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The OECD Convention on Bribery
... Indeed, Article 3(2) of the Convention provides that a state that does not impose criminal responsibility on legal persons is not obliged to do so for bribery; such a ...
10/15/2014 - 11:50am
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The UN Mapping Report Documenting Serious Crimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
... the scope and the gravity of the crimes committed by several state and non-state actors in the DRC. [1] It meticulously documents 617 ... crimes against civilians. [4] The Alleged Responsibility of Foreigners in Some of These Crimes The Report refers ...
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The 2008 Ruggie Report: A Framework for Business and Human Rights
... responsibilities," [9] which include: the state duty to protect against human rights abuses by third parties, including business entities; the corporate responsibility to respect human rights; and the need for more effective ...
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Austria, the European Union and Article 2(7) of the UN Charter
... the EU, in conjunction with the other 13 European Heads of State, made the following statement: -Governments of XIV Member ... a joint declaration the two party leaders accepted Austria's responsibility arising from the tragic events of World War II and vowed to ...
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Recognition of the Libyan National Transitional Council
... be given meaning only by establishing the intention of the State using them within the factual and legal context of each case. ... affairs of Libya which may, ultimately, give rise to State responsibility. [14] While it is tempting to sympathize with and even root ...
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The Torture Memos and Accountability
... liability for the responsible officials and some issues of state responsibility of the United States under international law. The Memos ...
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British Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005
... to "Immigration and Asylum," granted the UK Secretary of State for the Home Department (the Home Secretary) legal authority to certify ... entirely to the judiciary; others stressed the executive's responsibility to protect the nation's security. In the end, the PTA has been ...
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The Lockerbie Trial Verdict
... important finding in the judgment had to do with Libya's responsibility for the bombing. The court stated: "The clear inference which we ... New England School of Law. He served as counsel to the U.S. State Department's Counter-Terrorism Bureau during the Pan Am 103 investigation ...
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ICTY Special Chamber Decision In the Case Against Florence Hartmann
... Muslims in Srebrenica, established âthat the Serbian State had authority over its accomplices in Bosnia,â [5] and were ... judges âfor the sole purpose of shielding Serbia from responsibility before another UN court.â [6] An Order in Lieu ...
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Case Concerning Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo: The ICJ Finds Uganda Acted Unlawfully and Orders Reparations
... affirmed that the principle of non-intervention prohibits a State ?to intervene, directly or indirectly, with or without armed force, in ... in general international law that a State which bears responsibility for an internationally wrongful act is under an obligation to ...
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