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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 →

Tags: Human Rights, international law, Armed conflicts, Cyberspace, International Institute of Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict, military, Navy, Rules of Engagement

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 →

Tags: Gaza

The Security Paradigm in the Israeli Supreme Court4 comments

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 →

Tags: Human Rights, International and national law, Middle East Crisis, Public International Law

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 →

Tags: Human Rights, International and national law, International Terrorism, Middle East Crisis, Public International Law, publications

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 →

Tags: Human Rights, Globalisation, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lord's Resistance Army, Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda, internally displaced persons, African Union, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres

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 →

Tags: Armed Conflict, ASSISTANCE???, Complex Emergencies, Faith-Based organization, international relief, Islamic Outreach ABIM, protection, Refugees

Palestine's Strange Support for the Goldstone Commission3 comments

Ricky Nelson wrote 2 months ago: The BBC News has nice fair-balanced article discussing Palestinian and Israeli reactions to the defe … more →

Tags: Politics, Human Rights, Israel, Palestine

The Will to Intervene Project1 comment

innomawire wrote 2 months ago: Driven by the perceived failures of the old democracies (in particular the USA and Canada) to obviat … more →

Tags: Human Rights, International Justice, Responsibility to Protect

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 →

Tags: Human Rights, International and national law, International Court of Justice, Middle East Crisis, Public International Law

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 →

Tags: Environmental Law, Guest Blogging, Human Rights, International Environmental Law

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 →

Tags: Human Rights, Middle East Crisis, Public International Law, United Nations

UN Movie 'Walled Horizons' Marks Five Years to the ICJ Wall Opinion3 comments

Valentina Azarov wrote 3 months ago: July 2009 was the fifth year ‘anniversary’ of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) A … more →

Tags: ICJ, Public International Law, Middle East Crisis, International Justice

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 →

Tags: 1, IDF, War crimes, hamas, Red Cross, cast lead, White Phosphorus, UNRWA, Drones

The Geneva Conventions at Sixty: A Tribute to their 'Humanitarian Character'1 comment

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 →

Tags: Human Rights, Public International Law, International Justice

“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 →

Tags: Gaza, Palestine, Operation Cast Lead, War crimes, Gaza war crimes investigation, West Bank, Israeli Occupation, international community, International Law Violations

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 →

Tags: Israel, country, Actors, Government, Palestine, Region, middle east, Blogroll, Lebanon

Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs releases its own report on the Gaza conflict2 comments

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 →

Tags: Human Rights, International and national law, International Justice, Middle East Crisis, publications

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 →

Tags: Public International Law, PeaceKeeping, United Nations, Middle East Crisis

Gaza Conflict Aftermath: so far "the international community has failed spectacularly"3 comments

Valentina Azarov wrote 5 months ago: Two reports have been recently released by the fact-finding missions posted by the major internation … more →

Tags: Human Rights, International and national law, International Justice, Middle East Crisis, Non Governmental Organizations, Public International Law, publications, United Nations


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