© Photo by IRIN Photos via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION South Sudan: ICC Prosecutor Expresses Frustration for Lack of Accountability in the Darfur Conflict Mexico: Former Attorney General was Linked to the Investigation for Enforced Disappearance and Torture Ukraine: Ukrainian Officials Propose an International Court to Investigate Russia’s Alleged Crime of Aggression USA: Iranian PresidentContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (22-28 August 2022)”
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Weekly News Recap (15-21 August 2022)
© Photo by R Boed via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Russia: Appeal Filed Against Brittney Griner’s Conviction of Narcotics Possession and Trafficking Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi Sentenced to an Additional Six-Year Jail Term for Corruption Charges India: Eleven Gang Rape Convicts Released in the Bilkis Bano Case Netherlands: Court Expected to Pronounce Verdict onContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (15-21 August 2022)”
Weekly News Recap (8-14 August 2022)
© Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION IIMM: Widespread Systemic Violence and Crimes Against Humanity Continue in Myanmar Peru: Spanish Court is Processing Extradition Request of Peruvian Ex-Military Wanted for Crimes Against Humanity Seychelles: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Will File a Report of Its Findings Montenegro: ProsecutorsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (8-14 August 2022)”
Weekly News Recap (1-7 August 2022)
© Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION CJEU: Overloaded Migrant Rescue Ships Cannot be Impounded by the National Maritime Authorities Ukraine: Three Britons to Stand Trial in a Russian Proxy Court in Eastern Ukraine USA: Independence Day Parade Suspect Pleaded Guilty Russia: US Basketball Player Brittney Griner SentencedContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (1-7 August 2022)”
Weekly News Recap (25-31 July 2022)
© Photo by Oxfam International via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Colombia: Special Jurisdiction for Peace Charges 19 Army Officials for 300 Murders Nepal: Amended Transitional Justice Bill Falls Short of Protecting Victims’ Rights Russia: Russian Investigator Says 92 Ukrainians Will Face Charges for Alleged War Crimes ICC: The Pre-Trial Chamber I Orders the Prosecutor toContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (25-31 July 2022)”
Weekly News Recap (18–24 July 2022)
© Photo by Felton Davis via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION USA: Parkland High School Shooter’s Death Penalty Trial Begins USA: Judge Restricts Enforcement of Abortion Ban in West Virginia Turkey: President’s Move to Pull Out of a European Treaty Protecting Women from Violence Backed by the Top Court Iran: Jafar Panahi Sentenced to Six YearsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (18–24 July 2022)”
Weekly News Recap (11-17 July 2022)
© Photo by UNICEF Ethiopia via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Romania: The Start of the Investigation into Crimes Committed in Ukraine UK: Report by the BBC Reveals that the UK Special Forces in Afghanistan Unlawfully Killed Detainees France: Former Rwandan Prefect is Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison by French Court Ukraine: Forty-five States SupportContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (11-17 July 2022)”
The French Proposal and Identity in North Macedonia: Perspectives from Moderates in Skopje and Ohrid
Ordinary (north) Macedonians are concerned about the revised French proposal’s potential ramifications on their identity.
Geopolitics and Narrative at the UNSC’s 11 May Bosnia and Herzegovina Meeting
The UNSC’s 11 May Bosnia and Herzegovina meeting saw the emergence of three key international positions relating to the international community’s approach towards resolving growing instability in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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.