Megaregionals and the Others — A Rejoinder
…this raises the question whether other bodies of international law might provide such protection. In a recent paper, Jan Klabbers argues that the law of treaties might set some limits…
Anwendung humanitärvölkerrechtlicher Normen in asymmetrischen Konflikten
– Extensive Auslegung oder „Lawfare“-Methode?
…international law undercutting the ability of the U.S. to conduct effective military interventions? Is it becoming a vehicle to exploit American values in ways that actually increase risks to civilians?…
Whom to Obey? The incongruence of obedience to the state and its consequences for civil disobedience
…A reply to Theresa Züger Theresa Züger argues compellingly for using political philosophy to understand civil disobedience in the context of international law. She identifies two key types of…
Expanding Access to Justice for Socio-Economic Rights Complaints in South Africa
Which Direction Should We Head in?
…Rights and International Law in one of the better-off provinces (Gauteng), over 60% of people perceived it as difficult to access these institutions. Moreover, legal aid is available to those…
Labors of memory and the post-conflict economy
…a qualitative case analysis. International Journal of Transitional Justice 4:477-496 –2011. Local evaluations of justice through truth telling in Sierra Leone: postwar needs and transitional justice. Human Rights Review Peters,…
Defending the Defenders
Assessing LAC-P10, the new treaty to protect environmental activists in Latin America
…of the dangers of environmental defense work on the agenda of a broader public. And while her murder and the following investigation attracted an unprecedented attention by the international community,…
Many presumptions and no guarantees
Preliminary observations on Shepherd C-472/13
…crimes will be committed….” (para 41), and by “a consensus on the part of the international community”. Additionally, the existence of domestic US legislation outlawing war crimes renders Mr Shepherd’s…
The ILO, its standards and their supervision: difficult times?
…push for a deregulation of international labour law and for a reform of the ILO’s supervisory system in the post-Cold War period. This however is something which they feel is…
Proportionality Assessments under IHL – A Human Thing?
…and methods of warfare of a nature to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering.” These principles bind all states as “intransgressible” customary law in conflicts of any character, international as…
Latin-America and Refugees: a panoramic view
…in all phases of their refugeehood, integral protection requires the correct application of International Refugee Law, national legislation dealing with refugee status, and Human Rights standards. Even though most of…