Abstract
A lot has happened in the international realm during the past couple of months. In Africa, mediators continue to advocate for the negotiation of a peace deal in South Sudan, pressing for a cease-fire as government troops fight for control over the last rebel-held town. In the Middle-East, the Friends of Syria alliance has been met with further difficulties in unifying rebel groups, despite the fact that the first direct talks between President Bashar Al-Assad’s government and the opposition are scheduled to commence in Geneva on the 22 January 2014. Closer to home, in Europe, human rights lawyers and campaigners alike have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate allegations of torture in Iraq which are said to have constituted a ‘systematic abuse’ of Iraqi detainees by British troops during their presence in the country, arguing that they meet the threshold requirements for war crimes.
Highlights
A lot has happened in the international realm during the past couple of months
In Africa, mediators continue to advocate for the negotiation of a peace deal in South Sudan, pressing for a cease-fire as government troops fight for control over the last rebel-held town
In the Middle-East, the Friends of Syria alliance has been met with further difficulties in unifying rebel groups, despite the fact that the first direct talks between President Bashar Al-Assad’s government and the opposition are scheduled to commence in Geneva on the 22nd January 2014
Summary
A lot has happened in the international realm during the past couple of months. In Africa, mediators continue to advocate for the negotiation of a peace deal in South Sudan, pressing for a cease-fire as government troops fight for control over the last rebel-held town. The sovereignty-intervention debate is one that is well-known in the field of International Law. the ambivalent (and often tumultuous) relations between certain states invite a re-examination of our contemporary understanding of sovereignty. It can be said that the concept of sovereignty has changed over time—from the traditional view that the state holds absolute authority, to the more contemporary view that the people, not states, are the prime consideration when it comes to political legitimacy.
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