Op-Ed: Colombia’s Rebels and Land Reform UN Security Council hails work by Sierra Leone court to strengthen women’s access to justice (UN SC statement here) France proposes UN resolution backing international force to help oust rebels in Mali’s north ICRC: invisible wounds and local paths to recovery former child soldiers DRC Libyan army blockades Islamist …
A recent addition to the legal blogosphere is the Francophone blog La Revue de Presse Juridique. Initially a hardcopy newsletter within the French armed forces legal service, it has (since a few months) gone online as a blog. As such it “scrutinizes the integration of law into the conduct of warfare” and aims to “develop …
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More than 30 civilians reported killed by Nigeria’s military Rebels shell Sudan oil state capital “Turkish jets strike Kurdish rebel targets despite Iraq’s warnings” Syria Rebukes Turkey as Artillery Fight Continues International Crisis Group report: Afghanistan’s Transition Meltdown ICRC: Afghan war getting worse for civilians Nepal conflict report: UN human rights chief voices concern over …
The latest issue of the Military Law and the Law of War Review (Volume 50, Issue 3-4) deals, besides other articles and bok reviews , specifically with the ECHR’s Al-Jedda (summary and judgment) and Al-Skeini (summary and judgment) cases: – F. Naert, The European Court of Human Rights’ Al-Jedda and Al-Skeini Judgments: an Introduction and …
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Peruvian rebels burn helicopters. Will Colombia have peace at last? NATO resumes training of Afghan police recruits. Qatar urges Syrian rebels not to kill Iranian prisoners. Kurdish autonomy in Syria troubling for rebels, Turkey In the midst of Turkish strikes on Syria, “Rebels seize Syrian army outpost at Turkey border” Citing U.S. fears, Arab allies …
Colombia peacetalks to begin on 17 October 2012. As regional leaders shift stance, Syrian state TV aims rants at friends turned foes. Private army formed to fight Somali pirates leaves troubled legacy. Somalia has made quantum leap in its progress, but security threats still remain. France to push for UN resolution to encourage political and military …
Amnesty International: Colombian authorities failing to prosecute conflict-related sexual violence against women. Lebanon blasts hit Hezbollah stronghold. Taliban in control at Kabul’s doorstep. Inside Pakistan’s drone country. Operation Eagle: the ghosts of Sinai. HRW Report: Abusive System: Failures of Criminal Justice in Gaza Lubunga appeals his ICC jail sentence. African troops comb Kismayo for bombs …
Syria bomb blast kills Hezbollah operative. Syria berates Hamas chief, an Old Ally, on State TV. Mali Islamists kill man by firing squad in Timbuktu. Clashes near Libya’s Bani Walid kill 1. Ivory Coast opens first major trial of soldiers in political crisis. Rwanda donors were too quick to suspend aid, says fragile states expert. Attack …
Charles Jalloh: Why the Special Court for Sierra Leone Should Establish an Independent Commission to Address Alternate Judge Sow’s Allegation in the Charles Taylor Case Nigeria: Explosions rock Nigerian city for second day US tells Rwanda to denounce Congo M23 rebels Somali government troops roll into once rebel bastion of Kismayu Splits Among Rebels an …
Omar Khadr back in Canada Congolese ICC witnesses to set new asylum precedent? At UN, Rwanda defiantly rejects claims of Congo rebel support Somalia’s al Shabaab rebels pull out of Kismayu bastion Kenya navy shells Somali town after rebels retreat In Syria Fighting, Aleppo World Heritage Site Goes Up in Flames Syria War Crimes Inquiry …