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THE PRESIDENCY OF THE ICJ HAS A DURATION OF 3 YEARS Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to the ICJ:   H.E. Judge Joan E. Donoghue (an American jurist) was yesterday elected President of the International Court of Justice by her peers, and Judge Kirill Gevorgian (from Russian Federation) was elected Vice-President, each for a term of three years. Further, H.E. Mr. Georg Nolte, new Member of the Court, elected by the General Assembly and […]

 Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to The Guardian: WTO members made history when the General Council agreed by consensus to select Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the organization’s seventh Director-General. Ms. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former finance minister is the first female and first African leader, handing her the task of restoring trust in a rules-based global trading system. The WTO is at a crossroads after many countries seemed to take a

KARIMI & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM PRESENTS ACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS: The U.S. formally re-entered the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, a move that could help shape global ambitions on climate change. UN Secretary-General António Guterres during a virtual event on Friday stated: The official return of the United States to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change represents good news for the whole world. The US, under the Trump administration, withdrew from the

BY ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 2565, UNANIMOUSLY Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to United Nations: The UN Security Council has declared the adoption of a resolution demanding a “sustained humanitarian pause” in all conflict areas to enable equitable and affordable access to COVID-19 vaccines in armed conflict and post-conflict situations and during complex humanitarian emergencies. The resolution reiterated the counsel demand for a general and immediate cessation of hostilities in

Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to the International Criminal Court: The International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced that her office has launched an investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes committed in Palestinian territories since June 2014. This Investigation follows Palestine’s referral of the situation to the ICC, which led to the conclusion of the preliminary examination in December 2019. The necessary statutory criteria for the initiation of the investigation were confirmed by

Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to the International Criminal Court: The International Criminal Court (ICC) launched the ICC Case Law Database. The database provides free and easy access to the Court’s jurisprudence on, among other topics, core international crimes and international criminal procedure, the rights of the accused and the rights of victims. The database can be consulted at: https://legal-tools.org/cld In the ICC Case Law Database, users can search for ICC

WHILE SOME REGARD THE UK’S OFFER AS HONORABLE, OTHERS SEE IT AS MISGUIDED INTERFERENCE Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to the International Bar Association:   The United Kingdom has created a new visa pathway scheme for Hong Kong residents with a British National (Overseas) passport (BNO passport), which opened in January. Hong Kong residents are now able to apply for a new visa offering them an opportunity to become British

THE FUGITIVES WERE WANTED FOR SERIOUS CRIMES, INCLUDING MURDER, KIDNAPPING, AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to INTERPOL: An INTERPOL-coordinated “EL PAcCTO” operation has gathered a team of investigators from across Latin America to locate and arrest 13 of their most wanted fugitives, all subject to INTERPOL Red Notices (a request to law enforcement worldwide to find and provisionally arrest a wanted person). The names of these

 Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to AA News: The Turkey-Iran Social Security Agreement inked on March 24 that would contribute to strengthening the commercial and economic relations between the two countries. Fatih Cayabatmaz from the Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association noted that the agreement offers important opportunities for the business world. “Implementation of the Turkey-Iran Social Security Agreement will increase the Iranian businessmen’s interest in Turkey. Stating that Iranians were

THEY INTEND TO IDENTIFY SANCTIONS LIFTING AND NUCLEAR IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to CNN: The United States along with the members of the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) and will gather in Vienna next week to start face-to-face negotiations for the salvation of the pact since the Biden administration came into office. Senior officials from the governments of Iran, France, the UK, Germany, Russia, China, the US, and