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Guest blog by Dr. Danny Friedmann, researcher and lecturer of Intellectual Property Law based in Hong Kong.*
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Russia at the 2018 Winter Olympics?
30-11-2017
5 December 2017, the IOC Executive Board has decided to ban Russia from the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, which begin on 9 February 2018.
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Aviation Safety: too Tired to Fly?
28-01-2017
Pilot fatigue has long been stated as a concern in the airline industry. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has previously proposed setting limits on the duration that pilots can fly. Fatigue leads to slower reaction times and impaired concentration and decision making.
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From Classic Wars to Hybrid Warfare
27-07-2017
Thinking about wars people used to see battlefields with tanks, trenches, armies with conventional weapons, uniformed soldiers under strict hierarchical military command structure ('Befehl ist Befehl').
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22 November 2017, Ratko Mladić, the former commander of the Bosnian Serb army and one-time fugitive from international justice, has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
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Robots and Rights
16-11-2017
Recently, an intelligent and human looking robot named Sophia made global headlines when Saudi Arabia granted the humanoid robot Saudi citizenship.
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Satellite Data in International Law
10-08-2017
The use of data acquired through earth observation satellites has become commonplace. The use of satellite data has even expanded as an extremely useful tool to implement international law since it provides factual, relevant and up-to-date information.
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Catalonia’s Referendum for Independence
29-09-2017
June 9, 2017, Catalonia’s regional president, Carles Puigdemont, announced an independence referendum will be held on 1 October.
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The Martens Clause: A New Research Guide
31-08-2017
The Martens clause is named after the Russian diplomat and international law professor Fyodor Fyodorovich Martens (1845-1909), the Russian delegate at the The Hague Peace Conferences in 1899.
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‘Make Our Planet Great Again’: the Impact of Trump’s Decision to Leave the Paris Agreement
10-06-2017
The Paris Agreement
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On the occasion of International Women's Day, a Symposium including a book launch of the latest publication of the Academy, "Women's Human Rights and the Elimination of Discrimination”, took place in the Auditorium of the Academy building of the Peace Palace on Wednesday 8 March 2017.
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Natural Disasters and International Law
14-09-2017
Natural disasters like the hurricanes Irma and Jose took a deadly path through the Caribbean and Florida, causing widespread destruction.
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Mr. Andrew Carnegie's ♫ Peace March ♫
30-05-2017
A long-lost march by the Dutch composer J.J.H. van Rosmalen has been rediscovered here at the Library, a century after its creation in 1914.
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Articles 95 and 96 of UNCLOS 1982 enshrine the international rule that warships and other State-owned or operated ships have complete immunity from the jurisdiction of any State other than the flag State when sailing on the High Seas.
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Syria War Crimes Database
10-03-2017
The Dutch foreign minister paid tribute on Thursday to activists who risk their lives in Syria to gather evidence of atrocities, saying it should be used to prosecute those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Guest blog by Dr Bérénice Boutin, researcher in international law at the Asser Institute in The Hague.
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But noticeable, cracks had appeared in the façade of unity. The United Kingdom, France and Italy, exhausted by the gruelling trials of war, were eager to enjoy the spoils of war, to rest and rebuild.
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On May 25 2018, the 1995 Data Protection Directive will be replaced by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This new regulation will have impact on the whole of the EU Zone which currently spans 28 member countries and half a billion citizens.
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HELF Lecture: ‘Landmark US Federal Climate Lawsuit – From a Legal and Socio-Political Perspective’
19-05-2017
On Tuesday May 16th, 2017, the third Hague Environmental Law Facility (HELF) Lecture has been held in the Academy Building of the Peace Palace.
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Peace Palace Library 2017 in Review
22-12-2017
As we turn the page on 2017, the Peace Palace Library looks back on the most notable international law news and Peace Palace Library events. What a year 2017 was! Hereby some highlights.