This collection of essays-written by friends and colleagues of Joakim Dungel-focuses on the protection of the innocent during and after war. It is a tribute to Joakim's life and work. Joakim made a significant contribution to international justice and the rule of law, through his service to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Temporary International Presence in Hebron, and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. He was also a prolific author and published scholarly works on a wide range of issues, including command responsibility, national security interests, the right to humanitarian assistance during internal armed conflicts, and crimes against humanity. This book continues Joakim's work with in-depth analyses of a variety of issues arising under modern conflict, such as the application of international humanitarian law and international human rights law to aerial drone attacks, targeted sanctions, and reparations to victims. Joakim understood these complex and interlinked issues and dedicated his professional life to engaging with them. Through his work and his scholarship, he demonstrated the crucial importance of adopting victim-centred approaches to dealing with the consequences of armed conflict and to its prevention. This was also why he chose to work for the United Nations as a human rights officer in Afghanistan. This book attempts to honour and affirm Joakim's choice.

Master's Thesis from the year 2003 in the subject Law - European and International Law, Intellectual Properties, grade: A, Victoria University of Wellington (Victoria Law School), course: International Law, 60 entries in the bibliography, language: English, comment: The United Nations Human Rights Committee has the power to examine individual complaints on alleged human rights violations. It lacks, however, important powers to be as effective as the regional human rights courts in Europe and the Americas. The paper assesses the effectiveness of the Committee by means of a comparative analysis, focusing on four criteria: visibility, the adoption of interim measures, the fact-finding capacity, and the follow up on decisions., abstract: The United Nations Human Rights Committee, established under the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights, has the power to examine individual complaints on alleged human rights violations. It is noted, however, that the Committee lacks important powers to be as effective as the regional human rights courts in Europe and the Americas. The paper assesses the effectiveness of the Committee by means of a comparative analysis. The comparison takes place within four criteria that are essential in an assessment of a court's effectiveness: the visibility of the court in the public domain, the adoption of interim measures to hinder the aggravation of the violation, the fact-finding capacity of the court, and the enforcement of the final decisions and the follow-ups thereto. The paper argues that despite the statutory deficiencies of the Covenant and the Optional Protocol, the Committee can be as effective as the regional courts even without an amendment to these instruments. This would be possible if the Committee successfully argues for a binding nature of its interim measures; further, it can overcome the lack of its independent fact-finding capacity through a - thoroughly argued - reversal of burden of proof. If it

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Jura - Europarecht, Volkerrecht, Internationales Privatrecht, Note: Sehr gut (16 Punkte von 18), Universitat Regensburg, Veranstaltung: Neuere Entwicklungen im europaischen und internationalen Menschenrechtsschutz, 38 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Anmerkungen: Die Rechtsgebiete des humanitaren Volkerrechts und der Menschenrechte sind unterschiedlichen Ursprungs. Dank einer Humanisierung und Individualisierung ruckt das Volkerrecht die Person aber immer mehr in den Mittelpunkt des Schutzinteresses. Davon profitieren beide Rechtsgebiete: Das humanitare Volkerrecht wandte sich von einem rein zwischenstaatlichen Recht immer mehr auch innerstaatlichen Konflikten zu und der Menschenrechtschutz "internationalisierte" sich., Abstract: Das Recht der Menschenrechte und das humanitare Volkerrecht beinhalten beide den Gedanken der Humanitat und haben ein gemeinsames Grundanliegen: Den Schutz des Einzelnen vor Misshandlungen, Unterdruckung und Gewalt. Menschenrechte und das humanitare Volkerrecht sind auf das gemeinsame geistige und moralethische Fundament zuruckzufuhren. Dennoch war ein Zusammenspiel lange Zeit nicht moglich und auch von Seiten der Vereinten Nationen und des Internationalen Komitees des Roten Kreuzes gar nicht erwunscht. Diese Abhandlung klart in einem ersten Schritt die Ursprunge und Entwicklung der beiden Rechtsgebiete, erklart hiermit die Grunde fur das anfanglich fehlende Zusammenspiel und zeigt dann auf, wie es - fast zwangslaufig - zu einer Uberschneidung des humanitaren Volkerrechts und der Menschenrechte kam (Kapitel B). Dann werden die grundsatzliche Unterschiede und Uberschneidungen herausgearbeitet (Kapitel C und D). Ein Vergleich der jeweiligen Anwendungsbereiche macht deutlich, dass noch Lucken in der theoretischen (Kapitel E) und praktischen (Kapitel F) Anwendbarkeit bei den beiden Rechtsgebieten gibt. Zuletzt (Kapitel G) wird kurz auf das Volkerstrafrecht eingegangen, in dem