Defend the ICC: INCLO national human rights organizations call on states to protect international rule of law against United States attack
If left unanswered, it will set a precedent that will go beyond the ICC itself: that any country with sufficient power can threaten the institutions and individuals responsible for enforcing international law.
By Dejusticia | | Human Rights, ICC, International Criminal Court, International Justice, multilateralism, United States
Defending human rights around the world requires funding
Fiscal policy is no longer a purely economic issue; it has become the cornerstone of sustainable development.
By Mariana Matamoros | | CIDH, Derechos Humanos, Desigualdad, Global South, IACHR, Inequality, Justicia Fiscal, Public spending, Sustainable development., Tax cooperation, Tax justice, Tax policy
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The crisis of justice in Colombia
By Nelson Camilo Sánchez León |
Hace unos meses, cuando se inició la discusión de la fallida “reforma a la justicia”, el constitucionalista Rodrigo Uprimny sostenía: “La justicia colombiana es ambigua y paradójica. Ni es excelente ...
Lea más Judicial independence, democratic or corporate?
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes |
No existe democracia ni Estado de derecho sin independencia judicial; pero ésta debe ser democrática y no corporativa. La independencia judicial democrática es un conjunto de garantías, para que los ...
Lea más The rebellion of the trees
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) |
La revuelta que tiene en vilo a Turquía muestra, una vez más, que los gobiernos hacen mal en subestimar las protestas ambientales. Todo comenzó por unos cuantos árboles. Agazapados en ...
Lea más Formalised or married?
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes |
A partir del próximo 20 de junio los notarios y los jueces deberán “solemnizar y formalizar el vínculo” de las parejas del mismo sexo que acudan ante ellos con ese ...
Lea más The risks of a constitutional assembly
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) |
Para que un eventual acuerdo de paz sea duradero y legítimo, es vital que la ciudadanía lo refrende en las urnas. Como lo mostró mi colega Rodrigo Uprimny en sus ...
Lea más How to ratify peace?
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes |
La refrendación democrática de cualquier acuerdo de paz es indispensable, como lo expliqué en mi anterior columna. Pero, ¿cuál debería ser el mecanismo? ¿Basta una ley? ¿O son necesarios otros ...
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I don’t care if they call me a dictator.
By Nina Chaparro González | | bukele, Democracy, Dictadura, El Salvador, Program for strengthening - Others
During his six years in office, Bukele has consolidated his power, paving the way to become the dictator he appears to be announcing himself as.
Lea más NGOs at risk of global extinction
By Nina Chaparro González | | financiación internacional, NGO, Program for strengthening - Others
How can non-governmental organizations transform themselves? What were they like when they did not depend on international funding?
Lea más Colombia: going back to the original balance of justice
By Paola Molano Ayala | | gorillaz, JEP, Transitional Justice, Victims
There is a crucial aspect of Colombia’s transitional justice model that is worrying: the current inability of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) to offer legal security to those who participated in the conflict, including in human rights violations, and have not been identified as among the most responsible. And making sure they also contribute to the satisfaction of the rights of the victims. The JEP must avoid keep moving towards maximalist approaches and go back to the balance in the Peace Agreement.
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