Week 6 Transitional Justice and Enforced Disappearance Lecture PDF

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Week 6 Transitional Justice and Enforced Disappearance Lecture Slideshow Share File Edit View Help Fit View only 1 Transitional Justice and Enforced Disappearance Dr Natalia Maysorovich Chulio SLSS1003 Law and Contemporary Society Week 6: Semester 2, 2024 2 Acknowledgmen t of Country As we begin this session, I would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the traditional owners of the land on which we meet – the Gadigal of the Eora Nation. It is upon their ancestral lands that the University of Sydney is built. I pay respect to their Elders past and present, and to any First Nations people in attendance. As we share our own knowledge, teaching, learning and research practices within this university may we also pay respect to the knowledge embedded forever within the Aboriginal Custodianship of Country. 3 In this lesson there will Important be: information Images presented, cases discussed, and issues analysed that can be difficult or uncomfortable to encounter and to think about Material is drawn from the public realm but that does not make it any less difficult Please speak to me if you have any matters you wish to debrief on/discuss Dr Natalia Maystorovich Chulio 4 Lecture Overview International Law and Human Enforced Disappearance in Transitional Justice Transitional Justice and Enforced Disappearance Rights International Law and the Global Goals and Objectives Sources of International Law Context Mechanisms Key Institutions Definition and Classification Role of Exhumations Treaties and Instruments ICPPED 2006 International Bodies Undocumented Nature of the Crime Role of International Organisations Case Study: Spain’s Enforced Conclusion Disappearance Summary of Key Points Historical Background Questions The Spanish Transition Role of Exhumations Dr Natalia Maysorovich Chulio Case Comparisons Contested Memories 5 SLSS1003 Law and Contemporary Society Week 6: Semester 2, 2024 Transitional Justice and Enforced Disappearance Part 1 6 What is International Law? International law is a set of rules, agreements, and customs that govern relations between countries and other international actors, including organizations and individuals. It encompasses both the rights and duties of states in their interactions with each other and their obligations towards their own citizens. The scope of international law covers various areas including: Public International Law: Governs relations Private International Law: Deals with Supranational Law: Involves laws that are between states and international cross-border private transactions and applied above the national level, often within organizations (e.g., treaties, diplomatic disputes (e.g., international contracts, specific regions or organizations (e.g., relations, international human rights). jurisdiction, and conflict of laws). European Union law). 7 Sources of International Law Treaties: Formal agreements between states that are legally binding. They can be bilateral (between