Jorge Contesse
@jorgecontesse.bsky.social
Prof. Rutgers Law | Miembro Comité contra la Tortura de Naciones Unidas (2024-2027) #UNCAT | Opiniones a título personal
The UN Committee against Torture has issued its findings on Albania 🇦🇱, Argentina 🇦🇷, Bahrain 🇧🇭, and Israel 🇮🇱.
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UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Albania, Argentina, Bahrain and Israel
GENEVA - The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) today issued its findings on Albania, Argentina, Bahrain, and Israel after reviewing the four States Parties in its latest session.The findings contain ...
www.ohchr.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The UN Committee against Torture has issued its findings on Albania 🇦🇱, Argentina 🇦🇷, Bahrain 🇧🇭, and Israel 🇮🇱.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Registration is now open for our December webinars, featuring members of the AJIL Board published in the October special issue and the AJIL EICs.
Register and read their CPUS stories as featured in the October special issue here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Register and read their CPUS stories as featured in the October special issue here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Registration is now open for our December webinars, featuring members of the AJIL Board published in the October special issue and the AJIL EICs.
Register and read their CPUS stories as featured in the October special issue here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Register and read their CPUS stories as featured in the October special issue here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The October issue of AJIL is now available online! This issue places special focus on the CPUS section, where members of the Board have written essays on the various policies and changes under the second Trump administration. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The October issue of AJIL is now available online! This issue places special focus on the CPUS section, where members of the Board have written essays on the various policies and changes under the second Trump administration. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Statement by the Editors-in-Chief of the American Journal of International Law www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
September 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Statement by the Editors-in-Chief of the American Journal of International Law www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Rutgers -- top law school for human rights law 💪🏽
🥇 On this first day of classes, #RutgersLaw received an A+ on the list of top law schools for Human Rights Law from The National Jurist: nationaljurist.com/top-law-scho...
#lawsky #Rutgers #lawschool #newjersey #legalexcellence #highereducation #humanrights #humanrightslaw
#lawsky #Rutgers #lawschool #newjersey #legalexcellence #highereducation #humanrights #humanrightslaw
Top law schools for human rights law
Protecting human rights is one of the world’s most difficult challenges. Human rights lawyers work to uphold these protections by holding governments and institutions accountable, often through litiga...
nationaljurist.com
August 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Rutgers -- top law school for human rights law 💪🏽
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The Element is *FREE* to access online for the next 2 weeks and pre-order print copies can be purchased in advance of print publication in June at a VERY reasonable price: www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Toward an Abolitionist Human Rights Court
Cambridge Core - Public International Law - Toward an Abolitionist Human Rights Court
www.cambridge.org
May 22, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The Element is *FREE* to access online for the next 2 weeks and pre-order print copies can be purchased in advance of print publication in June at a VERY reasonable price: www.cambridge.org/core/element...
UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Armenia, France, Mauritius, Monaco, Turkmenistan and Ukraine www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Armenia, France, Mauritius, Monaco, Turkmenistan and Ukraine
GENEVA - The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) today issued its findings on Armenia, France, Mauritius, Monaco, Turkmenistan and Ukraine after reviewing the six States parties in its latest session.
www.ohchr.org
May 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Armenia, France, Mauritius, Monaco, Turkmenistan and Ukraine www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
This State University Has a Plan to Take on Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/n...
This State University Has a Plan to Take on Trump (Gift Article)
Two professors from Rutgers University in New Jersey went out on a limb to write a “mutual defense compact” for Big Ten schools. Their effort is gaining steam.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
This State University Has a Plan to Take on Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/n...
"If you can't even get your foot in the door to have the executive branch justify the reason that they've designated you as a terrorist, as an enemy, before they ship you out, then absolutely—we are in 1973 Chile." www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiBg...
The Emergency is Here (Part 2) | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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April 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"If you can't even get your foot in the door to have the executive branch justify the reason that they've designated you as a terrorist, as an enemy, before they ship you out, then absolutely—we are in 1973 Chile." www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiBg...
Examen de la France devant le Comité contre la torture : les conditions de détention, l’usage de la force par la police et l'absence de définition du crime de torture au cœur des préoccupations des experts www.ungeneva.org/fr/news-medi...
Examen de la France devant le Comité contre la torture : les conditions de détention, l’usage de la force par la police et la définition du crime de torture au cœur des préoccupations des experts | ON...
Le Comité contre la torture a examiné, hier matin et cet après-midi, le rapport présenté par la France au titre de la Convention contre la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou ...
www.ungeneva.org
April 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Examen de la France devant le Comité contre la torture : les conditions de détention, l’usage de la force par la police et l'absence de définition du crime de torture au cœur des préoccupations des experts www.ungeneva.org/fr/news-medi...
Committee against Torture Opens 82nd Session in Geneva www.ungeneva.org/en/news-medi...
Committee against Torture Opens Eighty-Second Session in Geneva | The United Nations Office at Geneva
www.ungeneva.org
April 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Committee against Torture Opens 82nd Session in Geneva www.ungeneva.org/en/news-medi...
“Perdóname, madre. Este es el camino que elegí…ayudar a la gente”.
Filma su asesinato y el de sus colegas paramédicos y termina en una fosa común.
Y el mundo observa.
Filma su asesinato y el de sus colegas paramédicos y termina en una fosa común.
Y el mundo observa.
Video showed that before 15 aid workers were killed by Israeli forces, they had their emergency signal lights on, contradicting Israel’s claims.
Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On
The U.N. has said Israel killed the workers. The video appears to contradict Israel’s version of the incident, which described the vehicles as “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency ...
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
“Perdóname, madre. Este es el camino que elegí…ayudar a la gente”.
Filma su asesinato y el de sus colegas paramédicos y termina en una fosa común.
Y el mundo observa.
Filma su asesinato y el de sus colegas paramédicos y termina en una fosa común.
Y el mundo observa.
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There's a brand new AJIL Unbound sympoisum available, featuring an extremely talented line-up discussing an important and timely topic. Click the link below to begin reading! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
February 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
There's a brand new AJIL Unbound sympoisum available, featuring an extremely talented line-up discussing an important and timely topic. Click the link below to begin reading! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
[Job opportunity] Postdoctoral Researcher in Regional Human Rights Regimes (inter-American system) werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies... | University of Amsterdam
Also check: PhD researcher in Regional Human Rights Regimes & Postdoctoral Researcher in Regional Human Rights Regimes (African system)
Also check: PhD researcher in Regional Human Rights Regimes & Postdoctoral Researcher in Regional Human Rights Regimes (African system)
Vacancy — Postdoctoral Researcher in Regional Human Rights Regimes (the inter-American system)
Do you enjoy legal and social science research and writing on regional human rights regimes and their effectiveness? Being part of a vibrant research community and working in a team? Participating in ...
werkenbij.uva.nl
February 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
[Job opportunity] Postdoctoral Researcher in Regional Human Rights Regimes (inter-American system) werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies... | University of Amsterdam
Also check: PhD researcher in Regional Human Rights Regimes & Postdoctoral Researcher in Regional Human Rights Regimes (African system)
Also check: PhD researcher in Regional Human Rights Regimes & Postdoctoral Researcher in Regional Human Rights Regimes (African system)
Nos pasamos más de dos horas conversando sobre derecho internacional latinoamericano. Gracias al @cdhuchile.bsky.social por la invitación y a Alex Huneeus por co-empujar este tremendo proyecto global.oup.com/academic/pro...
December 9, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Nos pasamos más de dos horas conversando sobre derecho internacional latinoamericano. Gracias al @cdhuchile.bsky.social por la invitación y a Alex Huneeus por co-empujar este tremendo proyecto global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Se cumple un año del fracaso del Consejo Constitucional de 2023 y no hay portadas como estas.
December 7, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Se cumple un año del fracaso del Consejo Constitucional de 2023 y no hay portadas como estas.
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AJIL accepts submissions year-round! Get ahead of the January submission season and submit your work to AJIL today. For more information on AJIL and how to submit, visit: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
December 4, 2024 at 1:41 PM
AJIL accepts submissions year-round! Get ahead of the January submission season and submit your work to AJIL today. For more information on AJIL and how to submit, visit: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Thrilled to share and honored to have participated in this inaugural number edited by Nicola Lacey. Pase y lea!
Published! Mod. Crim. L. Rev. 1:1 (2024): "Reconstructing Criminal Law Revisited"
Check it out: crimlrev.net/mclr-articles/
Check it out: crimlrev.net/mclr-articles/
Coming Tuesday, December 3, 2024, the Modern Criminal Law Review's inaugural issue:
Reconstructing Criminal Law Revisited (Nicola Lacey, guest editor)
Is there still space for a scholarship focused on critique oriented to reconstruction rather than abolition?
crimlrev.net
Reconstructing Criminal Law Revisited (Nicola Lacey, guest editor)
Is there still space for a scholarship focused on critique oriented to reconstruction rather than abolition?
crimlrev.net
December 4, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Thrilled to share and honored to have participated in this inaugural number edited by Nicola Lacey. Pase y lea!
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Ya es oficial y parece que se puede hablar sobre el asunto. 𝑴𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒐 𝒑𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒂 𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒄𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝒎𝒊́𝒂 goes to the movies!
variety.com/2024/film/gl...
variety.com/2024/film/gl...
Disney+ Latin America Hooks Chilean Boxing Pic ‘Dancing in the Ring’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Disney+ Latin America has snagged distribution rights to Chilean boxing pic 'Dancing in the Ring,' penned by Gonzalo Maza, Rodrigo Gijón.
variety.com
December 3, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Ya es oficial y parece que se puede hablar sobre el asunto. 𝑴𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒐 𝒑𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒂 𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒄𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝒎𝒊́𝒂 goes to the movies!
variety.com/2024/film/gl...
variety.com/2024/film/gl...
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Looking ahead to the next president's mass deportation plan, #RutgersLaw Professors Anjum Gupta and David Noll explain why the priority must be to maintain the rule of law in this op-ed for @slate.bsky.social:
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Has One Major Vulnerability
The legal ploy Trump is banking on to speed up mass deportations and why it might not work.
slate.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Looking ahead to the next president's mass deportation plan, #RutgersLaw Professors Anjum Gupta and David Noll explain why the priority must be to maintain the rule of law in this op-ed for @slate.bsky.social:
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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We (@lisazanottiphd.bsky.social & Noam Titelman) are organising a workshop on polarisation and democratic decline in March/April at @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social.
Please share and apply!
www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/res...
@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social @qmulhss.bsky.social
Please share and apply!
www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/res...
@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social @qmulhss.bsky.social
Workshop on Polarization, Democratic Backsliding, and the Expanding Gap Between Democratic Expectations and Outcomes: Latin America and Beyond
www.qmul.ac.uk
December 2, 2024 at 3:14 PM
We (@lisazanottiphd.bsky.social & Noam Titelman) are organising a workshop on polarisation and democratic decline in March/April at @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social.
Please share and apply!
www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/res...
@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social @qmulhss.bsky.social
Please share and apply!
www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/res...
@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social @qmulhss.bsky.social
“Lear's tragedy is rooted . . . in his effort to align his private and public selves, his identity as loving father and royal sovereign"
– Paul Kahn, Law & Love
– Paul Kahn, Law & Love
President Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who was convicted earlier this year of federal gun and tax crimes.
President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who was convicted earlier this year of federal gun and tax crimes.
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:21 AM
“Lear's tragedy is rooted . . . in his effort to align his private and public selves, his identity as loving father and royal sovereign"
– Paul Kahn, Law & Love
– Paul Kahn, Law & Love
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In honor of Jimi Hendrix, who would have turned 82 today, I wrote something for PBS about his incredible sense of style. He helped define not only the sound but also the look of a countercultural movement.
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
November 28, 2024 at 12:09 AM
In honor of Jimi Hendrix, who would have turned 82 today, I wrote something for PBS about his incredible sense of style. He helped define not only the sound but also the look of a countercultural movement.
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
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This summer, a French court of appeal upheld a French arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad.
That warrant does not even have the imprimatur of an int'l court (the key factor in ICC holdings that its warrants for Putin & al-Bashir override status immuties): www.justiceinitiative.org/newsroom/fre...
That warrant does not even have the imprimatur of an int'l court (the key factor in ICC holdings that its warrants for Putin & al-Bashir override status immuties): www.justiceinitiative.org/newsroom/fre...
November 27, 2024 at 1:36 PM
This summer, a French court of appeal upheld a French arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad.
That warrant does not even have the imprimatur of an int'l court (the key factor in ICC holdings that its warrants for Putin & al-Bashir override status immuties): www.justiceinitiative.org/newsroom/fre...
That warrant does not even have the imprimatur of an int'l court (the key factor in ICC holdings that its warrants for Putin & al-Bashir override status immuties): www.justiceinitiative.org/newsroom/fre...
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Final meeting of UNGA Sixth Committee webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1j..., crimes against humanity discussed www.un.org/en/ga/sixth/...
Sixth Committee, 38th meeting - General Assembly, 79th session
Legal Committee.
webtv.un.org
November 22, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Final meeting of UNGA Sixth Committee webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1j..., crimes against humanity discussed www.un.org/en/ga/sixth/...