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Hirad Abtahi: ICC and Non-Party State, The Islamic Republic of Iran and The ICC
In this article, Hirad Abtahi, legal adviser to the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), examines Iran’s ambivalent position…
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M. Cherif Bassiouni: Universal Jurisdiction for International Crimes: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Practice
In this article, Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni, President of the International Human Rights Law Institute at DePaul University, explores the…
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Laura A. Dickinson: The Relationship Between Hybrid Courts and International Courts: The Case of Kosovo
In this essay, Laura A. Dickinson, Foundation Professor of Law and Faculty Director, Center for Law and Global Affairs at…
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On the Two Sides of Human Rights
Too often discussion of human rights concentrate exclusively on the rights themselves, without considering their corresponding moral obligations. Yet the…
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Are International criminal tribunal a distinctive to Peace?: Reconciling Judicial Romanticism with Political Realism
A significant challenge to the efficacy of international criminal justice in global governance is the view that prosecution of political…
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Freedom In the World – Iran 2009
Overview Conservative candidates dominated the March 2008 parliamentary elections after most reformist candidates were disqualified, though many of the conservatives…
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Iran Report 2009
The authorities maintained tight restrictions on freedom of expression, association and assembly. They cracked down on civil society activists, including…
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Attacks on Civil Society
Executive Summary Human rights abuses in the Islamic Republic of Iran are happening to individuals, but they are targeted at…
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Justice for Iran Letter – Feb. 3 2011
Justice for Iran PO Box 28445, London, N19 5NZ, UK* 0044-2073819203* info@justiceforiran.org 2 February 2011 Dear Mr. Rosenthal, the Dutch…
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27 February 2008 Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences, Yakin Ertürk (A/HRC/7/6/Add. 1)
I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Commission on Human Rights, in its resolution 2005/41 entitled “Elimination of violence against women”, encouraged the…
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