Archivo de Etiquetas: UN

Bureau of International Security and NonproliferationWashington, DCSeptember 4, 2003 PSI participants are committed to the following interdiction principles to establish a more coordinated and effective basis through which to impede and stop shipments of WMD, delivery systems, and related materials flowing to and from states and non-state actors of proliferation …

Misadventures in StatehoodProfessor José Alvarez is Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law at New York University School of Law and Special Adviser on Public International Law, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court. He is the immediate past President of the American Society of International LawEditor’s Note: This …

European States Ask Kenya to Explain Failure to Arrest Bashir The BBC reports that a number of European Union States have summoned Kenyan Ambassadors asking them to explain why Kenya failed to arrest Sudanese President Bashir when he visited Kenya last week. The International Criminal Court has issued two warrants for …

Who is Party to the Geneva Convention but not a Member of the UN? Last week (Aug 12) was the 61st anniversary of the adoption of the 1949 Geneva Conventions on the protection of victims of armed conflict. The Geneva Conventions are the most widely ratified treaties with 194 parties …

OEA aboga por el diálogo y la cooperación entre Colombia y Venezuela En la Sesión Extraordinaria del Consejo Permanente, el Secretario General hizo un llamado a “calmar los espíritus” y a buscar el camino del diálogo. [via OEA: Ultimas Noticias]

Secretario General Adjunto de la OEA toma posesión de su segundo mandato «La OEA debe continuar siendo un vehículo único para resolver las diferencias y construir consenso” afirmó Ramdin en su discurso inaugural. [via OEA: Ultimas Noticias]

La ONU crea un organismo para las mujeres La Organización de las Naciones Unidas aprobó la creación de «ONU Mujeres» que tendrá como objetivos principales la igualdad de género y empoderamiento de la mujer y que será operativo desde enero de 2011. Además, ayudará a poner fin a la violencia y a que bajen …

Why the Falklands Dispute Will (Probably) Never Go to Court Our readers are surely aware of the reemergence of the Falklands dispute on the international stage, provoked by the UK’s decision to allow oil exploration in the waters of the Islands, and the possibility that the oil deposits may be …

The European Union and International Law under the Treaty of Lisbon Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of post on the Treaty of Lisbon. The first post in the series was by Laurent Pech and can be found here Now that Ireland has voted yes in a referendum …

LANZAMIENTO DE COHETE: PREOCUPACIÓN DEL GOBIERNO ARGENTINO La República Argentina se suma a las expresiones de preocupación de la comunidad internacional en relación con el reciente lanzamiento de un cohete por parte de la República Democrática Popular de Corea. El Gobierno argentino reitera la importancia que atribuye a la pronta …

Thoughts on the Human Rights Council’s 10th Session The UN Human Rights Council’s 10th Regular Session is currently coming to a close. As usual, the various reports available make for fascinating and frustrating reading, not least because of the design of the OCHR’s website, which could charitably be described as …

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 …