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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"State Responsibility"”.
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Causation in the Law of State Responsibility
… has, at the very minimum, two functions in legal responsibility regimes. First, there is no responsibility without a conduct with causal consequences, making causation a condition of responsibility. Second, causation determines and delimits the extent of liability. The first claim of this study is …
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State Responsibility for the Unlawful Conduct of Armed Groups
The law of state responsibility codified by the International Law Commission (ILC) in its Articles on the Responsibility of States (ARS) is analysed with respect to unlawful acts of an armed group where: (i) the state provides substantial support to the group; (ii) the group exercises governmental …
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Leviathan on a Leash: a political theory of state responsibility
The idea of state responsibility is central to modern politics and international relations. States are blamed for wars, punished with sanctions, held liable for debts and reparations, and bound by treaties. But why do we assign some responsibilities to whole states rather than to individual leaders …
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Uganda's state responsibility under international law to safeguard refugee children's right to access education
… to education. This thesis examines the country's responsibility under international law to protect, promote and fulfil the right to access education for refugee children, particularly aimed at understanding the challenges of provision of education to strengthen multi-level response. Research finds …
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The UN Principles and Guidelines on Reparation: is there an Enforceable Right to Reparation for Victims of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Violations?
… First, it examines the application of state responsibility principles to the relationship between states and individuals when human rights and international humanitarian law violations are committed. Secondly, it analyses the convergence of norms of state liability in different branches …
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Collective Countermeasures and Regional Cooperation. Strengthening Cybersecurity in Qatar and the Gulf Cooperation Council
… international cyber law principles, focusing on state responsibility, sovereignty, and the legality of collective countermeasures. It explores the tension between these principles and the need for regional cybersecurity cooperation within the GCC context. This research project employs a …
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Closing the Loop on Visa Security: A Case for Change
… the visa issuing function from the Department of State. Responsibility for this system is currently divided between the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This results in a duplication of effort, unclear responsibilities, an increased need for …
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Pursuing Accountability for systemic pushbacks at the Poland/Belarus border under international law
… at the border with Belarus give rises to state responsibility by constituting an internationally wrongful act. The second part will address the potentially shared responsibility of the European Union (EU) as an international organization (IO) for human rights violations. Going a step …
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A critical overview of international law with regard to the problem of terrorism in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
… a serious threat to the national security of any State. These events are unprecedented in modern history, first, by their sheer magnitude and destructiveness, and also because of the suicidal fanaticism of its perpetrators. Nevertheless, there is a need to explore and analyze some of the …
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CARGA TRIBUTÁRIA: UMA PROPOSTA PARA SUA AVALIAÇÃO QUALITATIVA
… has been discussed in Brazil. However, this statement make us asking if the results produced by the public actions, promoted obligatorily by the government, offered to people and financed with the mainly proceeding resources of the tax contribution, are compatible with the level of this …
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International Lawyers as Lawmakers
… Ago and James Crawford’s attempts to make State Responsibility more ‘multilateral’; (2) Sir Elihu Lauterpacht’s project to grant individual investors’ access to international dispute settlement; (3) Antonio Cassese’s push against sovereignty in favour of humanity through international …
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Does international law proscribe coups d'état? Africa's role in the development of the proscription
… but have been more commonplace amongst African states. They have typically yielded bloodshed and instability and, they inevitably culminate in the gross violation of the most basic human rights. They also arguably constitute a perennial threat in the politics of African states and, they have …
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Never Again: The Genocide Convention in Review
… Crime of Genocide was supposed to, as its title states, prevent any further genocides from occurring. In the event the United Nations could not prevent genocide the convention obligates all member States to intervene and punish those perpetrating the crime. Despite the existence of the Genocide …
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What does border externalization mean and what impact do the migration policies of the EU have on migrants' and refugees' human rights? What are the legal consequences for states that commit the human rights violations?
… human rights. Finally, the thesis argues that states can be held responsible for the human rights violations happening due to the EU's policy of externalisation. Thus, overall, the thesis is concerned with the EU migration control and its member states and the human rights situation in Libya. …
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A comparative study on liability issues concerning maritime transportation of dangerous goods: International and Chinese perspectives
… especially in the maritime field, are in a state of evolution. This thesis presents a two-fold area of concentration, that is, the international regime and the domestic Chinese law, looking at the safety as well as the environmental dimensions of international carriage of dangerous goods by …
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A critical evaluation of the development of the prohibition of genocide by the International Court of Justice
… in jurisprudence impacted core issues like state responsibility for genocide, evidence to prove genocide had been committed, and prohibition efforts. By critically engaging with the Court's rulings and associated scholarly analyses over several decades, the study interrogates whether these …
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Poverty, politics and global justice
… Contra Pogge, this thesis suggests that state and local institutions must not be neglected: a proper understanding of the fundamental role of institutions at both the state and international levels, and the relation between them, can best serve the cause of global justice and poverty …
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The role of jus cogens in resolving the intertemporal problem in Mau Mau torture claims and other historical injustices: a theoretical exploration
… that inter-temporal law applies unless state practice justifying an exception for jus cogens can be found. However, this necessarily subjects jus cogens to inter-temporality and contradicts the standard meaning of jus cogens and its superior status in the entire legal framework of …
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