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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Collision of interpretations
By Mauricio García Villegas |
Se cuenta que cuando un abogado publicó un tímido comentario sobre el Código de Napoleón, el Emperador se llevó las manos a la cabeza y dijo: "Mi código está perdido". ...
Lea más The Legal Challenges of Kidnapping
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes, María Paula Saffon Sanín |
El primer reto que impuso la práctica de la desaparición forzada al derecho fue su tipificación como crimen atroz autónomo. De hecho, si bien esta práctica encuentra sus antecedentes en ...
Lea más Of guardianship and sentences
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes |
Nuevamente la tutela contra sentencias está en el centro del debate político, debido a la anulación por el Consejo de Estado de una decisión de la Corte Constitucional, que a ...
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By Danilo Rojas (Retired in 2019) |
Los enunciados que se postulan como verdaderos suelen estar apoyados en constataciones empíricas, apreciaciones compartidas o creencias. Detrás de estos apoyos existen teorías que las soportan tales como las llamadas ...
Lea más The notaries. Feudal openings.
By Mauricio García Villegas |
La politización acabó con la dignidad de estos cargos. En el siglo XVII, el Estado no contaba con funcionarios públicos. Eran los amigos del rey quienes cumplían las funciones básicas ...
Lea más The global expansion of Presidential power
By Diego E. López Medina |
Hace una década los comentaristas políticos y constitucionales estaban particularmente interesados en el aumento del poder, a nivel global, de la rama judicial. En un famoso libro publicado en 1995, ...
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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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