International Community Law Review Volume 21 (2019): Issue 3-4 (Jul 2019) ISSN: 1871-9732 @brillpublishing @BrillPublishing/ “International law can only prosper if careful attention is given to all the voices expressing themselves on current legal issues […]. Any striving for hegemony threatens to undermine the legitimacy of international law.” From the …
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Research Handbook on International Law and Peace Research Handbooks in International Law series Edited by Cecilia M. Bailliet, Institute for Public and International Law, University of Oslo, Norway ISBN: 978 1 78811 746 3Publicado: 2019Páginas: 608 eISBN: 978 1 78811 747 0 Publicado: 2019Páginas: 608 Peace is an elusive concept, …
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The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child A Commentary Edited by John Tobin ISBN: 9780198262657 (Hardcover)Publicado: 21 May 2019Páginas: 1872 The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most extensive and widely ratified international human rights treaty. This Commentary offers a comprehensive analysis of …
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International Studies Perspectives Volume 20, Issue 2, May 2019 ISSN: 1528-3577, EISSN: 1528-3585 @isanet @intlstudiesassociation Each journal in the ISA group of journals has a particular mission and scope. ISP publishes four types of articles: Policy Research and Commentary These articles address current or recent policy debates – broadly conceived …
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Global Careers for Spanish Nationals Brought to you by Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y de Cooperación Online Event | 11.04.19 14:00 to 18:00 (CEST) Explore International Careers Following the success of last year’s event, Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y de Cooperación has once again teamed up with …
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Aggression and Criminal Responsibility (for Whom?) by Nikola Hajdin [Nikola Hajdin is a doctoral candidate in international law at Stockholm University and a fellow at the Stockholm Centre for International Law and Justice] On December the 14th, 2017, the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute adopted a resolution …
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The European Convention on Human Rights: the Draft Copenhagen Declaration and the Threat to the European Court by Roisin Pillay [Róisín Pillay is Director of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Europe Programme.] The European Court of Human Rights is once more facing a political challenge to its role, in …
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The European Court of Human Rights’ View of the Draft Copenhagen Declaration The draft Copenhagen Declaration has already triggered some debate at this blog. So far the tone has been highly critical. Donald and Leach denounce the Declaration as essentially a tool for institutionalizing undue political pressure on the European …
Leer »20 Years After the Hong Kong Handover
20 Years After the Hong Kong Handover Since Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997, it has remained one of Asia’s freest and most successful cities. But China’s tightening grip raises the question: What happened to “one country, two systems”? Chris Patten Chris Patten, the last British …
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The ECtHR’s Ilias and Ahmed v. Hungary and Why It Matters The European Court of Human Rights delivered a judgment last Tuesday in the case of Ilias and Ahmed v. Hungary, finding multiple violations of the European Convention as a result of Hungary’s border procedures and its treatment of asylum-seekers. …
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Turkey’s Derogation from Human Rights Treaties – An Update In an earlier post of 27 July I provided a first assessment of Turkey’s declared derogation from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and an assessment what kind of measures could be expected, as derogations both from the ECHR and …
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Moldova, Between Protests and “State Capture” Moldova is facing fundamental political challenges caused by political and sectorial corruption, weak state institutions and smashed public trust in the political class. This context triggered massive anti-governmental protests throughout 2015, conducted both by protesters with pro-European views and by political parties with pro-Russian …
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