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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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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Security Council Resolution 1483 on the Rebuilding of Iraq
... (the capacity to have the rights and obligations of a nation-state on the international scene). If the former, it is true that the people ... Resolution 1483, the Special Representative for Iraq has the responsibility to coordinate humanitarian and reconstruction assistance by U.N. ...
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China’s Declaration of an Air Defense Identification Zone in the East China Sea: Implications for Public International Law
... control beyond territorial airspace, allowing the declaring state to identify approaching aircrafts before they enter that airspace. Before ... The International Law Commission’s Articles on State Responsibility do permit a state to justify the violation of a treaty by ...
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Belgium v. Senegal: The International Court of Justice Affirms the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite Hissène Habré Under the Convention Against Torture
... Union (âAUâ). The AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government issued Decision 127 (VII) in 2006 deciding that the case ... on the ground that Belgium cannot invoke the international responsibility of Senegal when none of the alleged victims of Habré were of ...
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