos de carácter institucional, el equilibrio de poder mundial se ha alejado de Europa. Europe’s Decline and Fall: the struggle against global irrelevance (Profile …

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ICJ Diallo Merits Judgment

ICJ Diallo Merits JudgmentToday the ICJ delivered its merits judgment in the case concerning Ahmadou Sadio Diallo (Republic of Guinea v. Democratic Republic of the Congo). The Court found that in carrying out the arrest, detention and expulsion of Mr. Diallo in 1995-1996, the DRC violated his fundamental rights under …

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