By Tobias Thienel

 

The Goettingen Journal of International Law has just published a new issue, and once again the editors have done tremendous work. The Journal is now on its fifth issue, so the project of running the first student-edited and peer-reviewed journal on international law in Europe (and beyond, as commenter John points out at Opinio Juris) may be taken to be a great success.

 

The Journal has won many friends, and rightly so, given the obvious strength of their latest issue. Indeed, this issue in particular stands out among law journals in that the editors and authors have made the most of the capacity for rapid publication that is a (quite intentional) hallmark of the Goettingen Journal. The number of "firsts", and also of other extremely topical contributions, in this issue is simply astounding:

 

The issue for the first time features a GoJIL: Focus, in which a number of contributions discuss a recent event. In this case, the event in question is the Kampala ICC Review Conference. It is already impressive that the Journal has been able to put together a whole section on the conference so hot on the heels of the actual event. It is all the more astounding that it has been able to attract writers like Judge Kaul of the ICC, Roger S. Clark and Morten Bergsmo (to name but a few).

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Link: http://ila2010conference.blogspot.com/

The 74th Conference of the International Law Association, hosted by the Netherlands Society of International Law, takes place in The Hague from 15-20 August 2010. A new blog, ila2010conference, has been set up, which is entirely dedicated to this conference. Check it out! And if you are attending this conference in person, I hope to see you there. All the best, Otto.

By Dov Jacobs

 I just posted a longish comment on Spreading the jam on the  ICJ advisory opinion that considered that the declaration of independence by the members of the assembly acting in their personal capacity, was not contrary to general international law or the lex specialis of SC Res. 1244.  

By Dov Jacobs 

GENOCIDE

Truth,Memory, Justice, and Recovery

PRELIMINARY CALL FORPAPERS

 

9^th Biennial Conference of the

International Association of Genocide Scholars

July 19- 22, 2011

 

Center for Genocide Studies

Universidad Nactional de Tres Febrero

Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

Over the lasttwo decades, the field of genocides has rapidly proliferated. To date, however,the field has not fully addressed the aftermaths of genocide, including theways in which post-conflict societies negotiate issues of truth and memory andseek justice and recovery.

This focus isparticularly appropriate given the venue, Argentina, and the fact that thiswill be the first IAGS conference ever held in Latin America. During 1980s and1990s, the phrase “truth, memory, and justice” became key watchword ofresistance and resilience. Despite periodic attempts to focus one of theseissues alone (for example, seeking truth instead of justice), many people inLatin America have and continue to insist that only the three pillars togetherenable individual and social recovery from the collective terror. Truth,Memory, and Justice, then, are the preconditions for the fourth pillar,Recovery.

Accordingly,while welcoming papers on all aspects of genocide studies, we are particularlyinterested in papers and sessions devoted to the theme of our 9^thBiennial conference, “Genocide: Truth, Memory, Justice, and Recovery.” Weinvite innovative panels and papers that consider the dynamics, causes, andconsequences of genocide, issues of memory and representation, the role ofjustice and truth in post-conflict societies, and the paths to individual andcollective recovery. Besides panels and paper, we invite other modes ofdialogue, including workshops, roundtable discussion, book presentations,cultural media, and artistic works/readings, including forums that relate topolicy initiatives, pedagogy, and education related to the history andprevention of genocide. Genocide studies covers a wide range of approaches andtheories. Scholars, practitioners, activists, graduate students, and teachersinterested in genocide studies from all disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Papers will beaccepted on a rolling basis. Further information about submissions,registration, and hotel fees will follow shortly at www.genocidescholars.org. Otherquestions may be directed to the conference organizers, Daniel Feierstein andAlex Hinton, at: iags2011@gmail.com.

Deadline: March 15, 2011

By Dov Jacobs

Cross post from Spreading the Jam 

 

Over 9 weeks after the death of Rasim Delic during the appellate procedure at the ICTY, the Appeals Chamber has finally reached a decision on the termination of the proceedings. It's an interesting case, because it is the first time that an appellate body of an international criminal tribunal has to deal with such a situation. In all other cases, the person had died before completion of trial proceedings. Both Delic's lawyer and the prosecutor had filed motions in support of the continuation of the proceedings, based on the interests of justice and of the family's right to know the truth.

Several legal issues of interest had to be considered, which I briefly laid down at the time of his death. Basically, 1) should the proceedings continue and 2) if they are terminated, what happens to the trial judgment.

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