Belgian Jury to Decide Case Concerning Rwandan Genocide
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Human Rights
The UK Human Rights Act
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A New United Nations Subsidiary Organ: The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
1) Introduction
On July 28, 2000, the United Nations Economic and Social Council decided to establish, by consensus resolution, a "Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues" as a subsidiary organ of the Council. ECOSOC Res. 2000/22 (available at: http://www.un.org/documents/ecosoc/dec/2000/edec2000-inf2-add2.pdf, pp. 50-52).
2) Significance
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Judgment of Trial Chamber II in the Kunarac, Kovac and Vukovic Case
In a landmark decision which develops international humanitarian law pertaining to sexual violence and enslavement, Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court for Yugoslavia (ICTY) on February 22, 2001, sentenced three ethnic Serbs to prison for their abuse of women at a "rape camp" near Foca, a small Bosnian town southeast of Sarajevo.[1] Dragoljub Kunarac was sentenced to 28 years, Radomir Kovac 20 years, and Zoran Vukovic 12 years.
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The Trial of Slobodan Milosevic
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Partial Victory for Zimbabwe President Mugabe in U.S. Litigation Alleging Human Rights Violations
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Status of Detainees in International Armed Conflict, and their Protection in the Course of Criminal Proceedings
Introduction
In light of the recent detentions of members of the Taleban and Al-Qaeda, questions have been raised as to what protections they are afforded under international law. At the same time, attempting to apply existing international law to the novel circumstances presented by their cases yields substantial controversy and reveals possible gaps in the law.
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