Archivo de Etiquetas: crisis

EJIL Call for Papers: International Law and Democracy Revisited – The EJIL 30th Anniversary Symposium EJIL was founded in 1989, coinciding with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the attendant excitement encapsulated by that well-known optimistic/hubristic End of History phraseology, with predictions of liberal democracy to become regnant in …

Leticia & Pancho: The alleged historic precedents for unwilling or unable in Latin America, explored Alonso Gurmendi Alonso Gurmendi is currently Professor of International Law at Universidad del Pacífico Law School, in Lima, Peru. Ever since its very first articulations, the “unwilling or unable test” has relied heavily in the …

Understanding the State Party Referral of the Situation in Venezuela Since 8 February 2018, the situation in Venezuela has been the subject of an ongoing preliminary examination by the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. On Wednesday 26 September 2018, however, a coalition of States Parties to …

The Inter-American Court’s Advisory Opinion on Asylum and Its Impact for the Human Rights of Refugees Worldwide [Massimo Frigo is a Senior International Legal Advisor at the International Commission of Jurists.] 2018 continues to be a year marked by fierce disputes with regard to asylum, including what it is and …

Semana 42 – 15 al 21 de octubre de 2018 Trump anuncia que EE UU se retirará de un tratado nuclear clave con Rusia Trump anuncia que EE UU se retirará de un tratado nuclear clave con Rusia Sin entrar en más detalles, Donald Trump anunció este sábado que Estados …

CIDH advierte “nueva ola de represión” en Nicaragua y eleva a 325 los muertos Una nueva ola de represión en Nicaragua incluye detenciones que la CIDH califica de “arbitrarias” con la intención de sofocar las protestas contra el Gobierno de Daniel Ortega. La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) advirtió …

Almagro: OEA puede invocar Carta Democrática por crisis en Nicaragua “Hoy sucede algo terrible en Nicaragua, ya es demasiada la sangre derramada. Llegó la hora de exigir, reclamar, solicitar demandar que se detenga el actual momento violencia”, dijo. El secretario general de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), Luis Almagro, …

State Practice regarding Self-Defence against Non-State Actors: An Incomplete Picture Two weeks ago, the International Law Association released its long awaited and very interesting report on use of force. It is a very thorough document that is a must-read for anyone interested in jus ad bellum. Some parts of the …

El Consejo de Derechos Humanos pide a Venezuela que deje entrar ayuda humanitaria 27 Septiembre 2018 Derechos humanos Es la primera resolución de la historia sobre el país sudamericano. El texto expresa preocupación “por las graves violaciones de derechos humanos en el contexto de una crisis política, económica, social y …

Video: How Can the UN Respond to International Crimes in Times of Crisis? by Kevin Jon Heller The International Commission of Jurists organised a fascinating side-event yesterday at the Human Rights Council. Here is the ICJ’s background statement: Particularly when crimes under international law are perpetrated on a large scale …

Semana 36 – 3 al 9 de septiembre de 2018 The ICC Has Jurisdiction over One Form of Genocide in the Rohingya Situation The ICC Has Jurisdiction over One Form of Genocide in the Rohingya Situation by Kevin Jon Heller A number of commentators — including me — have questioned …

Miércoles 19 de septiembre, 9.30 horas / La crisis del multilateralismo y la respuesta desde la Unión Europea y América Latina   Sesión académica a cargo de Andrés Rugeles, Marcela Cristini y Vicente Palacio, organizada conjuntamente por el CARI y la Fundación Alternativas Palabras de apertura Javier Sandomingo NúñezEmbajador de …