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Justice Initiative Welcomes ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and the Marine Environment

An authoritative legal opinion from the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea will fortify international climate commitments and compel stronger actions to mitigate climate harm.

May 22, 2024
Advocacy update

ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Harm and the Marine Environment: a Summary

A summary of the main elements of the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) advisory opinion clarifying the obligations of states under international law to protect the marine environment from the adverse effects of climate change

May 21, 2024
Advocacy update

New Guide Explores Issues around Open Source Evidence in Court

A new guide examines the status of digital open source material as evidence in judicial proceedings, and how should judges and fact-finders approach its analysis.

May 20, 2024
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France Must Uphold Arrest Warrant for Syria's President al-Assad

The Open Society Justice Initiative has joined dozens of civil society groups in urging France to uphold an arrest warrant for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad for his use of banned chemical weapons.

May 13, 2024
Advocacy update

Joint Statement on French Investigation of Syria's President Assad for Chemical Weapons Attacks

Joint Statement by Syrian and international civil society organizations and victims’ associations in support of investigating Syria's President Bashar al-Assad for chemical weapons attacks.

May 07, 2024
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Syrians Seek UN Rights Ruling against Russia for 2019 Hospital Attacks

A legal complaint seeks justice for Syrian victims of attacks by the Russian air force, and seeks to reinforce protections for health care facilities in war-time.

May 02, 2024
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European Court of Human Rights Condemns Racist Policing

The European Court of Human Rights has found that police in the Swiss city of Zurich engaged in ethnic profiling, in an identity check stop carried out on Mohamed Wa Baile, a Swiss citizen, at the city’s’ train station in 2015.

February 20, 2024
Advocacy update

Belgian Court Refers Saudi Victim Standing Issue to CJEU

A court in Belgium is asking the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to clarify the scope of EU legislation on the rights of crime victims—in connection with a complaint accusing officials of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of crimes against humanity.

December 15, 2023
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