Monday, 26 October 2015

Forthcoming lecture on gender violence and fact-finding during armed conflict

On 2 November at 1500 Associate Professor Dr Gus Waschefort will hold a lecture on gender violence and fact-finding during armed conflict for the International Law Centre at the Swedish Defence University. The lecture will take place in room N204 at the Swedish Defence University on Drottning…
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Thursday, 15 October 2015

New Security Council resolution on women, peace and security

On the fifteenth anniversary of UNSCR 1325, the Security Council passed a further resolution relating to women, peace and security. Paragraph 1 of UNSCR 2242 (2015) focuses on women's meaningful participation in peace processes and decision making. The resolution follows the publication of…
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Monday, 12 October 2015

Security Council authorises operations to tackle people smuggling of coast of Libya

On Friday 9 October, the UN Security Council authorised Member States, acting nationally or through regional organisations that are engaged in the fight against migrant smuggling and human trafficking, to inspect on the high seas off the coast of Libya vessels that they have reasonable grounds…
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