Implementing The Ahafo Benefit Agreements: Seeking Meaningful Community Participation At Newmont’S Ahafo Gold Mine In Ghana,
2018
Africa Centre for Energy Policy
Implementing The Ahafo Benefit Agreements: Seeking Meaningful Community Participation At Newmont’S Ahafo Gold Mine In Ghana, Benjamin Boakye, Maggie M. Cascadden, Jordan Kuschminder, Sam Szoke-Burke, Eric Werker
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Staff Publications
In 2008, ten communities in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana entered into agreements with Newmont Ghana to govern company-community relations, ensure local job creation, and share the benefits of the company’s mining operations. Ten years later, this report, co-authored by Canadian International Resources and Development Institute (CIRDI), African Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), CCSI, and ISP, looks at the communities’ experience of those agreements and suggests how the agreements might be improved. Though the agreements were celebrated for their attempts to include all stakeholders in decision-making, challenges remain around representation, consultation, and participation. New entities established to facilitate multi-stakeholder …
Duty To Render Assistance To Mariners In Distress During Armed Conflict At Sea: A U.S. Perspective,
2018
U.S. Naval War College
Duty To Render Assistance To Mariners In Distress During Armed Conflict At Sea: A U.S. Perspective, Raul (Pete) Pedrozo
International Law Studies
In 2017, the International Committee of the Red Cross published an updated Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention. One question left unanswered by the new Commentary is the relationship between international humanitarian law and other international treaties applicable to the maritime domain, such as the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and treaties adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The Second Geneva Convention establishes a legal framework for the humane treatment and protection of victims of armed conflict at sea—the wounded, sick and shipwrecked. There are circumstances, however, in which the belligerents do not have the …
Re-Victimization And The Asylum Process: Jimenez Ferreira V. Lynch: Re-Assessing The Weight Placed On Credible Fear Interviews In Determining Credibility,
2018
University of Minnesota Law School
Re-Victimization And The Asylum Process: Jimenez Ferreira V. Lynch: Re-Assessing The Weight Placed On Credible Fear Interviews In Determining Credibility, Alana Mosley
Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality
No abstract provided.
Prosecuting U.N. Peacekeepers For Sexual And Gender-Based Violence In The Central African Republic,
2018
Brooklyn Law School
Prosecuting U.N. Peacekeepers For Sexual And Gender-Based Violence In The Central African Republic, Sophia Genovese
Brooklyn Journal of International Law
Women and children living in armed conflict are amongst the most vulnerable populations at-risk of sexual and gender-based violence. When U.N. peacekeepers arrive to help dispel conflict; these populations believe that the soldiers in blue helmets will protect them. Instead; hundreds of women and children in the Central African Republic have reported being raped and sexually violated by U.N. peacekeepers. Despite compelling evidence to validate these claims; U.N. peacekeepers who commit these crimes are seldom held accountable. This Note discusses how to hold U.N. peacekeepers accountable for their human rights violations. This Note argues that troop-contributing countries should retain responsibility …
Pull And Push'- Implementing The Complementarity Principle Of The Rome Statute Of The Icc Within The Au: Opportunities And Challenges,
2018
Brooklyn Law School
Pull And Push'- Implementing The Complementarity Principle Of The Rome Statute Of The Icc Within The Au: Opportunities And Challenges, Sascha Dominik Dov Bachmann, Eda Luke Nwibo
Brooklyn Journal of International Law
The complementarity principle of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an international legal principle that governs the relationship between two; sometimes; contrasting international principles of law; namely sovereign equality of States and the international community’s duty to end impunity for international core crimes. Article 17 of the Rome Statute envisages that States maintain primary jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute international crimes; while the ICC’s jurisdiction to prosecute when States are unwilling or genuinely unable to carry out such investigations or prosecutions constitutes the exception. This article provides an analysis of this principle in the context of …
Missing: Where Are The Migrants In Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plans?,
2018
International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Migration Agency
Missing: Where Are The Migrants In Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plans?, Kolitha Wickramage, Lawrence O. Gostin, Eric A. Friedman, Phusit Prakongsai, Rapeepong Suphanchaimat, Charles Hui, Patrick Duigan, Eliana Barragan, David R. Harper
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
Influenza pandemics are perennial global health security threats, with novel and seasonal influenza affecting a large proportion of the world’s population, causing enormous economic and social destruction. Novel viruses such as influenza A(H7N9) continue to emerge, posing zoonotic and potential pandemic threats. Many countries have developed pandemic influenza preparedness plans (PIPPs) aimed at guiding actions and investments to respond to such outbreak events.
Migrant and mobile population groups—such as migrant workers, cross-border frontier workers, refugees, asylum seekers, and other non-citizen categories residing within national boundaries—may be disproportionately affected in the event of health emergencies, with irregular/undocumented migrants experiencing even greater …
The International Legal Implications Of Military Space Operations: Examining The Interplay Between International Humanitarian Law And The Outer Space Legal Regime,
2018
University of Adelaide Law School
The International Legal Implications Of Military Space Operations: Examining The Interplay Between International Humanitarian Law And The Outer Space Legal Regime, Dale Stephens
International Law Studies
In the contemporary period, many military forces rely heavily on space-based assets to conduct operations across a wide spectrum of contexts. Such reliance necessarily exposes a correlative vulnerability that such assets may be degraded or destroyed, especially in a time of armed conflict. However, the legal framework that governs military action in space during a time of armed conflict is not well explored. This article examines the interaction between International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the Outer Space legal regime. Harmonization of legal regimes is a goal of any reconciliation project, although such harmonization may not always be readily possible. In …
Armed Conflict-Related Detention Of Particularly Vulnerable Persons: Challenges And Possibilities,
2018
University of Nottingham
Armed Conflict-Related Detention Of Particularly Vulnerable Persons: Challenges And Possibilities, Sandesh Sivakumaran
International Law Studies
Persons detained for reasons related to an armed conflict are in a vulnerable position. Deprived of their liberty, they are at the mercy of their captors. Certain groups of detainees are particularly vulnerable. Additionally, the way in which non-international armed conflicts are fought can make it difficult for some parties to the conflict to comply with the rules benefiting particularly vulnerable detainees. This Article identifies groups of particularly vulnerable detainees and analyzes the general and special protections that are afforded to them under the conventional and customary international law of armed conflict. It then considers the realities of detention in …
The Syrian Crisis: Violations Of Basic Human Rights And Particularly Children's Rights,
2018
Memorial University
The Syrian Crisis: Violations Of Basic Human Rights And Particularly Children's Rights, Ranee K.L. Panjabi
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
The Updated Commentary On The First Geneva Convention--A New Tool For Generating Respect For International Humanitarian Law,
2018
Legal Division of the International Committee of the Red Cross
The Updated Commentary On The First Geneva Convention--A New Tool For Generating Respect For International Humanitarian Law, Lindsey Cameron, Jean-Marie Henckaerts, Bruno Demeyere, Eve La Haye, Heike Niebergall-Lakner
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
This Article was originally published in 97 Int’l Rev. Red Cross, no. 900, 2015, at 1209– 26. It is reprinted with permission.
Conference On The 2016 Icrc Commentary On The First Geneva Convetion: Afternoon Rapporteur Session Three,
2018
University of Georgia School of Law
Conference On The 2016 Icrc Commentary On The First Geneva Convetion: Afternoon Rapporteur Session Three, Jamie Mcdowell, Hannah Ponders
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Conference On The 2016 Icrc Commentary On The First Geneva Convention: Afternoon Rapporteur Session Two,
2018
University of Georgia School of Law
Conference On The 2016 Icrc Commentary On The First Geneva Convention: Afternoon Rapporteur Session Two, Dana Lohrberg, Ethan Morris
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Conference On The 2016 Icrc Commentary On The First Geneva Convention: Afternoon Rapporteur Session One,
2018
University of Georgia School of Law
Conference On The 2016 Icrc Commentary On The First Geneva Convention: Afternoon Rapporteur Session One, Michael Baker, Nichole Novosel
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Conference On The 2016 Icrc Commentary On The First Geneva Convention: Public Panel Rapporteur Session,
2018
University of Georgia School of Law
Conference On The 2016 Icrc Commentary On The First Geneva Convention: Public Panel Rapporteur Session, Matthew Coutreau, William Ogden
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Contorting Common Article 3: Reflections On The Revised Icrc Commentary,
2018
Vanderbilt University Law School
Contorting Common Article 3: Reflections On The Revised Icrc Commentary, Michael A. Newton
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
A Critique Of The Icrc's Updated Commentary To The First Geneva Convention: Arming Medical Personnel And The Loss Of Protected Status,
2018
Columbia University Law School
A Critique Of The Icrc's Updated Commentary To The First Geneva Convention: Arming Medical Personnel And The Loss Of Protected Status, Nicholas W. Mull
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Whose Armed Conflict? Which Law Of Armed Conflict?,
2018
Rutgers School of Law
Whose Armed Conflict? Which Law Of Armed Conflict?, Adil A. Haque
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Wounded Combatants, Military Medical Personnel, And The Dilemma Of Collateral Risk,
2018
South Texas College of Law Houston
Wounded Combatants, Military Medical Personnel, And The Dilemma Of Collateral Risk, Geoffrey Corn, Andrew Culliver
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Health And Human Rights Of Syrian Women And Children Refugees: Trafficking, Resettlement, And The United Nations Convention On Refugees Revisited,
2018
University of Sharjah
Health And Human Rights Of Syrian Women And Children Refugees: Trafficking, Resettlement, And The United Nations Convention On Refugees Revisited, Lori Maria Walton Phd, Dpt, Mph(S), Clt
Journal of Health Ethics
In 2016, there were approximately 22.5 million refugees displaced outside their home country because of armed conflict, over half of whom are minors. Syria reported the highest number, with over eleven million refugees displaced, both internally and externally, from zones of conflict in 2017. Over five million Syrian refugees, between the years 2011 and 2017, have fled to other countries including: Lebanon (1.1 million), Jordan (660,000), Egypt (122,000), Turkey (2.9 million) and Iraq (241,000). Exposure to war, displacement, and violence deprives women and children of the basic right to health, including the “right to control one’s health and body” and …
Saudi Arabia Must Be Held To Account For Human Rights Violations In Yemen,
2018
Columbia Law School
Saudi Arabia Must Be Held To Account For Human Rights Violations In Yemen, Human Rights Clinic, Mwatana Organization For Human Rights
Human Rights Institute
SANA’A and NEW YORK CITY (May 21, 2018) – The international community must scrutinize Saudi Arabia’s military operation in Yemen, and urge Saudi Arabia to cease its relentless bombing campaign and devastating restrictions on aid and access to healthcare, said the Mwatana Organization for Human Rights and Columbia Law School’s Human Rights Clinic in a new report submitted to the United Nations for the UN’s review of Saudi Arabia’s human rights record.
