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Evidence between expertise and expedience: Reflections on the symposium ‘Evidentiary regimes of UN Treaty Bodies: Perspectives from research and practice’ (Ghent, 15-16 May 2023)
By: Ergün Cakal* DISSECT hosted a two-day symposium on ‘Evidentiary regimes of UN Treaty Bodies’ (UNTBs) between 15-16 May 2023, at Ghent University. It brought together 20 participants who each presented and discussed a paper on research or practice around the use of evidence in different treaty bodies, upon the backdrop of the potentials andContinue reading “Evidence between expertise and expedience: Reflections on the symposium ‘Evidentiary regimes of UN Treaty Bodies: Perspectives from research and practice’ (Ghent, 15-16 May 2023)”
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Desafíos probatorios sobre el derecho de toda persona a ser buscada en el Sistema Interamericano: el caso Guzmán Medina y otros vs. Colombia
Por: Genaro A. Manrique Giacomán* Introducción En septiembre de 2021, la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) sometió a la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Corte IDH) el caso Guzmán Medina y otros vs. Colombia[1]. Este caso trata sobre la desaparición de Arles Edisson Guzmán Medina ocurrida en Medellín el 30 de noviembre de 2002,Continue reading “Desafíos probatorios sobre el derecho de toda persona a ser buscada en el Sistema Interamericano: el caso Guzmán Medina y otros vs. Colombia”
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Machalikashvili and Others V. Georgia: The Critical Importance of the Burden and Standard of Proof to Human Rights Adjudication
By Prof. Christopher Roberts [This post first appeared on Strasbourg Observers] Machalikashvili and Others v. Georgia concerned the killing of T.M. by members of the Counter-Terrorism Department of the State Security Service (‘SSS’) of Georgia on 26 December 2017. The precise circumstances in which this killing took place, as well as the integrity and comprehensiveness of the investigationContinue reading “Machalikashvili and Others V. Georgia: The Critical Importance of the Burden and Standard of Proof to Human Rights Adjudication”
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