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Landmark Judgment in Koblenz Higher Court Conviction: Lesson Learned in the Case of Syrian Asylee Found Guilty of International Crimes
Germany has proven itself to be one of the leading countries when it comes to upholding justice against the Assad regime for the Syrian conflict.
Examining the Russian Attack Against Ukraine Through the Lens of International Law
The Russian assault against Ukraine is not only a manifest violation of the prohibition on the use of force, a cornerstone of the international legal order set up in the aftermath of World War II, but also a flagrant crime against peace that facilitates the commission of other international crimes, such as the perpetration of war crimes.
The Burden of Proof at the International Criminal Court: Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé Acquittal upon Motion of No Case to Answer
Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé were two individuals that the United Nations Security Council and the international community believe responsible for the Cote d’Ivoire 2010-2011 crisis, at least before their cases entered the trial stage.
Children’s Protection During Armed Conflict and the Criminal Responsibility of Child Soldiers
The case of child soldiers is a clear example of role reversals, where victims become perpetrators. In many cases, these children start as victims of war crimes and end up becoming offenders of similar crimes to the ones they suffered before.
Accounting for ‘Victims who Victimize’ in International Criminal Justice: Is Restorative Justice the Way Forward?
On one hand restorative justice affirms that a perpetrator’s past does not justify future conduct, however, on the other it goes a step further than punitive justice.
The Use of Force and Human Rights in Social Protest: A Look at the Jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
The use of force carried out by law enforcement agencies in the context of protests in Latin America is continuously restricting peaceful demonstrations, criminalizing participants and threatening the fundamental values of democratic states.
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💡Missed the #IndustryInsights event about #internationalcriminaljustice at @GBSNews with our project coordinator Carlota Maldonado Montserrat?
📌Watch the recording to learn how criminal liability can be imposed on #corporations in #ICL.
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💡Missed the #AI and #HumanRights Forum organised by @MIGSinstitute?
📌In Panel 7 on AI and the spread of #hatespeech & #propaganda, our ED Rastislav Šutek commented on the prohibition of the propaganda for #war and AI content moderation on #socialmedia.
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📌In Panel 7 on AI and the spread of #hatespeech & #propaganda, our ED Rastislav Šutek commented on the prohibition of the propaganda for #war and AI content moderation on #socialmedia.
https://t.co/aCRiMGuoKR
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#WeeklyNewsRecap of 9-15 May 2022
Last week in International #Justice:
➡️ Serbia: Commander of Military Prison Sentenced to Ten Years of Imprisonment for Abusing Prisoners
➡️France: Trial Against Ex-Rwandan Official Laurent Bucyibaruta Commenced
➡️USA: Former President Hernandez Pleads Not Guilty to Drug Charges
➡️USA: Haitian Gang Leader Indicted for Kidnapping 17 Missionaries
➡️Ecuador: Clashes in Prisons Call for Comprehensive Reform in the Criminal Justice System
➡️France: Court Orders Investigation into Torture Allegations Against Interpol President Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi
➡️Ukraine: First War Crime Trial to be Initiated Against Russian Soldier
➡️Russia: Five Crimean Muslims Sentenced to Jail for Alleged Membership in an Islamist Organisation
➡️Bosnia: Two Former Policemen Indicted for Wartime Murders
➡️ICC: Closing Remarks to Commence in June for the Gicheru Case
Last week in International #Peace and #Security:
➡️USA: Treasury Department Imposes Sanctions on ISIS
➡️FAO & WFP: New Report Reveals “Catastrophic” Levels of Food Insecurity in Afghanistan
➡️Sri Lanka: Right to Peaceful Assembly Should be Upheld by Security Forces
➡️UNHCR: Internal Displacement Worsens in Mozambique Due to the Climate Crisis
➡️UN: Joint Appeal for $10.5 Billion Launched for Supporting Syria
➡️Yemen: Civilians Casualties Has Dropped Drastically Since Truce
➡️Sri Lanka: Amnesty International Urges Authorities to Retract the Excessive Powers Conferred to the Police and Military
➡️Somalia: At Least Four Killed and Seven Injured in a Suicide Attack Near Mogadishu Airport
➡️ICRC: New Project Aims at Expanding Family Reunification Service Capacities
➡️UN: Human Rights Experts Condemn Abu Akleh’s Killing
https://peacehumanity.org/2022/05/15/weekly-news-recap-9-15-may-2022/
#intlaw #InternationalLaw #intlrelations #internationaljustice #internationalpeace #internationalsecurity
Last week in International #Justice:
➡️ Serbia: Commander of Military Prison Sentenced to Ten Years of Imprisonment for Abusing Prisoners
➡️France: Trial Against Ex-Rwandan Official Laurent Bucyibaruta Commenced
➡️USA: Former President Hernandez Pleads Not Guilty to Drug Charges
➡️USA: Haitian Gang Leader Indicted for Kidnapping 17 Missionaries
➡️Ecuador: Clashes in Prisons Call for Comprehensive Reform in the Criminal Justice System
➡️France: Court Orders Investigation into Torture Allegations Against Interpol President Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi
➡️Ukraine: First War Crime Trial to be Initiated Against Russian Soldier
➡️Russia: Five Crimean Muslims Sentenced to Jail for Alleged Membership in an Islamist Organisation
➡️Bosnia: Two Former Policemen Indicted for Wartime Murders
➡️ICC: Closing Remarks to Commence in June for the Gicheru Case
Last week in International #Peace and #Security:
➡️USA: Treasury Department Imposes Sanctions on ISIS
➡️FAO & WFP: New Report Reveals “Catastrophic” Levels of Food Insecurity in Afghanistan
➡️Sri Lanka: Right to Peaceful Assembly Should be Upheld by Security Forces
➡️UNHCR: Internal Displacement Worsens in Mozambique Due to the Climate Crisis
➡️UN: Joint Appeal for $10.5 Billion Launched for Supporting Syria
➡️Yemen: Civilians Casualties Has Dropped Drastically Since Truce
➡️Sri Lanka: Amnesty International Urges Authorities to Retract the Excessive Powers Conferred to the Police and Military
➡️Somalia: At Least Four Killed and Seven Injured in a Suicide Attack Near Mogadishu Airport
➡️ICRC: New Project Aims at Expanding Family Reunification Service Capacities
➡️UN: Human Rights Experts Condemn Abu Akleh’s Killing
https://peacehumanity.org/2022/05/15/weekly-news-recap-9-15-may-2022/
#intlaw #InternationalLaw #intlrelations #internationaljustice #internationalpeace #internationalsecurity
© Photo by Expert Infantry via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Serbia: Commander of Military Prison Sentenced to Ten Years of Imprisonment for Abusing PrisonersFrance: Trial Against Ex-Rwandan…
#WeeklyNewsRecap of 2-8 May 2022
Last week in International #Justice:
➡️ USA: Former Police Officer Charged with Murder for Shooting a Boy
➡️USA: Move to Overturn Roe v. Wade Could Set Back Years of Progress in Sexual & Reproductive Rights
➡️Germany: Former Syrian Secret Police Officer’s Appeal in Torture Case Rejected
➡️Haiti: Leader of 400 Mawozo Gang Extradited to the US
➡️Sweden: Hamid Noury’s War Crime Trial Wrapped Up; Jury Verdict Due in July
➡️Iran: Swedish-Iranian National Facing Charges for Spying for Israel to be Executed
➡️UK: Suspected Leader of ‘Systematic Human Smuggling’ Arrested
➡️ECtHR: Romania Ordered to Pay Complainants Compensation for Inadequate Detention Conditions
➡️Eurojust: Council Adopts Mandate To Preserve War Crime Evidence
Last week in International #Peace and #Security:
➡️UN: Prioritise Peace, Stability and Prosperity Across Niger & Sahel
➡️FAO: Deforestation Rate Has Slowed Down by 30 % in Past 18 Years
➡️UN: Increased Politicisation Towards the Work of Journalists and Media Workers
➡️GNAFC: Annual Report Emphasizes Growing Global Levels of Acute Hunger
➡️Amnesty International: The Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Condemns the Abuses of the Militia Leaders in Libya
➡️UN: New Study Emphasises the Gender Implications for Children Caught up in Conflict
➡️Amnesty International: Approximately 3.1 Million People in Syria are Facing a Health Crisis Due to Financial Cuts
➡️China: 18 Fighters and Bombers Were Dispatched into Taiwan’s Air Defence Zone, the Year’s Second-Largest Incursion
➡️UNICEF: Child Protection Crisis Created by Two Months of War in Ukraine
https://peacehumanity.org/2022/05/09/weekly-news-recap-2-8-may-2022/
#intlaw #InternationalLaw #intlrelations #internationaljustice #internationalpeace #internationalsecurity
Last week in International #Justice:
➡️ USA: Former Police Officer Charged with Murder for Shooting a Boy
➡️USA: Move to Overturn Roe v. Wade Could Set Back Years of Progress in Sexual & Reproductive Rights
➡️Germany: Former Syrian Secret Police Officer’s Appeal in Torture Case Rejected
➡️Haiti: Leader of 400 Mawozo Gang Extradited to the US
➡️Sweden: Hamid Noury’s War Crime Trial Wrapped Up; Jury Verdict Due in July
➡️Iran: Swedish-Iranian National Facing Charges for Spying for Israel to be Executed
➡️UK: Suspected Leader of ‘Systematic Human Smuggling’ Arrested
➡️ECtHR: Romania Ordered to Pay Complainants Compensation for Inadequate Detention Conditions
➡️Eurojust: Council Adopts Mandate To Preserve War Crime Evidence
Last week in International #Peace and #Security:
➡️UN: Prioritise Peace, Stability and Prosperity Across Niger & Sahel
➡️FAO: Deforestation Rate Has Slowed Down by 30 % in Past 18 Years
➡️UN: Increased Politicisation Towards the Work of Journalists and Media Workers
➡️GNAFC: Annual Report Emphasizes Growing Global Levels of Acute Hunger
➡️Amnesty International: The Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Condemns the Abuses of the Militia Leaders in Libya
➡️UN: New Study Emphasises the Gender Implications for Children Caught up in Conflict
➡️Amnesty International: Approximately 3.1 Million People in Syria are Facing a Health Crisis Due to Financial Cuts
➡️China: 18 Fighters and Bombers Were Dispatched into Taiwan’s Air Defence Zone, the Year’s Second-Largest Incursion
➡️UNICEF: Child Protection Crisis Created by Two Months of War in Ukraine
https://peacehumanity.org/2022/05/09/weekly-news-recap-2-8-may-2022/
#intlaw #InternationalLaw #intlrelations #internationaljustice #internationalpeace #internationalsecurity
© Photo by CIFOR via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION USA: Former Police Officer Charged with Murder for Shooting a BoyUSA: Move to Overturn Roe v. Wade Could Set Back Years of Progress in Sexu…
💡Missed the #IndustryInsights event about #internationalcriminaljustice and the feasibility to prosecute corporations for core international crimes at Geneva Business School with our project coordinator Carlota Maldonado Montserrat?
📌Watch the recording to learn how criminal liability can be imposed on corporations in international criminal law, holding these global actors accountable for participating in the commission of #humanrights violations amounting to international crimes.
➡️Learn more about the Industry Insights event: https://gbsge.com/en/news/events/events/industry-insights-carlota-maldonado-montserrat/
📌Watch the recording to learn how criminal liability can be imposed on corporations in international criminal law, holding these global actors accountable for participating in the commission of #humanrights violations amounting to international crimes.
➡️Learn more about the Industry Insights event: https://gbsge.com/en/news/events/events/industry-insights-carlota-maldonado-montserrat/
International justice cannot be alien to international relations professionals. We will overview the branch of international criminal law from its origins to...
💡Missed the #AI and #HumanRights Forum annually organised by Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies?
📌In Panel 7 on AI and the spread of #hatespeech & #propaganda, our Executive Director Rastislav Šutek commented on the legal regulation of the prohibition of propaganda for #war and challenges involved in AI content moderation on #socialmedia.
➡️Find more panel recordings on the Youtube channel of Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, including Panel 7 here: https://youtu.be/u_iI58k5hts
➡️Learn more about the 2022 AI and Human Rights Forum: https://humanrightsai.ca/
📌In Panel 7 on AI and the spread of #hatespeech & #propaganda, our Executive Director Rastislav Šutek commented on the legal regulation of the prohibition of propaganda for #war and challenges involved in AI content moderation on #socialmedia.
➡️Find more panel recordings on the Youtube channel of Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, including Panel 7 here: https://youtu.be/u_iI58k5hts
➡️Learn more about the 2022 AI and Human Rights Forum: https://humanrightsai.ca/
#WeeklyNewsRecap of 25 April-1May 2022
Last week in International #Justice:
➡️Turkey: Osman Kavala Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
➡️Germany: Trial of Gambian National Accused of Crimes Against Humanity Commenced
➡️Colombia: Former Military Members Confessed to Killing Hundreds of Civilians Falsely Portrayed as Armed Group Members
➡️Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi Sentenced to Five Years in Jail for Corruption Charges
➡️Bosnia: State Prosecutors Charged 10 Suspects in the Dobrovoljacka Street Case of 1992
➡️Bosnia: Former Commander Sakib Mahmuljin Sentenced to Jail for Committing War Crimes
➡️US: Former ISIL Fighter Alexanda Kotey Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
➡️Finland: Rebel Commander Gibril Massaquoi Acquitted
➡️Tajikistan: Activist Amriddin Alovatshoev on Trial in Dushanbe
Last week in International #Peace and #Security:
➡️UNMISS: Intensifying Violence in South Sudan
➡️Amnesty International: Persisting Human Rights Violations in El Salvador Amid Emergency Imposed by the Government
➡️UNHCR: Refugee Agency Launches a Response Plan for Assisting Millions of Ukrainian Refugees
➡️UNSC: Conflict in Syria Still Ongoing Even Though not Making Headlines
➡️ECOSOC: UN Under-Secretary-General for Policy Highlighting the Financing Implications for Sustaining Peace
➡️Mali: Authorities Accused the French Army of ‘Spying’
➡️Mexico: New Report Shows Failure to Humanely Receive and Integrate Haitians
➡️Bangladesh: Joint Report calls on the Government and UN to Restore and Strengthen Capacity of Community-Led Schools in Rohingya Camps
➡️Afghanistan: Attack on Mosque on the Last Friday of Ramadan Kills 10 and Injures 20
➡️UNHCR: Spokesperson Calls For Urgent Action Amid Soaring Refugee Deaths at Sea
https://peacehumanity.org/2022/05/01/weekly-news-recap-25-april-1-may-2022/
#intlaw #InternationalLaw #intlrelations #internationaljustice #internationalpeace #internationalsecurity
Last week in International #Justice:
➡️Turkey: Osman Kavala Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
➡️Germany: Trial of Gambian National Accused of Crimes Against Humanity Commenced
➡️Colombia: Former Military Members Confessed to Killing Hundreds of Civilians Falsely Portrayed as Armed Group Members
➡️Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi Sentenced to Five Years in Jail for Corruption Charges
➡️Bosnia: State Prosecutors Charged 10 Suspects in the Dobrovoljacka Street Case of 1992
➡️Bosnia: Former Commander Sakib Mahmuljin Sentenced to Jail for Committing War Crimes
➡️US: Former ISIL Fighter Alexanda Kotey Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
➡️Finland: Rebel Commander Gibril Massaquoi Acquitted
➡️Tajikistan: Activist Amriddin Alovatshoev on Trial in Dushanbe
Last week in International #Peace and #Security:
➡️UNMISS: Intensifying Violence in South Sudan
➡️Amnesty International: Persisting Human Rights Violations in El Salvador Amid Emergency Imposed by the Government
➡️UNHCR: Refugee Agency Launches a Response Plan for Assisting Millions of Ukrainian Refugees
➡️UNSC: Conflict in Syria Still Ongoing Even Though not Making Headlines
➡️ECOSOC: UN Under-Secretary-General for Policy Highlighting the Financing Implications for Sustaining Peace
➡️Mali: Authorities Accused the French Army of ‘Spying’
➡️Mexico: New Report Shows Failure to Humanely Receive and Integrate Haitians
➡️Bangladesh: Joint Report calls on the Government and UN to Restore and Strengthen Capacity of Community-Led Schools in Rohingya Camps
➡️Afghanistan: Attack on Mosque on the Last Friday of Ramadan Kills 10 and Injures 20
➡️UNHCR: Spokesperson Calls For Urgent Action Amid Soaring Refugee Deaths at Sea
https://peacehumanity.org/2022/05/01/weekly-news-recap-25-april-1-may-2022/
#intlaw #InternationalLaw #intlrelations #internationaljustice #internationalpeace #internationalsecurity
© Photo by UN Women via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Turkey: Osman Kavala Sentenced to Life ImprisonmentGermany: Trial of Gambian National Accused of Crimes Against Humanity CommencedColomb…
Issue 3️⃣ of the #PeaceandSecurityMonitor's series "#SouthEastEurope & #BlackSea region" is out!
💡What is inside:
➡️Memory and Monuments in South East Europe and the Black Sea Region
➡️Kosovo Specialist Chambers: Stakeholder Analysis (1/3)
➡️Update on the ICC’s Investigation on the Situation in Georgia: Prosecution Applies for Arrest Warrants
➡️The Road to Gender Equality in Serbia
➡️Deconstructing Russian Propaganda and Disinformation in Romanian Digital Media
📌 Issue 3️⃣ is available for download here: peacehumanity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/SEE-BSR-Issue-3.pdf
📌Visit the website of the Peace & Security Monitor project at:
peacehumanity.org/projects-and-activities/research/peace-security-monitor
#internationalpeace #internationalsecurity #intlrelations #Serbia #Romania #KosovoSpecialistChambers #Georgia #ICC
💡What is inside:
➡️Memory and Monuments in South East Europe and the Black Sea Region
➡️Kosovo Specialist Chambers: Stakeholder Analysis (1/3)
➡️Update on the ICC’s Investigation on the Situation in Georgia: Prosecution Applies for Arrest Warrants
➡️The Road to Gender Equality in Serbia
➡️Deconstructing Russian Propaganda and Disinformation in Romanian Digital Media
📌 Issue 3️⃣ is available for download here: peacehumanity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/SEE-BSR-Issue-3.pdf
📌Visit the website of the Peace & Security Monitor project at:
peacehumanity.org/projects-and-activities/research/peace-security-monitor
#internationalpeace #internationalsecurity #intlrelations #Serbia #Romania #KosovoSpecialistChambers #Georgia #ICC
