Colombian ELN Rebels Could Agree To Peace Deal, Rebel Leader Says ICRC: Violence CAR continues to take toll on civilians MSF: ‘The suffering of the people is fuelling the armed conflict in CAR’ ICC Prosecutor Urges Nigerians to Refrain From Violence Armed groups to be ‘neutralised’ says UN DR Congo envoy after massacre near Beni …
The 15th Bruges Colloquium on International Humanitarian Law, organised by the ICRC and the College of Europe, will this year take place on 16 and 17 October (normally the full day on Thursday and the first half of the Friday). A pre-announcement can be found here. This year’s topic is detention in times of armed …
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Opinio Juris Guest post: Rona on Mohammed v Ministry of Defence and detention in NIAC. International Crisis Group briefing: Venezuala – Tipping Point. Pillay: Syria: Aleppo residents suffering consequences of flagrant disregard for international law. Russia, China block Security Council referral of Syria to ICC. UN Security Council: Vetoes betray Syrian victims. Boko Haram destroy Nigeria …
Opinio Juris Guest post: detention in NIACs: a pledge in favour of the application of IHL. Colombia soul searches on peace and reconciliation ahead of election. Colombia and FARC agree on drug trade plan. Ban warns about targeting civilians, after armed groups cut off water supply in Aleppo. Pakistani Taliban vows fight for Sharia. Mali …
The online forum Just Security is holding a mini-forum on the Serdar Mohammed v. Secretary of State for Defense (full text) judgement which was handed down last week by Mr. Justice Leggatt of the High Court of England and Wales. The mini forum starts with a post by Derek Jinks entitled ‘Does IHL authorize detention in NIACs?’ and …
Nelleke van Amstel recently published In Search of Legal Grounds to Detain for Armed Groups in the latest issue of the Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies. In this post, Nelleke discusses her main arguments set out in the said article. At the time of writing the article, Nelleke was a legal adviser at the Netherlands Red Cross. Naturally, the …
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Last week, the Human Rights Committee held a public discussion in Geneva in preparation for a new General Comment on Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Article 9 of the ICCPR recognises that everyone has the right to liberty and security of person and states that no one shall be …
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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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Rebels in Syria’s largest city said to seize two police stations. Syrian rebels acquire surface to air missiles. Syrian rebels hold pro-government prisoners in former school. Syrian rebel shootings condemned. New International Crisis Group report on Syria: ‘Syria’s Mutating Conflict’. Car bombs kill 19 in Iraqi capital.
The International Review of the Red Cross has dedicated its last two editions to the theme of armed groups. Issue number 882 is on ‘Understanding Armed Groups and the Applicable Law’ and the articles on this topic are as follows: Editorial Editorial: understanding armed groups and the applicable law – IRRC June No 882 The …