International Criminal Justice & post conflict
Justice for Women: Seeking Accountability for Sexual Crimes in Post-Conflict Situations
By Fionnuala Ni Eigeartaigh (14/07/2008)
The systematic use of extreme violence, in particular sexual violence, in conflict and post-conflict situations raises the pressing question of how to end the cycle of impunity. On 13 and 14 May 2008, representatives of the International Criminal Court and the ad hoc tribunals, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, human rights organisations, and the European Parliament were brought together.
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Brazil as a new international development actor, South-South cooperation and the IBSA initiative
By Sarah-Lea John de Sousa (15/07/2008)
Brazil’s position in the global system is marked by different factors: Being aware of its hybrid position between the North and the South, and the external perceptions that identifies Brazil as an important and crucial country for the regional stability and development (concept anchor country launched for example by the German Development Agency), Brazil projects its global identity as a “voice” for the developing world in crucial international debates. In this context, Brazil refuses to be seen as a donor, but identifies itself as a partner for development.
Trouble on the borders: Latin American's new conflict zones
By Ivan Briscoe (11/07/2008)
Mexico’s attempts to combat drug cartels along its border with the United States and the dispute between Ecuador and Colombia over the bombardment of a FARC camp have shown the extreme difficulties in establishing state control over Latin America's frontiers, and the different views over how this should be done.
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Spain's relations with Equatorial Guinea: a triumph of energy realism?
By Edward Burke (08/07/2008)
In a period when international condemnation of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s regime has reached new heights, events in another African country with an appalling human rights record have embroiled Spain in accusations related to a now-infamous mercenary plot. In this Comment article Edward Burke explores events leading up to Simon Mann’s detention and the political row that followed.
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Legality and legitimacy in the use of force
By Natalia Alvarez Molinero (07/07/2008)
This article analyses the juridical arguments and the international trends which have brought on the current reformulation of International Law since the terrorist attacks of the 11th of September 2001.
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Bahrain: Reaching a Threshold
By Edward Burke (03/07/2008)
This working paper argues that Bahrain has reached an impasse in its reform process and that King Hamad faces a complex set of decisions as he aims to balance the interests of the royal family while also addressing calls for change.
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Publishing groups: Freedom of association in the Middle East and North Africa
A Haiti facing grand challenges
By Mariano Aguirre Ernst, Amélie Gauthier (03/07/2008)
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The possible designation of the economist Michèle Pierre-Louis as Prime Minister could unblock the situation of paralysis in which Haiti has lived since April, when the crisis begun by the increase in food prices brought down then Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis.
Zimbabwe: The same old dirty tricks
By Pierre Schori (27/06/2008)
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Eastern dimension and the Balkans
Playing into the hands of Lukashenka
By Balázs Jarábik (30/06/2008)
In this Policy Brief, written for European Voice, FRIDE Associate Fellow Balázs Jarábik argues that the EU needs a more realistic understanding of Belarus, and policies to match.
Disengagement or delusion?
By Tony Kinsella (25/06/2008)
Irish voters’ rejection of the Lisbon Treaty has sent shockwaves through the EU.
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In this Comment article Irish Times journalist Tony Kinsella explores the political blunders which made it possible for the “No” camp to secure victory, despite all five of the main political parties throwing their support behind the treaty.
Colombia: Next steps
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The operation carried out by Colombia’s military intelligence to free Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has stripped the guerrilla of its most potent bargaining chip.
In the hope of encouraging international debate on these issues, FRIDE publishes the first two of several articles by leading experts on the next steps for Colombia in its efforts to bring an end to over four decades of civil war.
- US foreign policy towards Latin America's oldest guerrilla group
- The conditions for a negotiated political solution to the Colombian conflict
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