Monthly archive July, 2016

The Crimean crisis and the Polish practice on non-recognition

For the purpose of the present paper, recognition is a unilateral act of a State confirming the legality of a certain, specific situation and accepting the consequences thereof. As recognition may concern different situations in international relations, the present text concentrates upon recognition of States and governments. Effects of recognition can be defined as: the...

International Law and Third-Party Countermeasures in the Age of Global Instant Communication

1. Introduction I have been invited to join the debate around the admissibility of third-party countermeasures (TPCs) that has been inspired by Martin Dawidowicz’s article in this issue of QIL.[1] I take this opportunity to make a few comments on his article, while trying to avoid repeating the thoughts that I have already put down...

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The Prevent Strategy: The human rights implications of the United Kingdom’s counter-radicalisation policy

1. Introduction The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has stressed that preventing the spread of extremist ideology and stopping acts of terrorism are two of the most pressing and interrelated issues of the 21st century. The former British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has repeatedly asserted that challenging ‘poisonous extremist’ ideology represents a ‘generational struggle’.[1]...