Use of Force, and International Humanitarian Law
MH17 and the Missile Threat to Aviation
The shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 (MH17) over Ukraine on July 17, 2014 shows how vulnerable we all are when we travel. It was, said the Director of the International Airline Transport Association, “an attack against the air transport system which is an instrument of peace.”[1]
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Cyprus v. Turkey: Just Satisfaction and Acts of Aggression
On 12 May 2014, The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR or Grand Chamber) published its judgment in the just satisfaction phase of Cyprus v. Turkey.[1] Just satisfaction (Article 41) refers to monetary damages awarded as a result of violations of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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