Bolivia v. Chile en directo
septiembre 24, 2015
Aquí se puede ver en directo la lectura de la sentencia de la Corte Internacional de Justicia sobre jurisdicción en el caso Bolivia v. Chile:
http://www.icj-cij.org/homepage/index.php?lang=en
Empieza a las 1500 CET.
En ocasiones, aunque tarde, la justicia llega: el juicio de Hissène Habré por un Cámara especial
julio 24, 2015
Por Nicolás Carrillo Santarelli Tras los periplos de las denuncias de abusos presuntamente cometidos por Hissène Habré, que incluso se ventilaron ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia en el caso Questions Relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite (Bélgica contra Senegal). En sentencia de 2012, la CIJ consideró que Senegal era internacionalmente responsable por no cumplir con su obligación aut dedere aut judicare/punire, basada en el artículo 6.2 de la Convención contra la tortura, de juzgar crímenes presuntamente cometidos por el ex dictador(zuelo) del Chad (el artículo se refiere a la comisión de la tortura o a la complicidad en la misma) o extraditarlo a Bélgica de forma alternativa, motivo por el que debía asegurar su juzgamiento sin demoras. Algo muy interesante que dijo en su momento la Corte fue que la obligación vulnerada exigía incluso el establecimiento de una jurisdicción universal. Al respecto, consideró que, si no se acepta una solicitud de extradición (o ella no existe):
The 2012 judicial practice of the International Court of Justice
octubre 26, 2013
The third issue of the fourth volume of the Journal of International Dispute Settlement publishes a series of articles on the judicial practice of the International Court of Justice in the year 2012. The table of contents includes a juicy editorial by Tom Grant and a series of studies by Andrea Bianchi, Annemarieke Vermeer-Künzli , Andreas Zimmermann, Andre Nollkaemper, Sean Murphy, Geir Ulfstein, and myself. The latest American Journal of International Law contains the analysis of the 2012 judicial activity of the Court by Jacob Katz Cogan, the author of the useful ILR blog.
Jessup Cup 2014: se ha publicado el caso
septiembre 22, 2013
El caso de la competición Philip Jessup 2014 ya se ha publicado. Aquí está el acuerdo entre el Estado de Amalea (demandante) y la República de Ritania (demandado) para someter a la Corte Internacional de Justicia las diferencias entres las partes sobre ciertas actividades en la falla de Malachi (“Special Agreement between the State of Amalea (Applicant) and the Republic of Ritania (Respondent) to submit to the International Court of Justice the differences between the parties concerning certain activities within the Malachi Gap”). Ánimo y suerte a los equipos en la preparación de la competición.
I have uploaded a new paper on the Judgment of the International Court of Justice in Jurisdictional Immunities of States (2012). It was written for the Conference ‘The ICJ’s Judicial Year in Review’, which took place in 25-26 April 2013 at the European University Institute. The conference was superbly directed by professors Andreas Zimmermann and Eyal Benvenisti. Here is the abstract of the paper which will be publish with the rest of the presentations in the next issue of the Journal of International Dispute Settlement (October 2013).
Carlos Espósito
Abstract
This analysis of the judgment of the International Court of Justice in the Jurisdictional Immunities case is conducted in two parts. The first briefly presents the basic elements of the judgment of the Court in Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v Italy: Greece intervening); the second part identifies and discusses some problems raised by the judgment. These include the legal character of the rule of state immunity, the limits of the positivist methodology to establish state practice as evidence of customary international law and its exceptions, and the troubles with a strictly procedural approach to consider a possible exception to immunity for serious violations of international law and international humanitarian law. The comment concludes with a brief general assessment of the judgment of the Court, its role and the future development of the law of state immunities by national courts.
Call for papers: International Court of Justice
mayo 28, 2013
A welcomed academic initiative of the Court: an open call for papers for a session on the ICJ and the UN within the conference in celebration of the Centenary of the Peace Palace. Here is the information:
The International Court of Justice will host a conference in celebration of the Centenary of the Peace Palace on Monday, 23 September 2013. The programme will include four sessions:
1. A Century of International Justice, and Perspectives for the Future
2. The Role of the International Court of Justice for Enhancing the Rule of Law
3. The International Court of Justice and the International Legal System
4. The International Court of Justice and the United Nations: Relationship of the ICJ with other UN Organs.Speakers for the first three sessions have been invited by the Court. Speakers for the fourth session will be selected on the basis of abstracts submitted in response to this Call for Papers.
Possible topics to be addressed by the papers are: (a) the role and relevance of Article 36 (3) of the Charter of the United Nations; (b) advisory opinions requested by United Nations organs; (c) the review by the Court of the legality of acts of United Nations organs; (d) the role of other United Nations organs for the implementation of the Court’s judgments.
Senior and junior scholars of any nationality are eligible to apply. Abstracts, in either English or French, should be no more than 2500 words in length and must be received by the Court by Wednesday, 10 July 2013. Only one abstract per author may be submitted. Abstracts received after the deadline will not be considered.
The selection of papers by a panel of three judges of the Court will take place on an anonymous basis. Abstracts should therefore not contain the authors’ contact details. They should however be accompanied by a cover letter providing this information, as well as by a curriculum vitae.
Applications should be sent to:
International Court of Justice
Attn: Jenny Grote Stoutenburg
Peace Palace
Carnegieplein 2
2517 KJ The Hague
The NetherlandsSelected speakers will be notified no later than Monday, 22 July 2013. Full papers must be received by the Court by Monday, 9 September 2013. The papers must be unpublished and ready to be included in proceedings which may later be published.
Unfortunately, the International Court of Justice is not in a position to meet travel and accommodation costs for any speaker at the Conference. The selected papers of those who will not be able to attend the Conference may be included in the proceedings.
Entrevista a Bruno Simma
enero 20, 2013
Ya está disponible en la red la entrevista de la profesora Christina Voigt (Universidad de Oslo, Noruega) al antiguo Juez de la Corte Internacional de Justicia Bruno Simma. La entrevista se encuadra dentro de las conferencias de la ESIL (ESIL Lectures series), que comenzaron el año pasado con Daniel Goldhagen, David Kennedy y Armin von Bogdandy. La entrevista es excelente y sirve como un recorrido por los grandes temas recientes de la jurisprudencia de la Corte Internacional de Justicia. Es un poco larga, pero muy recomendable. La próxima conferencia ESIL es el miércoles próximo en La Sorbonna, París, y estará a cargo de la profesora Ann Orford (Universidad de Melbourne), que hablará sobre ‘Histories of International Law and Empire’.
Applications for Senior Legal Officer/First Secretary of the Court (P-5) are open until 9 February 2013. Here is the information.
Top Ten SSRN
julio 31, 2012
El artículo “Jus cogens and Immunities of States at the International Court of Justice: A Conflict Does Exists” ha sido incluido en la lista de los diez más descargados de los últimos dos meses en las revistas de cortes internacionales y adjudicación (6) e instituciones internacionales (9) de SSRN. El artículo se puede descargar aquí.
El manuscrito de mi artículo “Jus Cogens and Jurisdictional Immunities of States at the International Court of Justice: A Conflict Does Exist”, que será publicado en el próximamente en el Italian Yearbook of International Law (vol. 21, 2011), ya se puede consultar y descargar desde esta dirección en SSRN. A continuación transcribo el abstract.
In its judgment of 3 February 2012 in Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v Italy: Greece intervening), the International Court of Justice has considered the relationship between jus cogens and the rule of State immunity. The Court has denied the existence of a jus cogens exception to the rule of State jurisdictional immunities based primarily on the distinction between peremptory norms as rules of substance and jurisdictional immunities as rules of procedure. For the Court, a conflict between rules on jurisdictional immunities, “essentially procedural in nature,” and substantive rules of jus cogens is conceptually impossible. This comment presents a critique of the approach and reasoning of the Court regarding the absolute separation between procedural and substantive rules, and supports that a legal conflict may exist between jus cogens and jurisdictional immunities. Moreover, it sustains that the decision of the Court is neither an ideal kind of stability for international law nor an encouraging legal message to national judges dealing with public interest claims arising from serious violations of international law.
Gracias por los comentarios y las críticas.
