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An Overview of Disobeying the Security Council I. Introduction Disobedience of an illegal or unjust command has long been a source of inspiration and scholarly excitement for lawyers, philosophers, and even dramatists, among many others. One of the best known tragedies of Sophocles, Antigone, sees the heroine defy the edict …

Is IMF Managing Director (DSK) Entitled to Immunity from Prosecution? I intended to write a post explaining why International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn (DSK), does not have immunity under the applicable treaties dealing with the immunity of the IMF and its employees. However, Chimene Keitner has beaten me …

Waiting for Godot: An Analysis of the ICJ Kosovo Advisory OpinionDov Jacobs and Yannick Radi are both postdoctoral researchers at the Amsterdam Center of International Law, University of AmsterdamNearly two years after the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) submitted a request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in relation …

Waiting for Godot: An Analysis of the ICJ Kosovo Advisory Opinion Dov Jacobs and Yannick Radi are both postdoctoral researchers at the Amsterdam Center of International Law, University of Amsterdam Nearly two years after the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) submitted a request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) …

El Tratado de Lisboa 2010 ha sido un año de esperanza con el nuevo Tratado de Lisboa en la Unión Europea, por lo que supone establecer un nuevo marco para la política exterior y avanzar en el papel de la Unión Europea como actor global. Estas perspectivas se han visto …

The UN/French Use of Force in Abidjan: Uncertainties Regarding the Scope of UN AuthorizationsAntonios Tzanakopoulos is Lecturer in Public International Law at the University of Glasgow. Many thanks are due to Professor Vaughan Lowe QC, as well as to Drs James Upcher and Marko Milanović.I. The History of the Conflict in Côte …

The UN/French Use of Force in Abidjan: Uncertainties Regarding the Scope of UN Authorizations Antonios Tzanakopoulos is Lecturer in Public International Law at the University of Glasgow. Many thanks are due to Professor Vaughan Lowe QC, as well as to Drs James Upcher and Marko Milanović. I. The History of the Conflict …

El principal reto de la Unión Europea es salir de la inercia para evitar la parálisis Los Estados miembros de la Unión Europea solo parecen dejar de lado sus discrepancias ante serios desafíos externos. Actualmente, la UE debe responder a su declive y el auge de Asia en un “mundo …

SITUACIÓN EN EGIPTO: LA CANCILLERÍA ARGENTINA INFORMA Ante la situación de los connacionales que se encuentran actualmente en Egipto, la Cancillería argentina informa que se está realizando un constante seguimiento de su situación, en permanente contacto e intercambio de información con los cinco funcionarios de la Embajada de nuestro país …

The UN Secretary General’s Report on his Mission of Good Offices in CyprusThe UN’s patience with Cyprus, divided since 1974, is beginning to run out. The Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders have made little progress over reunification in the last two years of negotiations. Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary General, …

HAITÍ: ASISTENCIA HUMANITARIA ARGENTINA POR BROTE DE CÓLERA La Comisión Cascos Blancos de la Cancillería argentina ha dispuesto el urgente envío de ayuda humanitaria a Haití que atraviesa una crítica situación debido a la epidemia de cólera.La carga que partirá en un vuelo regular de la Fuerza Aérea rumbo a …

Adopted by UN General Assembly Resolution 1386 (XIV) of 10 December 1959 WHEREAS the peoples of the United Nations have, in the Charter, reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth of the human person, and have determined to promote social progress and better standards …