22 December 2014

Ban Ki-moon: ‘we must be firm in our commitment to champion solidarity and shared responsibility as part of the sustainable development agenda’

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked Human Solidarity Day by calling for joint action to craft and take forward a new, inclusive development agenda that eradicates poverty, protects the planet and ensures dignity for all. (more…)

Source: UN News Centre | On International Day, Ban urges human solidarity to build new sustainability agenda

20 December 2014

ECJ delivers negative opinion on draft accession agreement of EU to ECHR

On 18 December 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘ECJ’) delivered a negative opinion on the draft agreement on the accession of the European Union (‘EU’) to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights (‘ECHR’). Insisting that ‘accession must take into account the particular characteristics of the EU’, it stated that EU’s accession to the ECHR under the provisions of the current draft agreement would undermine the autonomy and primacy of EU law. (more…)

Source: Court of Justice of the European Union - Press Release No 180/14

17 December 2014

Publication first edited volume (Principles of Shared Responsibility in International Law) and discount

We are happy to announce that the first edited volume of the SHARES book series entitled: Principles of Shared Responsibility in International Law: An Appraisal of the State of the Art has been published.

More information concerning the book can be found here. The book is available for purchase via CUP. By using this Flyer, you can get a 20% discount (this offer expires 28 February 2015)!

Source: CUP | Principles of Shared Responsibility in International Law

15 December 2014

SHARES News Items Overview: 16 November 2014-15 December 2014

This is our News Items Overview of 16 November 2014-15 December 2014, a summary of recent news relating to shared responsibility. (more…)

15 December 2014

Five states identified as partners in CIA detention programme

In the wake of a 500 page summary report that was released by the US Senate on 9 December 2014, five countries have been identified as being home to secret CIA-controlled prisons namely: Poland, Romania, Lithuania, Thailand and Afghanistan. According to the Washington Post, Afghanistan alone housed no fewer than four such facilities. (more…)

Source: The Washington Post | Decoding the secret black sites on the Senate’s report on the CIA interrogation program
Source: Huffington Post | More Than A Quarter Of The World's Countries Helped The CIA Run Its Torture Program
Source: Foreign Policy | Poland Finally Comes Clean About Housing a Secret CIA Dungeon