Bases for Refusing International Extradition Requests - Capital Punishment and Torture

This Essay is an attempt to contribute to the scholarly investigation into how to reconcile the complementary and competing goals of protecting national security in the interest of law enforcement while still guaranteeing the protection of basic human rights of defendants. It focuses on two issues - capital punishment and torture - which form the bases for state refusal to extradite fugitives

The Security Council Veto in the Context of Atrocity Crimes, Uniting for Peace and the Responsbility to Protect

After Russia’s thirteen vetoes and seven by China to shield the Syrian regime from any action, it seems reasonable to ask the question: In light of the findings of several U.N. reports, as well as reports from credible human rights organizations, that Syrian military and security forces have continued to commit atrocity crimes ever since the onset of the Syrian crisis, is it not prudent to explore the measures to protect innocent men, women, and children from such flagrant violations of human rights

Human Rights And Sovereign And Individual Immunities (Sovereign Immunity, Act Of State, Head Of State Immunity And Diplomatic Immunity) - Some Reflections

Reflections on the application of sovereign and individual immunities law are especially pertinent in light of the controversy surrounding the arrest and trial of General Augosto Pinochet in Britain, at the request of a Spanish magistrate on charges of murder, hostage-taking, and torture during his seventeen year rule in Chil