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The Security Paradigm in the Israeli Supreme Court
In a recent judgment of the Israeli Supreme Court, HCJ 7001/09 Kareem AlKanua v Commander of the Army Forces in Gaza et al. (rendered by Justice Levi on 26 October 2009) the petitioner a Palestinian r… more →
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Sanremo Handbook on Rules of Engagement
Sergio Stone wrote 3 weeks ago: The U.S. Naval War College has posted the November 2009 edition of the Sanremo Handbook on Rules of … more →
Attack on international humanitarian law
ingridlouisekost wrote 1 month ago: In a stunning blow against international law and human rights, the U.S. House of Representatives ove … more →
The Security Paradigm in the Israeli Supreme Court
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Valentina Azarov wrote 1 month ago: In a recent judgment of the Israeli Supreme Court, HCJ 7001/09 Kareem AlKanua v Commander of the Arm … more →
Administrative Detention - A Rule, No Longer An Exception
Valentina Azarov wrote 1 month ago: Administrative detention has been a contentious topic for international lawyers since its invocation … more →
Real Prospect of Ending Fighting in Eastern DRC
gdevera wrote 1 month ago: The top United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today voiced optimism tha … more →
Welcoming Speech at ICRC-IOA Seminar
Azril Mohd Amin wrote 1 month ago: The FOLLOWING IS MY WELCOMING Speech AT THE SEMINAR ON “Protection and Assistance of Civilians Affec … more →
Palestine's Strange Support for the Goldstone Commission
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Ricky Nelson wrote 2 months ago: The BBC News has nice fair-balanced article discussing Palestinian and Israeli reactions to the defe … more →
The Will to Intervene Project
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innomawire wrote 2 months ago: Driven by the perceived failures of the old democracies (in particular the USA and Canada) to obviat … more →
Israeli Supreme Court decision on the Wall in Jayyus: Another Assault on the ICJ
Valentina Azarov wrote 2 months ago: On 9 September 2009, the Israeli Supreme Court published its judgment in the case of HCJ 11344/03 Ma … more →
From “climate refugees” to “survival migrants”: can we return them to their country of origin?
michelemorel wrote 2 months ago: No week passes without a newspaper article, television news or a documentary describing the plight o … more →
UN Fact-Finding Mission releases its Report on the Gaza Conflict
Valentina Azarov wrote 2 months ago: The Report of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict headed by Justice Richard Goldstone w … more →
UN Movie 'Walled Horizons' Marks Five Years to the ICJ Wall Opinion
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Valentina Azarov wrote 3 months ago: July 2009 was the fifth year ‘anniversary’ of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) A … more →
Amnesty International Report: Operation Cast Lead - 22 Days of Death and Destruction
beyondtheborder wrote 3 months ago: “Soldiers came to the area at night [on 3 January 2009] and at dawn on 4 January many relatives cam … more →
The Geneva Conventions at Sixty: A Tribute to their 'Humanitarian Character'
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Valentina Azarov wrote 3 months ago: On 12 August 2009, just a few days back, was the 60th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, wh … more →
“Severe violations of Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories,” reports UN Committee on Israeli Practices
3071km wrote 3 months ago: Date published: 14th August 2009 Source: United Nations Office of the High Comissioner for Human Rig … more →
ISRAEL: Ensure improved ‘attack warnings’ to civilians are effective
warvictims wrote 4 months ago: By HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Follow International Law to Avoid Past Failings (Jerusalem, August 2, 2009) – … more →
Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs releases its own report on the Gaza conflict
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Valentina Azarov wrote 4 months ago: On 30 January 2009, the Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released its own report on th … more →
Hezbollah Violates Resolution 1701
David McGrogan wrote 4 months ago: In past weeks various UN spokespeople have been issuing rare condemnations of Hezbollah’s viol … more →
Gaza Conflict Aftermath: so far "the international community has failed spectacularly"
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Valentina Azarov wrote 5 months ago: Two reports have been recently released by the fact-finding missions posted by the major internation … more →
