THE KARADZIC'S TRIAL BLOG   July 24 , 2008

The EuropeanCourier.org started a blog in which we will be posting information, documentation, links to interesting articles and legal analysis relating to the trial of Radovan Karadzic at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Click on the picture on the right and you will be redirected to the blog.

EUROPE AFTER LISBON   BY FAYE KARAVASILI | April 17, 2008

Perhaps the most significant change in the Treaty of Lisbon is the fact that the modus operandi it proposes is not different than that of any other Treaty with the exception of the Constitutional one. It does not repeal nor does it replace the existing documents as the Constitutional Treaty attempted to do with Article IV-437 but it merely complements and amends them, the same way Amsterdam and Nice have done in the past. Read more

UNITED NATIONS' EVOLUTION   April 13, 2008

- an interview with Amb. Christian Wenaweser, Vice-Chairman of the Open-Ended Working Group on

Security Council Reform, the head of the Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the United Nations in New York City. Read more

BEHIND CURTAINS OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE   October 11, 2007

- an interview with Mrs. Florence Hartmann, former spokesperson of the U.N. International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia in the Hague and author of the book “Peace and Punishment” in which she describes the mechanisms and politics influencing the international criminal justice system. Read more

WE ARE ALL EQUAL   September 30, 2007

– an interview with Mr. Pierre Richard Prosper, former war crimes prosecutor at the U.N. Tribunal for Rwanda and former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues (2001-2005). Read more

WAR CRIMES: COMPARISON OF TWO TRIALS   BY FAYE KARAVASILI | May 17, 2007

There is no doubt that the trials of Saddam Hussein and Slobodan Milosevic will forever be cited as a landmark of legal history but whether they will ever be considered a bright example of justice being served is a different question altogether. The trials shared a common goal, that of bringing ruthless criminals to justice, but when examined closely it becomes obvious that they do not seem to share many similarities at all. Read more

HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD   BY MICHAEL MADSON | December 11, 2006

“Human trafficking is nothing less than a modern form of slavery,” says US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.Whether for farms or for factories, commercial businesses or for brothels, human trafficking has reached pandemic proportions. Trafficking, or “the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons […] for the purpose of exploitation” is hardly a new phenomenon [...] Read more

USA: THE CORROSION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   BY SEBASTIAN AULICH | September 23, 2006

Ancient Romans used to say “summus ius, summa iniuria” – ‘the extreme law is the greatest injustice’ or ‘the utmost formalities are the utmost injustice’. The world’s history has shown that the degeneration of the criminal justice contributes greatly to the downfall of states and is a sign of rot within a political system. Read more

STATUS OF DEATH PENALTY IN INTERNATIONAL LAW   BY SEBASTIAN AULICH | July 22, 2006

The death penalty is an issue which figures prominently in philosophical, religious and political discussion, and has absorbed the attentions of law-makers and the public worldwide. Right wing politicians usually express strong support for capital punishment, while more moderate, liberal and leftist politicians openly oppose it and seek to eliminate the death penalty from national law. Read more

UNITED NATIONS' FIGHT AGAINST NUCLEAR TERRORISM   BY SEBASTIAN AULICH | June 6, 2006

War on terror has many front lines. Besides numerous intelligence agencies and military forces actively taking action to eliminate terrorist threat around the world, there are many other groups of people and organizations willing to contribute to this great effor. Read more

USA: ERRORS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM   BY SEBASTIAN AULICH | June 1, 2006

Criminal justice system of the United States is frequently regarded as one of the best-organized and most efficient legal systems in the world. The United States itself hosts on its territory the world’s most renowned and prestigious law schools and international law firms. Read more