Post-doc Univ. of Amsterdam | 2 años | Proyecto sobre compliance, foco en sistema interamericano de derechos humanos www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3580...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Regional Human Rights Regimes (the inter-American system)

Do you enjoy legal and social science research and writing on regional human rights regimes and their effectiveness? Being part of a vibrant research community and working in a team? Participating in ...

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Australia exposed Iranian asylum seeker to torture on Manus, UN says www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australia exposed Iranian asylum seeker to torture on Manus, UN says

United Nations says man experienced ‘serious violence’ in detention but Australia argues it did not control PNG facilities

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Horrible, but not unexpected. I wrote about the Trump administration's assault on IOs in the October issue of AJIL. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

In a precedent-setting decision on reprisals, the UN Committee against Torture found that Burundi violated the Convention against Torture by retaliating against four lawyers for their cooperating with UN human rights mechanisms. ishr.ch/latest-updat...

Burundi retaliation against lawyers who spoke out for human rights broke torture covenant, UN Committee rules

In a precedent-setting decision on reprisals, the Committee against Torture (CAT) has found that Burundi violated the Convention against Torture by retaliating against four lawyers for cooperating…

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My latest together with @justinauriburu.bsky.social No love lost for Maduro, and no apologies made for his regime. But the attack on Venezuela was plainly illegal. States can either say so clearly, or parse their way into a law of boundless exceptions and self-judgment.

EJIL: Talk!@ejiltalk.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Trump’s Illegal Attack on Venezuela and Its Consequences | by @justinauriburu.bsky.social and @aratojulian.bsky.social

En su acusación contra Maduro et al., el Dept de Justicia se refiere al Cartel de los Soles como un "sistema de mecenazgo", ya no un cartel; y no menciona al "fentanilo", que ha sido la excusa para los ataques en el Caribe. justice.gov/opa/media/14... Otra cosa es acreditar hechos ante un tribunal.

“This is a delicate terrain for US courts.” #RutgersLaw Professor @jorgecontesse.bsky.social explains why the head-of-state immunity question could be a “key obstacle” in the US government’s case against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro: https://bit.ly/4jqsnop #lawsky

Maduro Capture Unlikely to Hinder US Prosecution, Experts Say

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is unlikely to escape prosecution in Manhattan federal court on drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges, even if his overnight capture by US forces breached inter...

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Regarding United States Action in Venezuela

El tema clave en el juicio contra Nicolás Maduro es si goza de inmunidad como jefe de Estado. EEUU dice que no, dado que no reconoce su "legitimidad" (no lo hace Trump, tampoco lo hizo Biden). Hay un problema, sin embargo: EEUU parece reconocer a Delcy Rodríguez como presidenta.

EL PAÍS@elpais.com · 7mo ago

PERFIL | Delcy Rodríguez, hija de un mártir de la izquierda y heredera del poder chavista

“To be clear, the operations put the United States and Venezuela in armed conflict as a matter of fact and of law.” Excellent article - via @justsecurity.org www.justsecurity.org/127981/inter...

International Law and the U.S. Military and Law Enforcement Operations in Venezuela

Experts survey the international law issues of Operation Absolute Resolve.

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Maduro Capture Unlikely to Hinder US Prosecution, Experts Say news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Maduro Capture Unlikely to Hinder US Prosecution, Experts Say

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is unlikely to escape prosecution in Manhattan federal court on drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges, even if his overnight capture by US forces breached inter...

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"The first months of the Trump administration can thus be seen as a new phase in the relationship between the United States and Latin America, marked by aggressive and overt interventionism." Read the full article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... (2/2)

Trump 2.0: An AJIL Explainer on the View from Latin America [video] www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3da...

Trump 2.0: An AJIL Explainer on the View from Latin America

YouTube video by Cambridge University Press

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AJIL and AJIL Unbound@ajil.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We're hosting two webinars on Thursday! Join AJIL Board member @jorgecontesse.bsky.social, with Ingrid Brunk and @monicahakimi.bsky.social, as he analyzes how Latin America views the second Trump administration. Register here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Today we have two webinars featuring AJIL Board members Jaya Ramji-Nogales and @jorgecontesse.bsky.social with Ingrid Brunk and @monicahakimi.bsky.social, discussing changes in int'l law as a result of policies under the second Trump Administration. Register here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Join us Thursday morning for a discussion on immigration and migration policies in the second Trump administration with Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Ingrid Brunk, and @monicahakimi.bsky.social Register here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Register for Friday's AJIL Webinar where @aratojulian.bsky.social and @timlmeyer.bsky.social will debate on whether Trump's trade policies violate U.S. law: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

We're hosting two webinars on Thursday! Join AJIL Board member @jorgecontesse.bsky.social, with Ingrid Brunk and @monicahakimi.bsky.social, as he analyzes how Latin America views the second Trump administration. Register here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The UN Committee against Torture has issued its findings on Albania 🇦🇱, Argentina 🇦🇷, Bahrain 🇧🇭, and Israel 🇮🇱. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Albania, Argentina, Bahrain and Israel

GENEVA - The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) today issued its findings on Albania, Argentina, Bahrain, and Israel after reviewing the four States Parties in its latest session.The findings contain ...

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Registration is now open for our December webinars, featuring members of the AJIL Board published in the October special issue and the AJIL EICs. Register and read their CPUS stories as featured in the October special issue here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The October issue of AJIL is now available online! This issue places special focus on the CPUS section, where members of the Board have written essays on the various policies and changes under the second Trump administration. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Statement by the Editors-in-Chief of the American Journal of International Law www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Rutgers -- top law school for human rights law 💪🏽

Rutgers Law School@law.rutgers.edu · 12mo ago

🥇 On this first day of classes, #RutgersLaw received an A+ on the list of top law schools for Human Rights Law from The National Jurist: nationaljurist.com/top-law-scho... #lawsky #Rutgers #lawschool #newjersey #legalexcellence #highereducation #humanrights #humanrightslaw

The Element is *FREE* to access online for the next 2 weeks and pre-order print copies can be purchased in advance of print publication in June at a VERY reasonable price: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Toward an Abolitionist Human Rights Court

Cambridge Core - Public International Law - Toward an Abolitionist Human Rights Court

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UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Armenia, France, Mauritius, Monaco, Turkmenistan and Ukraine www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Armenia, France, Mauritius, Monaco, Turkmenistan and Ukraine

GENEVA - The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) today issued its findings on Armenia, France, Mauritius, Monaco, Turkmenistan and Ukraine after reviewing the six States parties in its latest session.

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This State University Has a Plan to Take on Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/n...

This State University Has a Plan to Take on Trump (Gift Article)

Two professors from Rutgers University in New Jersey went out on a limb to write a “mutual defense compact” for Big Ten schools. Their effort is gaining steam.

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"If you can't even get your foot in the door to have the executive branch justify the reason that they've designated you as a terrorist, as an enemy, before they ship you out, then absolutely—we are in 1973 Chile." www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiBg...

The Emergency is Here (Part 2) | The Ezra Klein Show

YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show

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Examen de la France devant le Comité contre la torture : les conditions de détention, l’usage de la force par la police et l'absence de définition du crime de torture au cœur des préoccupations des experts www.ungeneva.org/fr/news-medi...

Examen de la France devant le Comité contre la torture : les conditions de détention, l’usage de la force par la police et la définition du crime de torture au cœur des préoccupations des experts | ON...

Le Comité contre la torture a examiné, hier matin et cet après-midi, le rapport présenté par la France au titre de la Convention contre la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou ...

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Committee against Torture Opens 82nd Session in Geneva www.ungeneva.org/en/news-medi...

Committee against Torture Opens Eighty-Second Session in Geneva | The United Nations Office at Geneva

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“Perdóname, madre. Este es el camino que elegí…ayudar a la gente”. Filma su asesinato y el de sus colegas paramédicos y termina en una fosa común. Y el mundo observa.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · last yr.

Video showed that before 15 aid workers were killed by Israeli forces, they had their emergency signal lights on, contradicting Israel’s claims.

There's a brand new AJIL Unbound sympoisum available, featuring an extremely talented line-up discussing an important and timely topic. Click the link below to begin reading! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...