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Blog: Justice Requires Enforcement, Especially For The Gravest Acts Of Torture Conducted By The United States In The Aftermath Of 9/11, Saadia Khan
The Modern American
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Extractive Industries And Human Rights, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon
Extractive Industries And Human Rights, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
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Using A Shield As A Sword: Are International Organizations Abusing Their Immunity?, Daniel D. Bradlow
Using A Shield As A Sword: Are International Organizations Abusing Their Immunity?, Daniel D. Bradlow
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
The starting point for this paper is that IOs are as subjects of international law. Since IOs do not control territory or a population and so always operate within the jurisdiction of one of their member states, they are vulnerable to interference by their member states. In order to mitigate this risk, IOs have been granted qualified immunity, usually referred to as functional immunity, from the jurisdiction of their member states. For most of the twentieth century, this grant of functional immunity made sense for two reasons.
First, the founding states envisaged that IOs would have limited capacity to act …
Criminal Prosecution Of Un Peacekeepers: When Defenders Of Peace Incite Further Conflict Through Their Own Misconduct, Shayna Ann Giles
Criminal Prosecution Of Un Peacekeepers: When Defenders Of Peace Incite Further Conflict Through Their Own Misconduct, Shayna Ann Giles
American University International Law Review
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Academy On Human Rights And Humanitarian Law Articles And Essays On Extractive Industries And Human Rights: Introduction, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodriguez-Pnzon
Academy On Human Rights And Humanitarian Law Articles And Essays On Extractive Industries And Human Rights: Introduction, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodriguez-Pnzon
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
We are delighted to present this year's publication of the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, which includes the three best essays in English and in Spanish recognized in the 2016 Human Rights Essay Award competition. It is satisfying to think that this competition allowed a number of participants an opportunity to expound their thoughts on so many important topics and areas of the world. We hope these participants are able to use their articles as mechanisms for change.