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UN Human Rights Council condemns the Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip

UN Human Rights Council condemns the Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip On 12 January 2009, the Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in the Gaza strip. The Resolution is entitled “The Grave Violations of Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory particularly due to …

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What to do with Captured Pirates

What to do with Captured Pirates As the international community ramps up its fight against rampant piracy off the coast of Somalia, the patrolling naval forces have started to capture pirates. As recently as January 2, 2009, France captured pirates in the Gulf of Aden. Because this is not the …

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MALVINAS: LA CANCILLERÍA ARGENTINA RENUEVA RECLAMO AL CUMPLIRSE MAÑANA EL 176 ANIVERSARIO DE LA ILEGÍTIMA OCUPACIÓN BRITÁNICA

MALVINAS: LA CANCILLERÍA ARGENTINA RENUEVA RECLAMO AL CUMPLIRSE MAÑANA EL 176 ANIVERSARIO DE LA ILEGÍTIMA OCUPACIÓN BRITÁNICA El 3 de enero de 1833 fuerzas británicas ocuparon las Islas Malvinas, desalojando por la fuerza a sus habitantes y a las autoridades argentinas allí establecidas legítimamente. Este acto de fuerza fue inmediatamente …

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COMUNICADO DEL GOBIERNO ARGENTINO

COMUNICADO DEL GOBIERNO ARGENTINO El Gobierno argentino expresa su profundo pesar y rechazo por los actos de violencia que una vez más vuelven a enlutar a oriente medio y la franja de Gaza, dejando un trágico saldo de muertos y heridos en la población civil. La Argentina urge a las …

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The Two Faces of the Genocide Convention

The Two Faces of the Genocide Convention In keeping with Christmas spirit, here’s my next post on the Genocide Convention. Can a state be responsible for genocide? What does that even mean? Aren’t international crimes, in the sage words of the Nuremberg Tribunal, committed by men, not by abstract entities? …

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Immunity and International Criminal Tribunals

Immunity and International Criminal Tribunals Earlier this week, the Trial Chamber at International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) hearing the case against Radovan Karadzic issued a decision in which it stated that “According to customary international law, there are some acts for which immunity from prosecution cannot be …

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The maritime border dispute between Slovenia and Croatia

The maritime border dispute between Slovenia and Croatia Tensions have been unfortunately  increasing again in last days between Slovenia and Croatia. Below you can find an excerpt from The Conundrum of the Piran Bay, co-authored by Matej Avbelj and myself, which it is once again extremely actual. Let us hope somebody learns …

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