Court Watch
of reparation owed to victims of war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Third Reich, Italy asks the ICJ to declare Germany’s inter- national responsibility if it will not comply with its obligations to offer appropriate and effective repa- ration to the victims of the World War II.
LAW SCHOOL ADMISSION COUNCIL LLM
APPLICANT SERVICES
14
• Search online for LLM law schools and programs.
• Request academic records and recommendations just once to apply to multiple LLM programs.
• Apply electronically to participating schools.
• Sign up for the Candidate Referral Service so the right law school can find you.
LSAC.org
The outcome of this dispute will serve as an impor- tant milestone in order to understand if the right to request and receive reparations prevails on the principle of state immunity from foreign jurisdiction in cases where serious breaches of international law occur.
*Submitted by Giuliana Quattrocchi
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Convicted For Abuse of Office
In October 2011, Yulia Tymoshenko, former Ukrai- nian prime minister, was sentenced to seven years in prison for abuse of office. According to Judge Rodion Kireyev, Tymoshenko exceeded her powers by signing a 2009 gas deal with Russia that led to Ukraine paying Russia a high price for gas. The ver- dict mandated Tymoshenko to pay Naftogaz, the na- tional oil and gas company of Ukraine, damages in the amount of 1.5 billion hryvnia ($188 million USD) for estimated losses. According to Judge Kireyev, Tymoshenko’s sentence was the maximum for the offense, as Judge Kireyev had found no extenuat- ing circumstances to reduce the term, and further, that Tymoshenko failed to convey any remorse for her actions.
Tymoshenko was the primary leader in Ukraine’s 2004 Orange Revolution, which overturned Viktor Yanukovych’s election victory, due to alleged fraud. However, Yanukovych then proceeded to win the next presidential election. At present, Tymoshenko is the chief opposition to current president Viktor Yanukovych. Tymoshenko believes her arrest was orchestrated by President Yanukovych and has com- pared her trial to the Stalin purges of decades past when Stalin acted politically to rid people deemed
ILSA Quarterly » volume 20 » issue 3 » February 2012
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112