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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Prison for Protesting?
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) | | Abuso del Derecho, Congress, Constitución de 1991, Democracy, Libertad de prensa, Ministerio de Defensa, Movimientos sociales, Protesta social, Proyecto de Ley
La ley enviaría a prisión por un lapso de tres a cinco años a los inconformes por el solo hecho de obstruir una vía. Además les impondría una multa de ...
Lea más The Inspector General’s Office: Unnecessary or Dangerous?
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | | Alejandro Ordoñez, Corte Constitucional, Democracy, Estado de Derecho, Inhabilidad, Piedad Córdoba, Procuraduría
El procurador puede hoy investigar disciplinariamente a cualquier funcionario, con excepción de aquellos pocos que tienen fuero, como el presidente o los magistrados. Y puede destituirlos e incluso matarlos políticamente, ...
Lea más The Tea Party without a State
By María Paula Saffon Sanín | | Barack Obama, Colombia, Economía, Estado de Derecho, Estados Unidos, Policía
Al ser testigo del momento en el cual un conductor derribó una barricada de la Casa Blanca, uno de los políticos del Tea Party que votó a favor del bloqueo ...
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By | | Abuso del Derecho, Agro-industry, Baldíos
Pues bien, ayer la Superintendencia de Sociedades decidió un pleito entre Finagro y el grupo empresarial Mônica Colombia que le quita cualquier sustento jurídico a tal apreciación. La historia es ...
Lea más Governing with trial and error
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) |
De ahí que la escaramuza política por la renuncia del director del DANE sea mucho más que eso. Es un recordatorio del tipo de Estado y gobierno que tenemos: uno ...
Lea más Science, Higgs boson and Neptune
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes |
El descubrimiento del bosón de Higgs, premiado este año con el Nobel de Física, evoca otro hallazgo ocurrido hace más de 150 años: el del planeta Neptuno. Y ambos casos ...
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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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