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The Gambia’s gamble (part 2): will jurisdictional limits keep the ICJ from ruling on Myanmar’s alleged genocide?

On 11 November, The Gambia filed an application instituting proceedings and requesting provisional measures at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in relation to the genocide allegedly committed by Myanmar against the Rohingya. In an earlier blogpost, we argued why it makes sense to seize the ICJ in addition to the ICC. In this post, we address the likelihood of success of the request for provisional measures. Continue reading “The Gambia’s gamble (part 2): will jurisdictional limits keep the ICJ from ruling on Myanmar’s alleged genocide?”

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The Gambia’s gamble (part 1): introduction to the ICJ-case on Myanmar’s alleged genocide against Rohingya

On 11 November, The Gambia filed an application instituting proceedings and requesting provisional measures at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning the alleged genocide by Myanmar against the Rohingya. This blogpost demonstrates the added value of seizing the ICJ in addition to the ICC. In a second blogpost, we assess the likelihood of success for the request for provisional measures.

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The first of many Mammadovs? Reflections on the ECHR infringement procedure

For the first time, the Committee of Ministers has initiated infringement proceedings under Article 46 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). It did so in the case of Ilgar Mammadov, an Azerbaijani activist and politician who has spent 1205 days in prison. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) deemed this prison time to be a measure designed by the government to “silence or punish” him. Time to reflect on the proceedings’ potential.

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Streng. Maar rechtvaardig? De beoordeling van asielaanvragen vanwege niet-begeleide minderjarige vreemdelingen door het Commissariaat-Generaal en de Raad voor Vreemdelingenbetwistingen

20 november is de Internationale Dag van de Rechten van het Kind, de dag waarop we bij uitstek stil moeten staan bij onze plicht om bijzondere bescherming te bieden aan kinderen. Die plicht geldt des te meer voor kinderen op de vlucht.

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