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The political feud and infighting in the Philippines halls of power certainly facilitated this moment. But let us not forget, it’s been the relentless work...</p> <div class="post_info"> <div class="post_info_left"> <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/priya-pillai/" title="Posts by Priya Pillai" class="author url fn" rel="author">Priya Pillai</a> <span class="post_author"> | </span> <a itemprop="url" class="post_comments" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2025/03/11/arrest-of-rodrigo-duterte-for-war-on-drugs-in-the-philippines/#respond" target="_self"> 0 Comments </a> </div> <div class="post_info_right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-49103" class="post-49103 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asia-pacific category-featured category-uncategorized category-symposia category-themes tag-gender-equality"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2025/02/07/symposium-by-gqual-on-cedaws-gr40-an-opportunity-for-asia-pacific-build-on-the-momentum-of-gr-40/" title="Symposium by GQUAL on CEDAW’s GR40: An Opportunity for Asia-Pacific – Build on the Momentum of GR 40"> <img width="1792" height="1024" src="https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-88.jpeg?fit=1792%2C1024" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-88.jpeg?w=1792 1792w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-88.jpeg?resize=300%2C171 300w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-88.jpeg?resize=768%2C439 768w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-88.jpeg?resize=580%2C331 580w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-88.jpeg?resize=345%2C198 345w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Designer-88.jpeg?resize=700%2C400 700w" sizes="(max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_text_holder"> <div class="blog_column1"> <div itemprop="dateCreated" class="date entry_date updated"> <span class="date_day">07</span> <span class="date_month">Feb</span> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments: 0"/> </div> </div> <div class="blog_column2"> <h2 itemprop="name" class="entry_title"><a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2025/02/07/symposium-by-gqual-on-cedaws-gr40-an-opportunity-for-asia-pacific-build-on-the-momentum-of-gr-40/" title="Symposium by GQUAL on CEDAW’s GR40: An Opportunity for Asia-Pacific – Build on the Momentum of GR 40">Symposium by GQUAL on CEDAW’s GR40: An Opportunity for Asia-Pacific – Build on the Momentum of GR 40</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt"> The adoption of General Recommendation 40 by the CEDAW Committee in October 2024 represents a significant milestone in the push for greater representation of women in international decision-making spaces.   This post will focus on an area that General Recommendation 40 will have an impact: the leadership of women from the Asian region in international justice and accountability. This long-overdue discussion is...</p> <div class="post_info"> <div class="post_info_left"> <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/priya-pillai/" title="Posts by Priya Pillai" class="author url fn" rel="author">Priya Pillai</a> <span class="post_author"> | </span> <a itemprop="url" class="post_comments" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2025/02/07/symposium-by-gqual-on-cedaws-gr40-an-opportunity-for-asia-pacific-build-on-the-momentum-of-gr-40/#respond" target="_self"> 0 Comments </a> </div> <div class="post_info_right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-46114" class="post-46114 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-uncategorized category-international-criminal-law category-symposia category-themes tag-international-criminal-law tag-mutual-legal-assistance tag-treaties"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2023/08/04/symposium-on-ljubljana-the-hague-convention-on-mutual-legal-assistance-critical-reflections-lessons-learned-civil-society-engagement-in-treaty-negotiations/" title="Symposium on Ljubljana – The Hague Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance: Critical Reflections – Lessons Learned: Civil Society Engagement in Treaty Negotiations"> <img width="1280" height="853" src="https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/globe-5893459_1280.jpeg?fit=1280%2C853" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/globe-5893459_1280.jpeg?w=1280 1280w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/globe-5893459_1280.jpeg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/globe-5893459_1280.jpeg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/globe-5893459_1280.jpeg?resize=580%2C387 580w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/globe-5893459_1280.jpeg?resize=700%2C466 700w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_text_holder"> <div class="blog_column1"> <div itemprop="dateCreated" class="date entry_date updated"> <span class="date_day">04</span> <span class="date_month">Aug</span> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments: 0"/> </div> </div> <div class="blog_column2"> <h2 itemprop="name" class="entry_title"><a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2023/08/04/symposium-on-ljubljana-the-hague-convention-on-mutual-legal-assistance-critical-reflections-lessons-learned-civil-society-engagement-in-treaty-negotiations/" title="Symposium on Ljubljana – The Hague Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance: Critical Reflections – Lessons Learned: Civil Society Engagement in Treaty Negotiations">Symposium on Ljubljana – The Hague Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance: Critical Reflections – Lessons Learned: Civil Society Engagement in Treaty Negotiations</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt"> [Priya Pillai is an international lawyer, heads the Asia Justice Coalition secretariat and is a contributing editor at Opinio Juris.] She participated in the MLAT negotiations in Ljubljana, Slovenia on behalf of the Asia Justice Coalition. All views are personal. The negotiations over two weeks in Ljubljana, Slovenia in May this year for the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) were eye-opening in...</p> <div class="post_info"> <div class="post_info_left"> <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/priya-pillai/" title="Posts by Priya Pillai" class="author url fn" rel="author">Priya Pillai</a> <span class="post_author"> | </span> <a itemprop="url" class="post_comments" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2023/08/04/symposium-on-ljubljana-the-hague-convention-on-mutual-legal-assistance-critical-reflections-lessons-learned-civil-society-engagement-in-treaty-negotiations/#respond" target="_self"> 0 Comments </a> </div> <div class="post_info_right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-46064" class="post-46064 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-uncategorized category-international-criminal-law category-symposia category-themes tag-international-criminal-law tag-mutual-legal-assistance tag-treaties"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2023/07/24/introducing-a-symposium-on-ljubljana-the-hague-convention-on-mutual-legal-assistance-critical-reflections/" title="Introducing a Symposium on Ljubljana – The Hague Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance: Critical Reflections"> <img width="2653" height="2000" src="https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/abstract-architecture-structure-sky-wheel-recreation-914102-pxhere.com_.jpg?fit=2653%2C2000" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/abstract-architecture-structure-sky-wheel-recreation-914102-pxhere.com_.jpg?w=2653 2653w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/abstract-architecture-structure-sky-wheel-recreation-914102-pxhere.com_.jpg?resize=300%2C226 300w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/abstract-architecture-structure-sky-wheel-recreation-914102-pxhere.com_.jpg?resize=768%2C579 768w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/abstract-architecture-structure-sky-wheel-recreation-914102-pxhere.com_.jpg?resize=580%2C437 580w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/abstract-architecture-structure-sky-wheel-recreation-914102-pxhere.com_.jpg?resize=700%2C528 700w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/abstract-architecture-structure-sky-wheel-recreation-914102-pxhere.com_.jpg?w=2120 2120w" sizes="(max-width: 2653px) 100vw, 2653px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_text_holder"> <div class="blog_column1"> <div itemprop="dateCreated" class="date entry_date updated"> <span class="date_day">24</span> <span class="date_month">Jul</span> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments: 0"/> </div> </div> <div class="blog_column2"> <h2 itemprop="name" class="entry_title"><a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2023/07/24/introducing-a-symposium-on-ljubljana-the-hague-convention-on-mutual-legal-assistance-critical-reflections/" title="Introducing a Symposium on Ljubljana – The Hague Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance: Critical Reflections">Introducing a Symposium on Ljubljana – The Hague Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance: Critical Reflections</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt"> [Priya Pillai is an international lawyer, heads the Asia Justice Coalition secretariat and is a contributing editor at Opinio Juris.] She participated in the MLAT negotiations in Ljubljana, Slovenia on behalf of the Asia Justice Coalition. All views are personal. On 26 May 2023, the Ljubljana – The Hague Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of the Crime of Genocide,...</p> <div class="post_info"> <div class="post_info_left"> <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/priya-pillai/" title="Posts by Priya Pillai" class="author url fn" rel="author">Priya Pillai</a> <span class="post_author"> | </span> <a itemprop="url" class="post_comments" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2023/07/24/introducing-a-symposium-on-ljubljana-the-hague-convention-on-mutual-legal-assistance-critical-reflections/#respond" target="_self"> 0 Comments </a> </div> <div class="post_info_right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-45514" class="post-45514 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-courts-and-tribunals category-europe category-featured category-international-criminal-law category-public-international-law category-symposia category-themes category-use-of-force tag-aggression tag-russia tag-war-in-ukraine"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2023/03/08/the-court-of-the-citizens-of-the-world-opinion-of-priya-pillai-judge-of-tccw/" title="The Court of the Citizens of the World: Opinion of Priya Pillai, Judge of TCCW"> <img width="1024" height="1024" src="https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/anking_international_criminal_court_in_watercolour_af312c7e-aeab-4516-8203-001a0f86f4ca.png?fit=1024%2C1024" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/anking_international_criminal_court_in_watercolour_af312c7e-aeab-4516-8203-001a0f86f4ca.png?w=1024 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/anking_international_criminal_court_in_watercolour_af312c7e-aeab-4516-8203-001a0f86f4ca.png?resize=150%2C150 150w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/anking_international_criminal_court_in_watercolour_af312c7e-aeab-4516-8203-001a0f86f4ca.png?resize=300%2C300 300w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/anking_international_criminal_court_in_watercolour_af312c7e-aeab-4516-8203-001a0f86f4ca.png?resize=768%2C768 768w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/anking_international_criminal_court_in_watercolour_af312c7e-aeab-4516-8203-001a0f86f4ca.png?resize=580%2C580 580w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/anking_international_criminal_court_in_watercolour_af312c7e-aeab-4516-8203-001a0f86f4ca.png?resize=570%2C570 570w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/anking_international_criminal_court_in_watercolour_af312c7e-aeab-4516-8203-001a0f86f4ca.png?resize=500%2C500 500w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/anking_international_criminal_court_in_watercolour_af312c7e-aeab-4516-8203-001a0f86f4ca.png?resize=1000%2C1000 1000w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/anking_international_criminal_court_in_watercolour_af312c7e-aeab-4516-8203-001a0f86f4ca.png?resize=700%2C700 700w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_text_holder"> <div class="blog_column1"> <div itemprop="dateCreated" class="date entry_date updated"> <span class="date_day">08</span> <span class="date_month">Mar</span> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments: 0"/> </div> </div> <div class="blog_column2"> <h2 itemprop="name" class="entry_title"><a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2023/03/08/the-court-of-the-citizens-of-the-world-opinion-of-priya-pillai-judge-of-tccw/" title="The Court of the Citizens of the World: Opinion of Priya Pillai, Judge of TCCW">The Court of the Citizens of the World: Opinion of Priya Pillai, Judge of TCCW</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt"> The Court of the Citizens of the World’ - a peoples tribunal - was organized by the Cinema for Peace Foundation, relating to the crime of aggression in Ukraine. The tribunal considered charges brought against Vladimir Putin for the crime of aggression presented by a Prosecution team, and heard witness testimony from 20 - 23 February 2023 in public hearings...</p> <div class="post_info"> <div class="post_info_left"> <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/priya-pillai/" title="Posts by Priya Pillai" class="author url fn" rel="author">Priya Pillai</a> <span class="post_author"> | </span> <a itemprop="url" class="post_comments" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2023/03/08/the-court-of-the-citizens-of-the-world-opinion-of-priya-pillai-judge-of-tccw/#respond" target="_self"> 0 Comments </a> </div> <div class="post_info_right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-45192" class="post-45192 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asia-pacific category-business-human-rights category-courts-and-tribunals category-featured category-uncategorized category-international-criminal-law category-international-human-right-law category-public-international-law category-united-nations-security-council"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2023/01/31/myanmar-two-years-since-coup-impunity-writ-large/" title="Myanmar: Two Years Since Coup, Impunity Writ Large"> <img width="2000" height="1125" src="https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Protest_in_Myanmar_against_Military_Coup_14-Feb-2021_06.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="Protest in Myanmar" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Protest_in_Myanmar_against_Military_Coup_14-Feb-2021_06.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Protest_in_Myanmar_against_Military_Coup_14-Feb-2021_06.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Protest_in_Myanmar_against_Military_Coup_14-Feb-2021_06.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Protest_in_Myanmar_against_Military_Coup_14-Feb-2021_06.jpg?resize=580%2C326 580w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Protest_in_Myanmar_against_Military_Coup_14-Feb-2021_06.jpg?resize=700%2C394 700w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Protest_in_Myanmar_against_Military_Coup_14-Feb-2021_06.jpg?resize=539%2C303 539w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_text_holder"> <div class="blog_column1"> <div itemprop="dateCreated" class="date entry_date updated"> <span class="date_day">31</span> <span class="date_month">Jan</span> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments: 0"/> </div> </div> <div class="blog_column2"> <h2 itemprop="name" class="entry_title"><a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2023/01/31/myanmar-two-years-since-coup-impunity-writ-large/" title="Myanmar: Two Years Since Coup, Impunity Writ Large">Myanmar: Two Years Since Coup, Impunity Writ Large</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt"> 1 February marks the second anniversary of the coup d’état in Myanmar. In the past year, the situation for the population has only become more fraught and difficult. The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights estimates that 2,890 individuals have been killed, likely an underestimation, 16,000 have been detained on spurious charges, scores have been tortured, many have been sentenced to death,...</p> <div class="post_info"> <div class="post_info_left"> <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/priya-pillai/" title="Posts by Priya Pillai" class="author url fn" rel="author">Priya Pillai</a> <span class="post_author"> | </span> <a itemprop="url" class="post_comments" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2023/01/31/myanmar-two-years-since-coup-impunity-writ-large/#respond" target="_self"> 0 Comments </a> </div> <div class="post_info_right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-44863" class="post-44863 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-uncategorized category-international-criminal-law category-international-human-right-law category-public-international-law"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2022/11/22/draft-convention-on-crimes-against-humanity-a-window-of-opportunity/" title="Draft Convention on Crimes Against Humanity: A Window of Opportunity"> <img width="2048" height="1536" src="https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/3027044247_668c305d18_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="Burning village drawn by a child" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/3027044247_668c305d18_k.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/3027044247_668c305d18_k.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/3027044247_668c305d18_k.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/3027044247_668c305d18_k.jpg?resize=580%2C435 580w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/3027044247_668c305d18_k.jpg?resize=800%2C600 800w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/3027044247_668c305d18_k.jpg?resize=700%2C525 700w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_text_holder"> <div class="blog_column1"> <div itemprop="dateCreated" class="date entry_date updated"> <span class="date_day">22</span> <span class="date_month">Nov</span> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments: 0"/> </div> </div> <div class="blog_column2"> <h2 itemprop="name" class="entry_title"><a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2022/11/22/draft-convention-on-crimes-against-humanity-a-window-of-opportunity/" title="Draft Convention on Crimes Against Humanity: A Window of Opportunity">Draft Convention on Crimes Against Humanity: A Window of Opportunity</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt"> The Sixth Committee of the United Nations adopted resolution A/C.6/77/L.4 on the Draft Convention on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity on 18 November 2022. This draft convention was elaborated upon and adopted by the International Law Commission, and submitted by the ILC to the General Assembly for further consideration and action in 2019. The resolution at the Sixth Committee was co-sponsored...</p> <div class="post_info"> <div class="post_info_left"> <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/priya-pillai/" title="Posts by Priya Pillai" class="author url fn" rel="author">Priya Pillai</a> <span class="post_author"> | </span> <a itemprop="url" class="post_comments" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2022/11/22/draft-convention-on-crimes-against-humanity-a-window-of-opportunity/#respond" target="_self"> 0 Comments </a> </div> <div class="post_info_right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-44335" class="post-44335 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asia-pacific category-featured category-symposia category-themes tag-myanmar tag-rohingya"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2022/08/24/symposium-on-myanmar-and-international-indifference-rethinking-accountability/" title="Symposium on Myanmar and International Indifference: Rethinking Accountability"> <img width="800" height="598" src="https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Abstract-art-5.jpeg?fit=800%2C598" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Abstract-art-5.jpeg?w=800 800w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Abstract-art-5.jpeg?resize=300%2C224 300w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Abstract-art-5.jpeg?resize=768%2C574 768w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Abstract-art-5.jpeg?resize=580%2C434 580w, https://i2.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Abstract-art-5.jpeg?resize=700%2C523 700w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_text_holder"> <div class="blog_column1"> <div itemprop="dateCreated" class="date entry_date updated"> <span class="date_day">24</span> <span class="date_month">Aug</span> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments: 0"/> </div> </div> <div class="blog_column2"> <h2 itemprop="name" class="entry_title"><a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2022/08/24/symposium-on-myanmar-and-international-indifference-rethinking-accountability/" title="Symposium on Myanmar and International Indifference: Rethinking Accountability">Symposium on Myanmar and International Indifference: Rethinking Accountability</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt"> There are a few anniversaries of note in 2022, which should prompt us to deeper conversations and more concerted action. It is the 10th anniversary of the forced Rohingya exodus from Myanmar, with 25 August marking the 5th Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day. This year also marks the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court. This year,...</p> <div class="post_info"> <div class="post_info_left"> <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/priya-pillai/" title="Posts by Priya Pillai" class="author url fn" rel="author">Priya Pillai</a> <span class="post_author"> | </span> <a itemprop="url" class="post_comments" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2022/08/24/symposium-on-myanmar-and-international-indifference-rethinking-accountability/#respond" target="_self"> 0 Comments </a> </div> <div class="post_info_right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-44226" class="post-44226 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa category-asia-pacific category-courts-and-tribunals category-featured category-uncategorized category-public-international-law"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2022/07/22/the-gambia-v-myanmar-international-court-of-justice-judgment-on-preliminary-objections/" title="The Gambia v. Myanmar – International Court of Justice Judgment on Preliminary Objections"> <img width="859" height="291" src="https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/OJ-Myanmar-ICJ-22-July-2022.png?fit=859%2C291" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/OJ-Myanmar-ICJ-22-July-2022.png?w=859 859w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/OJ-Myanmar-ICJ-22-July-2022.png?resize=300%2C102 300w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/OJ-Myanmar-ICJ-22-July-2022.png?resize=768%2C260 768w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/OJ-Myanmar-ICJ-22-July-2022.png?resize=580%2C196 580w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/OJ-Myanmar-ICJ-22-July-2022.png?resize=700%2C237 700w" sizes="(max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_text_holder"> <div class="blog_column1"> <div itemprop="dateCreated" class="date entry_date updated"> <span class="date_day">22</span> <span class="date_month">Jul</span> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments: 0"/> </div> </div> <div class="blog_column2"> <h2 itemprop="name" class="entry_title"><a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2022/07/22/the-gambia-v-myanmar-international-court-of-justice-judgment-on-preliminary-objections/" title="The Gambia v. Myanmar – International Court of Justice Judgment on Preliminary Objections">The Gambia v. Myanmar – International Court of Justice Judgment on Preliminary Objections</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt"> The International Court of Justice has just read its judgment on preliminary objections in the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar). This is a brief note based on the reading of the judgment, based on my twitter thread ‘live tweeting’ the judgment and does not delve into the details of the legal argumentation...</p> <div class="post_info"> <div class="post_info_left"> <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/priya-pillai/" title="Posts by Priya Pillai" class="author url fn" rel="author">Priya Pillai</a> <span class="post_author"> | </span> <a itemprop="url" class="post_comments" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2022/07/22/the-gambia-v-myanmar-international-court-of-justice-judgment-on-preliminary-objections/#respond" target="_self"> 0 Comments </a> </div> <div class="post_info_right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-44205" class="post-44205 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-africa category-asia-pacific category-courts-and-tribunals category-europe category-uncategorized category-public-international-law"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_text_holder"> <div class="blog_column1"> <div itemprop="dateCreated" class="date entry_date updated"> <span class="date_day">14</span> <span class="date_month">Jul</span> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments: 0"/> </div> </div> <div class="blog_column2"> <h2 itemprop="name" class="entry_title"><a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2022/07/14/the-gambia-v-myanmar-and-ukraine-v-russian-federation-a-tale-of-two-cases-at-the-international-court-of-justice/" title="The Gambia v. Myanmar and Ukraine v. Russian Federation: A Tale of Two Cases at the International Court of Justice">The Gambia v. Myanmar and Ukraine v. Russian Federation: A Tale of Two Cases at the International Court of Justice</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt"> It has been a busy time at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the past few months, particularly in relation to cases based on the Genocide Convention. At the moment, there are two ongoing cases relating to this convention – Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar) and Allegations of Genocide...</p> <div class="post_info"> <div class="post_info_left"> <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/priya-pillai/" title="Posts by Priya Pillai" class="author url fn" rel="author">Priya Pillai</a> <span class="post_author"> | </span> <a itemprop="url" class="post_comments" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2022/07/14/the-gambia-v-myanmar-and-ukraine-v-russian-federation-a-tale-of-two-cases-at-the-international-court-of-justice/#respond" target="_self"> 0 Comments </a> </div> <div class="post_info_right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-43915" class="post-43915 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_text_holder"> <div class="blog_column1"> <div itemprop="dateCreated" class="date entry_date updated"> <span class="date_day">06</span> <span class="date_month">May</span> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments: 0"/> </div> </div> <div class="blog_column2"> <h2 itemprop="name" class="entry_title"><a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2022/05/06/i-did-the-math-provisional-measures-and-the-icj/" title="I Did the Math! (Provisional Measures and the ICJ)">I Did the Math! (Provisional Measures and the ICJ)</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt"> Dear Reader,  As you might have seen on twitter, on a very rainy Friday afternoon, having come to the end of my workday, I spied the ICJ press release for a new hearing on provisional measures – this time, on the Questions of jurisdictional immunities of the State and measures of constraint against State-owned property (Germany v. Italy). Germany instituted proceedings on 29 April 2022...</p> <div class="post_info"> <div class="post_info_left"> <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/priya-pillai/" title="Posts by Priya Pillai" class="author url fn" rel="author">Priya Pillai</a> <span class="post_author"> | </span> <a itemprop="url" class="post_comments" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2022/05/06/i-did-the-math-provisional-measures-and-the-icj/#respond" target="_self"> 0 Comments </a> </div> <div class="post_info_right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-42962" class="post-42962 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asia-pacific category-featured category-uncategorized category-international-criminal-law category-international-humanitarian-law"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2022/01/03/conflagration-in-myanmar-international-crimes-in-the-burning-of-thantlang/" title="Conflagration in Myanmar: International Crimes in the Burning of Thantlang"> <img width="2592" height="3872" src="https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Texture_Fire.jpg?fit=2592%2C3872" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Texture_Fire.jpg?w=2592 2592w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Texture_Fire.jpg?resize=201%2C300 201w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Texture_Fire.jpg?resize=768%2C1147 768w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Texture_Fire.jpg?resize=580%2C866 580w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Texture_Fire.jpg?resize=700%2C1046 700w, https://i0.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/Texture_Fire.jpg?w=2120 2120w" sizes="(max-width: 2592px) 100vw, 2592px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_text_holder"> <div class="blog_column1"> <div itemprop="dateCreated" class="date entry_date updated"> <span class="date_day">03</span> <span class="date_month">Jan</span> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments: 0"/> </div> </div> <div class="blog_column2"> <h2 itemprop="name" class="entry_title"><a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2022/01/03/conflagration-in-myanmar-international-crimes-in-the-burning-of-thantlang/" title="Conflagration in Myanmar: International Crimes in the Burning of Thantlang">Conflagration in Myanmar: International Crimes in the Burning of Thantlang</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt"> In December 2021, I was asked to review evidence gathered by the Washington Post for a report on atrocities in Chin State, Myanmar – “Burn it all down” – and provided my analysis for the piece. 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