Archive for April, 2006

Advocaat Koppe slaat de plank mis

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

Het bevriezen van de tegoeden van de veroordeelde leden van de Hofstadtgroep is een hot topic opeens vandaag, maar advocaat Koppe van een aantal van die lieden slaat toch de plank mis met zijn juridische Buy Generic Cialis verontwaardiging. Daar waar hij een punt heeft over het onmogelijk maken van het verder leven van de [...]

Hofstadt-terroristen slachtoffer van Resolutie 1373 (2001)

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

Op 3 april kwam de Sanctieregeling Terrorisme 2006 uit die expliciet alle leden van de Hofstadtgroep, Neerlands meest bekende en zo aangeduide terroristische organisatie, uitsluit van toegang tot elke bank faciliteit. Deze regeling is op basis van resolutie 1373 (2001) van de VN-Veiligheidsraad genomen, die elke VN-lidstaat verplicht dergelijke maatregelen te nemen. Vorig jaar kwam [...]

Hamas: truly responsible

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

Ok, let’s try this again. The listing of Hamas as a terrorist organization in most parts of the Western world and its ascent to the Palestinian throne through democratic means presented an interesting political and legal problem. Until now. Yesterday’s suicide bombing in Tel Aviv was immediately blamed on Hamas, despite the fact that it [...]

ICJ is 60 years old

Wednesday, April 12th, 2006

The International Court of Justice celebrates its 60th birthday today, but the jury is still out on its effectiveness, usefulness or role in the international legal system. Its Advisory Opinion on the Israeli Barrier was widely criticized as much as it was hailed as a victory. Its lack of enforcement mechanisms is perhaps a vivid [...]

Alan Dershowitz’s “Preemption”

Saturday, April 8th, 2006

In the absence of a clear focus this past week due to post-migration hickups, a mild case of culture shock, and start-up chaos, I thought I’d give you a few lines on a book I just finished. Alan Dershowitz is a widely respected and admired American criminal lawyer, jurist as well as an academic, whose [...]