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The World Court Rules that Israel's West Bank Barrier Violates International Law
... 19, 2003, had endorsed the "Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict," the Court pointed out that ... 12(1) of the UN Charter [5] and that the Council's "primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security" under ...
10/15/2014 - 11:50am
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo Requests the World Court to Order Belgium to Annul an Arrest Warrant issued against the Congo's Foreign Minister
... immunity of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of a sovereign State based on Article 41(2) of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic ... of a Government does not exempt a person from criminal responsibility under the Statute. It also provides that immunities that may ...
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European Court of Human Rights' Judgment on Expulsion of Asylum Seekers: M.S.S. v. Belgium & Greece
... based on a hierarchy of objective criteria, [6] which state is responsible for examining an asylum application lodged on their ... third-country national, even if such examination was not its responsibility under the criteria laid down in the Regulation. However, ...
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Colombia's Use of Force in Ecuador Against a Terrorist Organization: International Law and the Use of Force Against Non-State Actors
... [2] Colombia's use of force against a non-State actor located within the territory of another sovereign State joins ... [16] Id., para. 301. Uganda alleged Congolese responsibility for tolerating the rebel movements. Although, this argument was ...
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The Application of Regional Human Rights Law Beyond Regional Frontiers: The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and US Activities in Iraq
... by US forces in Iraq. Although the United States is not a state party to the American Convention on Human Rights, the Commission ... that "it would be unconscionable to so interpret the responsibility under article 2 of the Covenant as to permit a State party to ...
10/15/2014 - 11:50am
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Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic To Be Tried in The Hague for Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Allegedly Committed in Kosovo
... This is the first time a former head of state will be tried before an international tribunal. The tribunal was ... form on June 29, charges the former president with criminal responsibility for a "campaign of terror and violence directed at Kosovo ...
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The Human Rights Council Endorses “Guiding Principles” for Corporations
... impose direct obligations on corporations or any other non-state actors. [9] Ruggie also made clear that he would not try to convince ... against human rights abuses by corporations; a corporate responsibility to respect human rights; and a need for more effective remedies ...
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Honduras: Coup d’Etat in Constitutional Clothing?
... a coup dâétat (even if the relative degrees of responsibility of the civilian and military authorities for the coup remain ... Charter authorizes the General Assembly to suspend a member state from participation in the OAS when its âdemocratically constituted ...
10/15/2014 - 11:50am
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The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones) in United Nations Peacekeeping: The Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo
... DRC] to enable it to address security challenges and extend State authority.â [10] Subsequently, the Security Council adopted ... thus open to attack by enemy forces. Is the UN ready to take responsibility for these civilian contractors? There is also the concern of ...
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World Court Orders Belgium to Cancel an Arrest Warrant Issued Against the Congolese Foreign Minister
... protecting them from "any act of authority" by another State which would hinder them in the performance of their duties. The Court ... from jurisdiction does not affect their individual criminal responsibility: immunity does not mean impunity. Thus, a foreign minister's ...
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