A Case Study of Solitary Confinement Practice in Turkey: Neslihan Ekinci Article by Burak Haylamaz Introduction Neslihan Ekinci was the first female General Secretary of the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) in Turkey. She had served as a judge for 25 years until she was dismissed by the Turkish government shortly after […]
Enforcing the Rule of Law in the European Union, Quo Vadis EU?
By Dr. Venetia Argyropoulou[1] tel.: +35797825551 mobile: +357 97825551 e-mail: v.argyropoulou@euc.ac.cy address: 8 Spyrou Lambrou Street EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Article explores the mechanisms available to the European Union (“EU”) to enforce the rule of law as a fundamental principle of the EU pursuant to Article 2 of the Treaty of the Functioning of […]
Open Source Evidence and the International Criminal Court
By Nikita Mehandru[1] and Alexa Koenig[2] Evidence derived from open sources—especially publicly accessible, online platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube—is becoming increasingly important for international criminal investigations and prosecutions. In this essay, we discuss how the International Criminal Court has recently incorporated open source information into its investigatory practices and how its emerging […]
‘We All Stand Before History’: Corporate Impunity as a Colonial Legacy—The Case of the Niger Delta
By: Christopher Byrnes, Elizabeth Deligio, Brother Anthony Kote-Witah, and Charity Ryerson EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This article is an interdisciplinary examination of the legal, economic, historical and psychological impacts of the human rights situation affecting the Ogoni people of the Niger Delta. The Ogoni have traveled the world seeking justice for the allegedly tortious business practices of Royal […]
Attacks on the International Criminal Court are Attacks on War Crimes Victims
By Nasredeen Abdulbari[1] Thousands of innocent civilians have been killed in places like Darfur and Libya by armed attackers sponsored, supported, and/or controlled by governments or anti-government armed groups. Civilians are killed despite the fact that they are protected by Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions and Article 8(2)(b)(i) of the Rome Statute of the […]
Atrocities Documented, Accountability Needed: Finding Justice for the Rohingya through the ICC and Independent Mechanism, By Paul R. Williams & Jessica Levy
By Paul R. Williams* and Jessica Levy‡ Introduction In late August and early September 2017, the Myanmar military launched a large-scale, coordinated attack against the Rohingya population of Myanmar in the Rakhine, Kachin, and Shan states. Mass killings, arson, and rape, amongst other atrocities, were used in an attempt to decimate and displace the […]