News archive: April 2013
17 April 2013
The New York Times reports that Chinese officials are seeking to enlist the help of the Nepalese authorities in cracking down on the political activities of the 20.000 Tibetans in Nepal. China is exerting its influence across Nepal in a variety of ways, mostly involving financial incentives. In Mustang, China is providing 50.000 US dollars in annual food aid and sending military officials across the border to discuss with local Nepalese what the ceremonial prince of Mustang calls ‘border security.’ Nepalese police regularly detains Tibetans during anti-China protests in Katmandu, and have curbed celebrations of the birthday of the Dalai Lama.
Source: The New York Times | China Makes Inroads in Nepal, and Stanches Tibetan Influx
17 April 2013
The Constitution Project released a report on detainee treatment in the war on terror, concluding that the US engaged in torture and that many other states cooperated in the rendition programme.
The Constitution Project is a non-profit US based think tank on constitutional and legal questions. The report describes that international assistance in rendition ranged from capturing suspects and turning them over to US custody, assisting in interrogations and abuse, to allowing stopovers of known CIA flights carrying detainees.
Source: The Report of the Constitution Project's Task Force on Detainee Treatment | April 2013
Source: The New York Times | U.S. Engaged in Torture After 9/11, Review Concludes
15 April 2013
The SHARES Project closely follows and collects news items that are linked to the issue of shared responsibility. This is our ‘SHARES News Items Overview: 1-15 April 2013′ consisting of a summary of recent news relating to shared responsibility. (more…)
14 April 2013
Former Pakistani President Musharraf admitted that his government had agreed to CIA drone strikes in the country. This was the first acknowledgement by a Pakistani official that the Pakistani government has approved such strikes. Musharraf caveated that he signed off on strikes ‘only on a few occasions, when a target was absolutely isolated and no chance of collateral damage.’ The admission diverges from the statements of most past and present Pakistani officials, who have said they oppose the strikes as a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty.
Source: CNN | Ex-Pakistani President Musharraf admits secret deal with U.S. on drone strikes
14 April 2013
The Journal of International Dispute Settlement has published a collection of papers on Procedural Aspects of Shared Responsibility in International Adjudication that was written in the context of the SHARES project online here. The collection of papers is published in: 4(2) Journal of International Dispute Settlement (2013) and contains contributions written by:
André Nollkaemper (Introduction: Procedural Aspects of Shared Responsibility in International Adjudication); Martins Paparinskis (Procedural Aspects of Shared Responsibility in the International Court of Justice); Lorand Bartels (Procedural Aspects of Shared Responsibility in the WTO Dispute Settlement System); Freya Baetens (Procedural Issues Relating to Shared Responsibility in Arbitral Proceedings); Maarten Den Heijer (Procedural Aspects of Shared Responsibility in the European Court of Human Rights); and Ilias Plakokefalos (Shared Responsibility Aspects of the Dispute Settlement Procedures in the Law of the Sea Convention).
Source : Journal of international Dispute Settlement | Advance Access articles