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Stephen Castle (The New York Times) writes on the complex case of Caribbean nations seeking reparations for the damages of slavery and the resistance they face from the European countries that built their economies on the exploitation of their resources and people. For example, Britain, Castle writes, has already paid compensation over the abolition of…

The case raises novel questions of the FSIA’s applicability, as well as the extent of foreign sovereign immunity within criminal law.

The case raises novel questions of the FSIA’s applicability, as well as the extent of foreign sovereign immunity within criminal law.

By Dharshan Weerasekera In March 2021, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights recommended that actions under universal jurisdiction be pursued against Sri Lankan military officers and civilian leaders who led the war against the LTTE. (A/HRC/46/20). The recommendation was repeated in March 2022 and September 2022. (A/HRC/49/9 and A/HRC/51/5). Meanwhile, in March 2021, by […]

Blog of the European Journal of International Law

The International Criminal Court, the European Court of Human Rights and the International Court of Justice are all investigating crimes committed in Ukraine.