INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION USA: Court Found Syria, Iran, and Three Iranian Banks Responsible for Sponsoring Terrorism UK: Lawsuit Brought by 40 000 Nigerians Against Shell Over Oil Spill ECtHR: Turkey’s Emergency Expropriation Proceedings Against Owners of Land Submerged by Water from the Pembelik Hydroelectric Dam Held in Violation ECtHR: Bulgarian Measures on the Forfeiture ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (12-18 July 2021)”
Author Archives: Platform for Peace and Humanity
Is Japan Setting a Devastating Precedent: Fukushima Water Discharge Plan and Gross Violation of Human Rights and International Laws
Japan has sparked a global debate with its recent announcement that it will begin releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.
Weekly News Recap (5-11 July 2021)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Kosovo: Pristina Basic Court Convicted Former Policeman for Rape and Participation of Expulsion of Ethnic Albanians During the Kosovo War ECtHR: Russian Court Violated Rights by Stripping Parent of Contact Rights Due to Gender Reassignment Colombia: Special Jurisdiction for Peace Charged Ten Military Personnel and One Civilian with War Crimes and CrimesContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (5-11 July 2021)”
Weekly News Recap (28 June-4 July 2021)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION IACHR: Precautionary Measures in Favor of Beneficiaries in Nicaragua ECtHR: Applicants’ Right to Procedural Safeguards Against Arbitrary Interference with Rights under Art. 10 Upheld in Russia ECtHR: Applicants’ Deprivation of Liberty in Detention Deemed Unlawful in Cyprus ECtHR: Applicants’ Right to a Belief/Spiritual Practice Unlawfully Interfered with in Moldova ECtHR: Applicants’ RightsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (28 June-4 July 2021)”
The Tigray Crisis: A Genocide in the Making?
Given the recurring pattern of ethnic violence against the Tigrayan population, the risk of mass atrocities amounting to genocide could be imminent.
Weekly News Recap (21-27 June 2021)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ECtHR: Applicant’s Right to Effective Investigation into Alleged Sexual Abuse Violated in Estonia ECtHR: Applicant’s Right to Private Life Unlawfully and Disproportionately Interfered with in the United Kingdom IACHR: IACtHR Requested to Adopt Provisional Measures to Protect People Seeking to Participate in November Elections in Nicaragua ECtHR: Applicant’s Right to Not beContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (21-27 June 2021)”
Peace v. Justice: Amnesties, Transitional Justice and International Law
The debate concerning transitional justice reveals much disagreement about the relationship between peace and justice.
Weekly News Recap (14-20 June 2021)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Myanmar: Trial against Aung San Suu Kyi Commenced ECCC: Decision on Succession Request to Continue Civil Party Action USA: Supreme Court Refused to Move California Suit against Oil Companies to Federal Court ECtHR: Judgement Concerning a Dismissal of a Public-Sector Employee for Having “Liked” Facebook Posts ECtHR: Judgement Concerning a Criminal ConvictionContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (14-20 June 2021)”
V4 and Belarus – The Lost Chance After the 2020 Election?
The 2020 Presidential election in Belarus was one of those events that shook geopolitical reality in eastern Europe and slowed down the rising cooperation between Belarus and the EU, including V4.
Weekly News Recap (7-13 June 2021)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION USA: The Supreme Court Denied Permanent Residency to Non-Citizen Granted Temporary Protected Status South Korea: Rulings on Wartime Cases IRMCT: The Appeals Chamber Rejected Mladić Genocide Appeal Ghana: The Court Denied Bail to 21 LGBTQ Rights Activists ECtHR: The Court Rules Bulgaria to Compensate for Inhuman and Degrading Treatment of Two NationalsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (7-13 June 2021)”