Saadi v Italy: European Court of Human Rights Reasserts the Absolute Prohibition on Refoulement in Terrorism Extradition Cases
Recently, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights handed down its judgment in Saadi v Italy. In this case, Italy and the United Kingdom claimed that the climate of international terrorism called into question the appropriateness of the Court’s existing jurisprudence under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights that prohibits the return or extradition of individuals to states where they faced a “real risk” of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment. The Court unanimously reasserted its existing jurisprudence and noted that involvement in terrorism did not affect an individual’s absolute rights under Article 3.
North Korean Links to Building of a Nuclear Reactor in Syria: Implications for International Law
The Bush administration has alleged that North Korea provided assistance to Syria’s efforts to build a nuclear reactor, which Israeli warplanes attacked and destroyed on September 6, 2007. The U.S. allegations, made in cooperation with Israeli intelligence, have serious implications for the stagnating North Korean nuclear disarmament process, the security situation in the Middle East, and international efforts against the proliferation of nuclear weapons. This Insight analyzes the implications of this development for international law on nuclear weapons and on the use of force.
