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ICJ Rules that it has no Jurisdiction to Hear Georgia v. Russia

April 1, 2011

Today the Court by 10 votes to 6 upheld a preliminary objection by the Russian Federation that it lacked jurisdiction in its dispute under CERD with Georgia, as Georgia failed to exhaust a preliminary requirement under Art. 22 CERD to attempt to resolve the dispute by negotiation before submitting it to the ICJ. The press release and summary are available here; the judgment will be available shortly.  The Court in effect overturned its (provisional) earlier finding in its provisional measures decision a few years back that Art. 22 did not impose such an obligation. In part at least due to changes regarding the composition of the bench, the erstwhile majority became the minority. I’m sure the dissenting opinions will be well worth a read.

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Proposed Amendments to UK’s Universal Jurisdiction Laws

December 10, 2010

Some months ago we noted that the UK's coalition government was planning to introduce legislation that would restrict the application of universal jurisdiction in the UK. The government was not proposing to restrict the scope of jurisdiction of UK courts over universal jurisdiction offences but to restrict the right of private persons to secure arrest warrants in respect of…

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JHHW to Stand Trial in France for Criminal Libel – Refusal to Remove a Bookreview which Displeased the Author of the Reviewed Book

February 11, 2010

The latest issue of EJIL is now out. The Table of Contents is posted below, but we wanted to draw EJIL: Talk! readers' attention to the Editorial, which concerns an attempt in France to prosecute EJIL's Editor in Chief for criminal libel. A link to the full editorial is posted below. Editorial 20 4 The below Table…

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Prosecution of Senior Rwandan Government Official in France: More on Immunity

December 24, 2008

French authorities have announced this week (see here) that a senior Rwandan official, Rose Kabuye, who is curently detained in France, will be allowed to travel to Rwanda for the Christmas holidays. Rose Kabuye was at the time of her arrest the Chief of Protocol to current Rwandan President Paul Kagame. She is accused (see here), under French Anti-Terrorism…

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