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Watching the Law: August 2015
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05 August, 2015. Anyone wishing to know something about the International Criminal Court should read their document Understanding the International Criminal Court. The court was established by the Rome Statute. Which dates from 1998 but which entered into force on 1st July 2002. The court has NO jurisdiction for events prior to that date. The court is also a "last resort" and acts where national authorities are not acting to bring alleged perpetrators to justice. Wednesday, August 05, 2015. International...
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Watching the Law: Iraq - Al Sweady Inquiry - update
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20 March, 2014. Iraq - Al Sweady Inquiry - update. The Al Sweady Inquiry. Was the subject of an earlier post - 9th March 2013. The Inquiry's terms of reference are:. It is for the Chairman to reach all conclusions and he will detail findings of fact in his report. In so doing he will draw on all the evidence he has seen and heard, including the statement made today by the legal representatives for the Iraqi Core Participants. Thereafter, the Chairman will write his report. Thursday, March 20, 2014. Jonat...
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Watching the Law: December 2014
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23 December, 2014. Powerful thoughts for today's world. Benjmain B. Ferencz - The Road to World Peace - 1986. Since ancient times, every village, town, city and nation-state has come to recognize that a peaceful society requires: (1) laws, (2) courts, and (3) a system of effective law enforcement. To the extent these three conditions are met, there is relative tranquility; to the extent they are absent, there is turmoil. And was Adjunct Professor of International Law at Pace University. 18 December, 2014.
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Watching the Law: September 2014
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25 September, 2014. United Kingdom Parliament Briefing. Throughout the summer of 2014, the movement known by names such as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) , Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or Islamic State (IS) has perpetuated unfathomable and hideous brutality. In the Middle East - principally in Iraq and eastern Syria. (On the various names see here. At the United Nations General Assembly there were key speeches by President Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron:. Jonathan Sumptio...
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Watching the Law: United Kingdom Parliament ~ Briefing
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25 September, 2014. United Kingdom Parliament Briefing. Throughout the summer of 2014, the movement known by names such as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) , Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or Islamic State (IS) has perpetuated unfathomable and hideous brutality. In the Middle East - principally in Iraq and eastern Syria. (On the various names see here. At the United Nations General Assembly there were key speeches by President Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron:. Since the shock ta...
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Watching the Law: August 2014
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01 August, 2014. Iran Tribunal - Reasoned judgment. The Iran tribunal - covered on this blog in a number of posts. Issued its reasoned judgment on 5th February 2013. Please see Youtube for The Final and Reasoned judgment of the Iran tribunal. The video (dated 15th March 2013) lasts 41 minutes. Following an introduction by John Cooper QC. South African Judge Johann Kriegler. Th e full written judgment is available h ere. Friday, August 01, 2014. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). United Kingdom Statistical infor...
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Watching the Law: Croatia v Serbia ~ International Court of Justice
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04 February, 2015. Croatia v Serbia International Court of Justice. The International Court of Justice has delivered judgment in the "Genocide" case of Croatia v Serbia. Croatia contended that Serbia was responsible for breaches of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide. Committed in Croatia between 1991 and 1995. In its counter-claim, Serbia contended that Croatia was itself responsible for breaches of the Convention committed in 1995 in the “ Republika Srpska Krajina. Serbia) - The...
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Watching the Law: International Court of Justice: Germany v Italy (Greece Intervening)
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20 February, 2012. International Court of Justice: Germany v Italy (Greece Intervening). On 3rd February 2012, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave final judgment in Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v Italy: Greece Intervening). There are also some separate opinions. Essentially, the case was concerned with the principle of State Immunity. The ICJ held that:. Italy had violated its obligation to respect the immunity which Germany enjoys under international law by:. Finally, all ot...
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Watching the Law: Al-Sweady Inquiry Report
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18 December, 2014. Updated post 21st January 2016:. The Al-Sweady Inquiry - set up by the previous Labour government under the Chairmanship of Sir Thayne Forbes - has now reported.and the report was laid before Parliament on Wednesday 17 December 2014. See The Report:. Al Sweady Inquiry report and documentation. Previous post on this blog. About the Inquiry. The costs of the inquiry were £24,598,372 up to the end of November 2014. That included £5,612,484 on counsel and legal services. Extends to 95 pages.
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Watching the Law: Mandatory Death Penalty
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29 July, 2015. Some States continue to mandate a death sentence for certain offences such as murder. Oxford Human Rights Hub has published an article by barrister Joseph Middleton. The Mandatory Death Penalty and Narratives of the Common Law. Had a mandatory death penalty for murder up to the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965. A challenge to the Mandatory Death Penalty. Has been heard by the Supreme Court of Kenya. Some of the background to the Kenyan situation is Kenyans Abroad. No legal term...