On 22 November 2017, an ICTY (International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals) Trial Chamber issued its Judgement in the case of Ratko Mladid. Under Article 2(2) of the Transitional Arrangements, the Mechanism has competence over appellate proceedings originating from ICTY cases for which the notice of appeal is filed on or after 1 July 2013.
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The Response of Latin America to the Venezuelan Emigration and the Applicability of “The International Convention on the Protection of The Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families”
Unlike other refugee problems, the Venezuelan crisis is not the product of everyday military conflict. However, the hardships Venezuelans experience every day are not any different from those experienced in an ongoing war zone. Since 2013 the economy of Venezuela has shrunk by 65 per cent, the biggest recession from outside of the war in 45 years. The only near comparisons are countries experiencing armed warfare, such as Liberia, where 90 per cent of the country’s GDP was decimated during its brutal civil war.
WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR – 12 JUNE
This year, a Week of Action will be launched from 10-17 June, starting with the release of the global estimates and trends on child labour (2016-2020), partnering with Alliance 8.7. The report will include an assessment of “how the pace of progress towards ending child labour is likely to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the unprecedented economic crisis that has accompanied it” concluding with the stakeholders announcing their 2021 Action Pledges.
Call for Blogs: Pride Month 2021
Indian Society for Legal Research invites submissions from legal practitioners, academicians, social workers, policymakers and others belonging to diverse disciplines including law, political science, and human rights. THEME COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LGBTQ RIGHTS IN INDIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES IN SOUTH ASIA SUB-THEMES Legal protection of the transgender community in South Asia;Decriminalisation of same-sex relations underContinueContinue reading “Call for Blogs: Pride Month 2021”
Information as a Public Good: Importance of Reliable Information During a Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated how crucial free access to reliable information can be. In a crisis such as this, it wouldn’t be an understatement to say that information can be a matter of life and death. Conversely, disinformation has speedily increased and it fuels various risks, including, at the present, the risk to public health. Further, it reinforces other challenges such as socio-economic disparity, gender bias, and inequalities of all forms.
International Day of Innocent Child Victims of Aggression
The United Nations (“UN”) General Assembly on 19th August 1982 had called for an emergency special session to deliberate upon the question of Palestine and decided to commemorate 4 June of each year as the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression in the wake of the great number of innocent Palestinian and Lebanese childrenContinueContinue reading “International Day of Innocent Child Victims of Aggression”
Understanding Israel-Palestine Conflict and its Human Rights Implications
What is the Israel – Palestine Conflict? One of the most controversial and politically divided topics around the world is the Israel-Palestine conflict. Israel and Palestine have almost been in a century old conflict, fighting over the holy land of Jerusalem claiming it to be sacred to one group over the other. Therefore, it becomesContinueContinue reading “Understanding Israel-Palestine Conflict and its Human Rights Implications”
India’s Public Health System Crumbles in Violation of Fundamental Rights
By Simran Kaur, Final year law student, UILS, Punjab University, Chandigarh. The country’s healthcare resources are drained, exposing the hollow infrastructure and policy protection for its health care ‘warriors’ as India battles the most ruthless wave of the deadly coronavirus pandemic which has claimed thousands of lives and still counting. The nation ranks at 155ContinueContinue reading “India’s Public Health System Crumbles in Violation of Fundamental Rights”
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