Democracy, Governance, and Rule of Law

Towards a Less Secular Europe? The Decision of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Lautsi v. Italy

Introduction

A long-running crusade against the display of crucifixes in Italian public schools finally came to an end on March 18, 2011, in a judgment by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (“European Court”).

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Silvia Borelli
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Pakistan's Sovereignty and the Killing of Osama Bin Laden

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11
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Ashley S. Deeks
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Special Tribunal for Lebanon Issues Landmark Ruling on Definition of Terrorism and Modes of Participation

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6
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Michael P. Scharf
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ECOWAS Court Judgment in Habré v. Senegal Complicates Prosecution in the Name of Africa

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A complex international legal battle has been fought for more than a decade about holding former Chadian President Hissène Habré, dubbed the "African Pinochet" by human rights organizations, accountable for international crimes. In the latest development, the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of Western African States ("ECOWAS Court") issued a decision in favor of Habré that might derail efforts to have Habré tried on behalf of the African Union ("AU") in Senegal, where he currently resides.

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Jan Arno Hessbruegge
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Suppressing Somali Piracy – Next Steps

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This Insight reports further efforts to suppress piracy off the coast of Somalia since Agora: Piracy Prosecutions—Countering Piracy off Somalia: International Law and International Institutions was prepared for the July 2010 issue of the American Journal of International Law.[1]

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J. Ashley Roach
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The UN Mapping Report Documenting Serious Crimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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38
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Cecile Aptel
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The International Law of Drones

Introduction

When humans first launched themselves into the air to attack their enemies, they used balloons. Later came planes and helicopters. The latest development in the area of airborne attacks takes the human operator out of the air. People may operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) thousands of miles from the drone’s location.[1]

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Mary Ellen O’Connell
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The United States Before the UN Human Rights Council

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33
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Christina M. Cerna and David P. Stewart
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Closing In On the Khmer Rouge: The Closing Order in Case 002 Before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

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32
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Beth Van Schaack
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Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum: Another Round in the Fight Over Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Statute

 

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31
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Chimène I. Keitner
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