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  • Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions

    Common Article 3 of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 Common Article 3 of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Additional Protocols I and II Article 3 In the case of armed conflict not of an international character occurring in the territory of one of the High Contracting Parties, each Party to the conflict…

  • Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions

    Common Article 3 of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 Common Article 3 of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Additional Protocols I and II Article 3 In the case of armed conflict not of an international character occurring in the territory of one of the High Contracting Parties, each Party to the conflict…

  • Human Rights Council Issues

    Human Rights Council in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Human Rights Council: On March 22, 2013, Ambassador Donahoe delivered the U.S. general comment on the resolution on “the rights of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of […]

  • Human Rights Council Issues

    Human Rights Council in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Human Rights Council: On March 22, 2013, Ambassador Donahoe delivered the U.S. general comment on the resolution on “the rights of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of […]

  • Sources of Law

    Sources of International Law It is generally accepted that the sources of international law (international obligations) are listed in the Article 38(1) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, which provides that the Court shall apply: international conventions, whether […]

  • Ethical Concerns

    Ethical Concerns “THE DEEPEST DISAGREEMENT ABOUT INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE IS BETWEEN THOSE WHO THINK THAT THERE IS AT LEAST SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT DUTIES BEYOND BORDERS, AND THOSE WHO THINK THAT ETHICAL CONCERN CANNOT CROSS BOUNDARIES” (O.O’NEILL). (London, 1994) Disagreement about international justice and whether ethical concerns should cross state boundaries revolves around the issue…

  • Ethical Concerns

    Ethical Concerns “THE DEEPEST DISAGREEMENT ABOUT INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE IS BETWEEN THOSE WHO THINK THAT THERE IS AT LEAST SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT DUTIES BEYOND BORDERS, AND THOSE WHO THINK THAT ETHICAL CONCERN CANNOT CROSS BOUNDARIES” (O.O’NEILL). (London, 1994) Disagreement about international justice and whether ethical concerns should cross state boundaries revolves around the issue…

  • Terrorism Definition

    Terrorism Definition Introduction to the Problems of the Terrorism Definition There is “no internationally agreed upon definition of terrorism. The plurality of terrorism definitions reflects the disagreement that exists over the politically sensitive issues of the “purposes of terrorist aims, actors, and activities… [and is] symptomatic of larger ideological arguments over who the ‘bad guys’…

  • Public International Law Classification (Max Planck Institute)

    Public International Law Classification (Max Planck Institute) Notation Classification VR1 General VR 1.1 Comprehensive Studies VR 1.2 Surveys of State Practice VR 1.3 Surveys of Judicial Decisions VR 1.4 Surveys of Literature VR 1.5 Institutes, Societies VR 1.5.1 Institut de Droit International (before 1996 see 1.5.3) VR 1.5.2 International Law Association (before 1996 see 1.5.3)…

  • List of International Humanitarian Treaties and Documents

    List of International Humanitarian Treaties and Documents Treaties & documents from 1800 to 1900 Declaration Respecting Maritime Law. Paris, 16 April 1856. Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field (Lieber Code). 24 April 1863. Resolutions of the Geneva International Conference. Geneva, 26-29 October 1863. Convention for the Amelioration of…

  • Constitutional Text: Brazil Constitution of 1988

    Constitutional Text: Brazil Constitution of 1988 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL OCTOBER 5, 1988 Preamble We, the representatives of the Brazilian People, convened in the National Constituent Assembly to institute a democratic state for the purpose of ensuring the exercise of social and individual rights, liberty, security, well-being, development, equality and justice as…

  • Prisoners of War Law

    Prisoners of War Law Introduction Prisoners of War Law is mainly covered under the Geneva Convention which defines POWs as a person, civilian or combatant who is held in continuing custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. Prisioners of Law (POW) is any person captured or interned by a belligerent…

  • International humanitarian law Part 17

    International humanitarian law Part 17   300 National implementation of International humanitarian law Biannual update on national legislation and case law, July – December 2004 International Review of the Red Cross Volume 87, Number 857, March 2005 p.217 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 301 International Humanitarian Law , War Criminality and Child Recruitment: The Special…

  • International humanitarian law Part 10

    International humanitarian law Part 10   179 Symposium – International humanitarian law Melbourne Journal of International Law Volume 8, Number 2, October 2007 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 180 International Humanitarian Law and the Gods of War: The Story of Athena versus Ares Helen Durham Melbourne Journal of International Law Volume 8, Number 2, October…

  • Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons

    Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons   Article I The States Parties to this Convention undertake: a. Not to practice, permit, or tolerate the forced disappearance of persons, even in states of emergency or suspension of individual guarantees; b. To punish within their jurisdictions, those persons who commit or attempt to commit the crime…