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Good to share that I am now an Internationally Certified Mediator as per the standards of Peace- Negotiation and Mediation for Diplomacy. Looking forward to working in this dispute resolution mechanism as well intersecting it with public law. Thankful to Lama Audi for conferring the certificate! #publiclaw #constitutionallaw #mediation #peacenmd

The Syrian Center for Legal Affairs and Arbitration possesses unique capabilities on several levels: ·      Technical Expertise: The Center includes an experienced legal team with diverse expertise covering Syrian criminal, civil, commercial, and administrative law, international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and international criminal law. ·      Extensive Network: The founding team of the Syrian Center, including Mr. Ibrahim Najjar and Mr. Osama Abu Zaid, has played prominent legal and political roles in the Syrian field over the past decade. This has endowed the Center with a vast network of local and international relationships, considered one of its most significant strengths and uniqueness. ·      Accessibility: The Syrian Center's broad and diverse public relations network uniquely and exceptionally enables it to reach Northern Syria effectively. ·      Human Resources: In addition to its Board of Directors and legal team, the Center includes a distinguished administrative team with high qualifications and competencies in communication in three languages, monitoring, evaluation, and report preparation. #Syria #Law

#QandA: In his new book, “The United Nations and the Question of Palestine: Rule by Law and the Structure of International Legal Subalternity,” Ardi Imseis delves into the history and #legal questions on how the #UnitedNations has tried to manage the status of #Palestine. #Israel #twostatesolution

Today I had the honor and privilege to host the panel discussion on "Counter-Hegemonic Approach to International Law by Global South-East(ern Europe): between Ukraine and Gaza Strip" within the framework of an academic conference "International Law - Its Heritage as a Response to Modern Problems" held in the premises of Wydział Prawa i Administracji Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego. Many thanks to the great speakers participating in this panel - Prof. Patrycja Grzebyk, Prof. Marek Wasiński and Dr. Patryk I. Labuda - for their extremely interesting remarks on different approaches to international law existing in the global legal discourse. Undoubtedly, the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the ongoing armed conflict in Gaza, alongside, for instance, the role of International Criminal Court in the fight against the impunity of the most responsible wrongdoers, are perceived non-identically in different parts of the world. Nonetheless, this issue still remains under-researched by the community of legal scholars, particularly international lawyers. I am also very grateful to Dr. Mateusz Piątkowski with whom we have co-organized this discussion. Our panel has been recorded, therefore you can expect its publication in the near future. Stay tuned! :) #internationallaw #globalaffairs #politics #UniLodz

"To be an international lawyer in this day and age is thus to be the one in the arena, who willfully roll up their sleeves and fight for its place as a potent force of change in this world." Read the full article on the Rohingya-Aceh Conflict by Muhammad Raihan Sjahputra on our blog: https://lnkd.in/ej7PDsp2

Excited to share that I have successfully completed the intensive Peace Negotiations Summer School by Public International Law & Policy Group. The week of lectures was filled with insights from experts with extensive practical experience in negotiating peace agreements: former ambassadors, heads of delegations, foreign ministers, prosecutors, legal advisers, and international law scholars. Covering topics including but not limited to the Juba peace agreement, negotiations on the status of Nagorno-Karabakh, the establishment of the UN Administration in Kosovo, and the indictment of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, a case-based approach was key to understanding the peculiarities and challenges in negotiating peace. With theoretical explanations backed by potent examples, experts addressed issues of peacebuilding and power sharing, the “7 deadly sins of mediation” and the “politics” of justice, as well as security sector reform and disarmament-demobilization-reintegration strategies (SSR & DDR). The most provocative topic for me was the one on Justice vs. Peace: Can the pursuit of justice impede the achievement of peace? How can amnesty be used as an effective mechanism to open up prospects for peace without putting the interests of victims and society on the back burner? I appreciate the experts addressing the role of women in peace negotiations and emphasizing their involvement not only in gender-related discussions but also in core security issues. I would also like to acknowledge the excellent mediator, Dr. Paul R. Williams, whose questions to the experts and subsequent reflections were as thought-provoking as the discussions themselves!

Yesterday, over 600 UK lawyers signed a letter to the prime minister: “We are UK-based or qualified lawyers, legal academics and former members of the judiciary committed to upholding the rule of law and to protecting fundamental rights; and who share deep concern about the catastrophe unfolding in the Gaza Strip. In a letter dated 26 October 2023, over a thousand members of the legal profession wrote to you concerning your Government's obligations to avert and avoid complicity in serious breaches of International Humanitarian Law (“IHL”) in Gaza.” They refer to the ICJ provisional orders, the UNSC ceasefire resolution and UN agencies warnings of imminent famine. “We write in the light of these developments to remind you of your Government’s obligations under international law, which require you to take, amongst others, the following five actions: 1. to work actively and effectively to secure a permanent ceasefire in Gaza; 2. to take all available measures to ensure safe access to and delivery of the essentials of existence and medical assistance to Palestinians in Gaza, including confirmation that UK funding to UNRWA will continue with immediate effect; 3. to impose sanctions upon individuals and entities who have made statements inciting genocide against Palestinians; 4. to suspend the provision of weapons and weapons systems to the Government of Israel; and 5. to suspend the 2030 Road Map for UK-Israel bilateral relations and negotiations towards an enhanced trade agreement and to initiate a review into the suspension of the UK’s bilateral trade agreement with Israel and consider the imposition of sanctions” It's time now that all of you here on LinkedIn start having these conversations, in your workplaces (if you haven't already) particularly at compliance, executive, leadership, and board levels: 1. Conduct due diligence and risk assessments in your organisation and supply chain to ensure you are not complicit in causing harm and genocide in any way. 2. Prepare for possible sanctions and even if your government has not imposed sanctions yet, you can do it. Read the legal reasoning here as to the governments obligations to act against that state. https://lnkd.in/e3yadrJ3

hello to all I decided to start my career by studying my seniors' essays in the field of international law. I have read ten different articles today and I am looking for a new idea. Most of the articles I read were related to the issue between Israel and Palestine. #international_law #internationallaw #Israel #palestine

🎓 Empowering future legal experts in the MENA region We have kicked-off the 14th edition of the Inter-University Programme (IUP) on international criminal law and procedure. Nearly 340 students from 14 universities across Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq are now following expert-led lectures on international criminal law, the prosecution of core international crimes, transitional justice, and more. The free course, co-organised by the Asser Institute, the Human Rights Legal Clinic of the Faculty of Law at Université La Sagesse - ULS in Lebanon, and IUSTICOM has been instrumental in developing a new generation of legal experts in the Middle East and North Africa (#MENA) region. 👉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/ehsVdhyn #ICL #Lebanon #Palestine #legaleducation Christophe Paulussen | Reina Sfeir | Olga Kavran | Chady Saad PhD

New blogpost! This one recaps last month's MECACS seminar hosted by Kaleem Hussain, where he presented his recently published book 'Peace and Reconciliation in International and Islamic Law'. Check it out at the link below! https://lnkd.in/eRRprYT9