14 February 2013
On 14 February 2013, Professor Olivier de Schutter will give a lecture on ‘Shared responsibility in relation to the right to food’.
Olivier de Schutter is the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food and human rights expert. He is Professor of Law at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) and the College of Europe. (more…)
7 and 8 February 2013
This seminar will critically review the principles of international responsibility, as these have been formulated by the International Law Commission (ILC), from the perspective of shared responsibility. The seminar responds to situations where the existence, and consequences, of shared responsibility were unclear. Examples are the Al-Jedda case before the European Court for Human Rights, the Srebrenica cases in Dutch courts, and the allocation between responsibility of the EU and of member states in relation to refugees and environmental protection.
The International Law Commission recognized in its work on the responsibility of states and the responsibility of international organizations that attribution of acts to one state or organization does not exclude the possible attribution of the same act to another state or organization. (more…)
24 January 2013
Professor André Nollkaemper will deliver the Keynote Address entitled: ‘Beyond Territories: The Rise of Shared Responsibilities’ at the Young International Lawyers Research Forum on Thursday 24 January 2013. (more…)
10 January 2013
On 10 January 2013, Dr. Antonios Tzanakopoulos will discuss the issue of ‘UN sanctions and their implementation: a case of shared responsibility?’.
Antonios Tzanakopoulos is Lecturer in Public International Law and Research Fellow at St. Anne’s College, University of Oxford. (more…)
3 December 2012
On Monday 3 December, the second SHARES Debate is organized in cooperation with SPUI25, the academic centre of the University of Amsterdam.
SHARES Debates are organized throughout the year to provide a platform for discussions with a broader audience on questions of shared responsibility.
This debate, entitled External Processing of Asylym Seekers outside the EU: Out of Sight, Out of Mind? will address the possibility of external processing of asylum seekers outside the territory of the European Union, and whether the policy proposals on external processing of asylum seekers provide a basis for the ‘sharing’ or ‘shifting’ of responsibility. (more…)