Accountability

The Baltic Politics of Post-War Accountability for Russia – Verfassungsblog – Go Health Pro

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The Baltic Politics of Post-War Accountability for Russia – Verfassungsblog – Go Health Pro

Will the Russian war against Ukraine prove to be a watershed moment for the implementation of international criminal law to the powerful of this world? Parallel to the events on the battlefield, an intense legal-political debate over the possible ways to prosecute Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has unfolded, exposing strains in the rationale and legitimacy … Read more

CfP Interactions between International Organizations and the Private Sector; CfP Edinburgh Postgraduate Law Conference; ASIL – ESIL Workshop; CfI SheVotesAfrica; Protection of the Environment During Occupation Book Launch; ICL Year in Review; CfS UN ILC Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity; Human Rights Violations in Palestine Talk; Sustainable Marine Governance in The Mediterranean School; CoE Role in Peace, Justice & Accountability in Ukraine – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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CfP Interactions between International Organizations and the Private Sector; CfP Edinburgh Postgraduate Law Conference; ASIL – ESIL Workshop; CfI SheVotesAfrica; Protection of the Environment During Occupation Book Launch; ICL Year in Review; CfS UN ILC Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity; Human Rights Violations in Palestine Talk; Sustainable Marine Governance in The Mediterranean School; CoE Role in Peace, Justice & Accountability in Ukraine – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

1. Call for Papers: Legal Aspects of Interactions between International Organizations and the Private Sector. The PRIVIGO project (“International Organizations between Mission and Market”), sponsored by the European Research Council and located at the Erik Castrén Institute, is organizing a workshop in Helsinki on 23 May 2025. The theme is Legal Aspects of Interactions between International Organizations and the Private Sector. They hope to attract specifically work that is empirical/doctrinal in nature, preferably involving international organizations that are not too often discussed in the literature, but they are open for a wide variety of possible papers on topics including Funding Rules and Practices, Sponsorship by or of the Private Sector, Legal Instruments Governing Relations between IOs and the Private Sector, Procurement Practices, Dispute Settlement between IOs and Private Parties, Participation of the Private Sector in IO Processes, or IOs and the Creation or Maintenance of Markets. Abstracts may relate to case-studies, particular histories, particular episodes, the role of particular entities or agents, doctrinal legal analysis, etc. Send an abstract of max. 500 words before 28 February, 12.00 pm CET, to jan.klabbers {at} helsinki(.)fi. They will offer economy travel as well as accommodation costs (up to two nights) to successful candidates. Abstracts from the world of IO practice are welcome.

2. Call for Papers: Edinburgh Postgraduate Law Conference (EPLC) 2025. The EPLC Committee has issued a call for papers for its annual law conference, titled ‘Reframing Narratives: Viewing Law in a Different Light’. The conference will be held on 11 – 12 June 2025 at the University of Edinburgh. Submissions from postgraduate students, early career researchers and legal practitioners from any discipline to engage with the conversation around confronting traditional legal narratives are welcomed. Abstracts not exceeding 500 words can be submitted via the application form – EPLC 2025 Application Form. The deadline for submissions is 28 February. Find more information here.

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A moment for accountability? Syria and the pursuit of entrepreneurial justice after Assad – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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CfP Interactions between International Organizations and the Private Sector; CfP Edinburgh Postgraduate Law Conference; ASIL – ESIL Workshop; CfI SheVotesAfrica; Protection of the Environment During Occupation Book Launch; ICL Year in Review; CfS UN ILC Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity; Human Rights Violations in Palestine Talk; Sustainable Marine Governance in The Mediterranean School; CoE Role in Peace, Justice & Accountability in Ukraine – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

For those Syrians waking up to a shattered country devoid of its dictator or those exiled by war, no superlative can quite capture the enormity of events that have transpired in the last few days. Assad’s fall not only marks the end of the Ba’ath regime (as occurred across the border in Iraq in 2003), but it also signals a seismic shift in the fortunes of the country’s 14-year civil war and 54 years of brutal rule by father and by son. I myself lived in Damascus in 2008-2009 studying Arabic. The personal security and safety I had experienced during my time there before the civil war was only possible through palpable fear and extreme repression. An unspoken rule – or a ‘social contract’ of sorts – seemed to prevail: I could only continue to presume that the chances of being mugged or assaulted were miniscule while I continued to observe the requirement of political silence. In exchange for everyday safety as provided by an authoritarian regime, Syrians had to sacrifice any scope for criticising or challenging the nature of Ba’ath rule. Memories of the Sunni rebellion in 1982, which resulted in the regime’s annihilation of Hama’s old town and its population, prompted most Syrians to repress all political inclinations. Infamous interrogation centres and prisons were located in suburban streets or on the edge of towns, serving as ready reminders of the repercussions that would result in the wake of any form of dissent. Yet while this edifice of securitised repression appeared impregnable to me and to many Syrians, this illusion was shattered in 2011 once the regime responded to peaceful protests in the wake of Tunisia’s and Egypt’s uprisings with overwhelming force and depravity. Perhaps the level of brutality came as a shock, but once the regime responded so harshly, it was impossible to rewind the clock: violence spawned more violence such that once again the space for any form of political expression radically narrowed. The country soon slid into a stereotypically-wrenching civil war that was made far worse by an assortment of intervening states.

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#FASuccess Ep 410: Delivering Financial Planning Profitably To Every Client With A Focus On Accountability Over ‘Just’ Meetings, With Emily Biehler – Go Health Pro

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#FASuccess Ep 410: Delivering Financial Planning Profitably To Every Client With A Focus On Accountability Over ‘Just’ Meetings, With Emily Biehler – Go Health Pro

Welcome everyone! Welcome to the 410th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast! My guest on today’s podcast is Emily Biehler. Emily is the co-founder of TrailWise Financial Partners, an RIA based in Golden, Colorado, that oversees approximately $80 million in assets under management for 200 client households. What’s unique about Emily, though, is how … Read more

A New European Map of Core International Crimes Accountability Spaces – Verfassungsblog – Go Health Pro

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A New European Map of Core International Crimes Accountability Spaces – Verfassungsblog – Go Health Pro

In their responses to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, states affirm, time and again, the foundational nature of internationally recognized borders for state sovereignty. Mapping onto the ‘jigsaw puzzle’ cartography of international law, these statements promote a longstanding visual imaginary of the Earth as a globe divided into spatially delimited political units, each imagined as impenetrable … Read more

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