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Human rights and democracy in the world, 2021
During the January I plenary session, the European Ϸվ is due to formulate recommendations for future EU action in favour of human rights and democracy in the world. The latest EU annual report on the topic highlights the EU's commitment to promoting human rights and democracy globally in 2021, against a grim backdrop of backsliding in many countries. In its motion for a resolution, Ϸվ's Committee on Foreign Affairs and Subcommittee on Human Rights highlight the impact of Russia's ...
Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine - a legal assessment
After examining the innovative character of the proposed tribunal, the paper analyses three main interconnected elements linked to the establishment and functioning of the tribunal: the legal basis for its creation; problems of immunity; and questions of enforcement and implementation of its decisions. In the end, taking into account legitimacy considerations which are of crucial importance in this case, the authors evoke two possibilities. A first option would be to ground the tribunal’s creation ...
Russia's war on Ukraine: Investigating and prosecuting international crimes
Since the start of Russia's war on Ukraine there has been mounting evidence of what may constitute violations of international criminal law in the conduct of the war. Active investigations into alleged core international crimes (which are classified as war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide) have begun, with the involvement of the Ukrainian authorities, the International Criminal Court, and other international organisations. The EU is playing an active role in this process, with Eurojust ...
Russia’s war on Ukraine in international law and human rights bodies: Bringing institutions back in
In the midst of war, human rights and international law institutions have responded with unprecedented speed to the unfolding crisis, not least due to the strong engagement of the Ukraine government in multilateral fora. While these institutions can deliver little immediate relief for Ukraine citizens, the initiatives have important political functions: they show the political and legal alternatives to the logic of war chosen by the Russian government; they contribute to formalising international ...
Policy Departments’ Monthly Highlights - December 2021
The Monthly Highlights publication provides an overview, at a glance, of the on-going work of the policy departments, including a selection of the latest and forthcoming publications, and a list of future events.
Envisioning International Justice: what role for the ICC?
The workshop discussed future scenarios for the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the EU’s engagement with the court. Against the background of an ongoing review of the Court and the Rome Statute system, the workshop was organised upon the request of the European Ϸվ’s Subcommittee for Human Rights, and followed the appointment of a new ICC Prosecutor. Speakers identified key challenges for the Court, including: the unstable and fragmented political support by states; the mismatch between ...
State of play of existing instruments for combating impunity for international crimes
The European Union and its Member States have been at the forefront of the fight against impunity for core international crimes, collectively providing political, technical and financial assistance to international, regional and domestic accountability efforts. Focusing on the current EU framework on accountability and six country situations (Rwanda, Colombia, Venezuela, Myanmar, Syria and Iraq), this study offers recommendations to guide future EU policy and the engagement of the European Ϸվ ...