Is the Crime of Aggression Really Accountable? Reflections about Syria

Nobody can deny that Syria's situation is really serious, and requires an effective solution from the international community. However, that "intervention/solution" will have to respect the UN Charter and the Security Council's responsibilities like the non intervention principle and the new definition of the crime of aggression adopted in Kampala in 2010. This paper analyses the role of major powers (especially the USA and France) and the hypothetic application of the article 8 bis of the Rome Statute, if the Security Council is not able to find a consensus, and a "unilateral" solution was carried out by the aforementioned powerful States

Analyse de la compétence juridictionnelle à partir de la première décision de la Cour Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples : l’affaire Hissène Habré

The efficiency of the fight against impunity and the effective protection of the human rights remain determined to the conception of the judicial jurisdiction and his exercise. Based on the study of the case against Hissène Habré, as matter of international relevancy in criminal law and human rights, the present article analyzes the functioning of the judicial competition in the experiences of the judicial system of Senegal and of the African Court on Human and People’s Rights; as well as the main features of the system, after identifying a common denominator, according to which the state sovereignty and the political interests would have the first place for the victims’ rights and justice. The reflections on the judicial jurisdiction and the principle of universal jurisdiction go beyond the juridical frame established by the 1984 convention against torture, with this approach some commentaries are effected in order to facilitate the action of justice in conditions of equality and efficiency in a precise regional context.La eficacia de la lucha contra la impunidad y la efectiva protección de los derechos humanos permanecen condicionadas en gran medida a la concepción de la competencia judicial y su ejercicio. A partir del estudio del caso Hissène Habré, como asunto de relevancia internacional en materia penal y de derechos humanos, el presente artículo analiza el funcionamiento de la competencia judicial en las experiencias de la justicia senegalesa y en especial de la Corte Africana de derechos Humanos y de los Pueblos, así como las caracteristicas del sistema regional de proteccion, luego de identificar un denominador común según el cual la soberanía estatal y los intereses políticos primarían sobre los derechos de las víctimas y la justicia. Las reflexiones  sobre la competencia judicial y el principio de competencia universal van más allá del marco jurídico establecido por la convención contra la tortura de 1984 y con ese enfoque son efectuadas ciertas consideraciones que facilitarían la acción de la justicia en condiciones de igualdad y efectividad en un preciso contexto regional

Restraining orders and foreigner’s right to respect for privacy and family life in Europe

The efficiency of the fight against impunity and the effective protection of the human rights remain determined to the conception of the judicial jurisdiction and his exercise. Based on the study of the case against Hissène Habré, as matter of international relevancy in criminal law and human rights, the present article analyzes the functioning of the judicial competition in the experiences of the judicial system of Senegal and of the African Court on Human and People’s Rights; as well as the main features of the system, after identifying a common denominator, according to which the state sovereignty and the political interests would have the first place for the victims’ rights and justice. The reflections on the judicial jurisdiction and the principle of universal jurisdiction go beyond the juridical frame established by the 1984 convention against torture, with this approach some commentaries are effected in order to facilitate the action of justice in conditions of equality and efficiency in a precise regional context