Jorge Contesse

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 ...

Post-doc Univ. of Amsterdam | 2 años | Proyecto sobre compliance, foco en sistema interamericano de derechos humanos www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3580...

Australia exposed Iranian asylum seeker to torture on Manus, UN says United Nations says man experienced ‘serious violence’ in detention but Australia argues it did not control PNG facilities

Australia exposed Iranian asylum seeker to torture on Manus, UN says www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Horrible, but not unexpected. I wrote about the Trump administration's assault on IOs in the October issue of AJIL. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Burundi retaliation against lawyers who spoke out for human rights broke torture covenant, UN Committee rules In a precedent-setting decision on reprisals, the Committee against Torture (CAT) has found that Burundi violated the Convention against Torture by retaliating against four lawyers for cooperating…

In a precedent-setting decision on reprisals, the UN Committee against Torture found that Burundi violated the Convention against Torture by retaliating against four lawyers for their cooperating with UN human rights mechanisms. ishr.ch/latest-updat...

My latest together with @justinauriburu.bsky.social

No love lost for Maduro, and no apologies made for his regime. But the attack on Venezuela was plainly illegal. States can either say so clearly, or parse their way into a law of boundless exceptions and self-judgment.

En su acusación contra Maduro et al., el Dept de Justicia se refiere al Cartel de los Soles como un "sistema de mecenazgo", ya no un cartel; y no menciona al "fentanilo", que ha sido la excusa para los ataques en el Caribe. justice.gov/opa/media/14...

Otra cosa es acreditar hechos ante un tribunal.

Maduro Capture Unlikely to Hinder US Prosecution, Experts Say Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is unlikely to escape prosecution in Manhattan federal court on drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges, even if his overnight capture by US forces breached inter...

“This is a delicate terrain for US courts.”

#RutgersLaw Professor @jorgecontesse.bsky.social explains why the head-of-state immunity question could be a “key obstacle” in the US government’s case against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro: https://bit.ly/4jqsnop
#lawsky

Regarding United States Action in Venezuela

Al hacerlo, debilita su posición ante la corte en NY. Si Edmundo González es, según EEUU, el presidente, ¿por qué reconoce e interactúa con Delcy Rodríguez? Ella es jefa de Estado y sucesora legal de Maduro. Sin quererlo, EEUU está dando razones a favor de la inmunidad de Maduro.

El tema clave en el juicio contra Nicolás Maduro es si goza de inmunidad como jefe de Estado. EEUU dice que no, dado que no reconoce su "legitimidad" (no lo hace Trump, tampoco lo hizo Biden).

Hay un problema, sin embargo: EEUU parece reconocer a Delcy Rodríguez como presidenta.

International Law and the U.S. Military and Law Enforcement Operations in Venezuela Experts survey the international law issues of Operation Absolute Resolve.

“To be clear, the operations put the United States and Venezuela in armed conflict as a matter of fact and of law.”

Excellent article - via @justsecurity.org www.justsecurity.org/127981/inter...

Maduro Capture Unlikely to Hinder US Prosecution, Experts Say Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is unlikely to escape prosecution in Manhattan federal court on drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges, even if his overnight capture by US forces breached inter...

Maduro Capture Unlikely to Hinder US Prosecution, Experts Say news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

"The first months of the Trump administration can thus be seen as a new phase in the relationship between the United States and Latin America, marked by aggressive and overt interventionism."

Read the full article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Trump 2.0: An AJIL Explainer on the View from Latin America [video] www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3da...

Today we have two webinars featuring AJIL Board members Jaya Ramji-Nogales and @jorgecontesse.bsky.social with Ingrid Brunk and @monicahakimi.bsky.social, discussing changes in int'l law as a result of policies under the second Trump Administration.

Register here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Join us Thursday morning for a discussion on immigration and migration policies in the second Trump administration with Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Ingrid Brunk, and @monicahakimi.bsky.social

Register here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Register for Friday's AJIL Webinar where @aratojulian.bsky.social and @timlmeyer.bsky.social will debate on whether Trump's trade policies violate U.S. law: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

We're hosting two webinars on Thursday! Join AJIL Board member @jorgecontesse.bsky.social, with Ingrid Brunk and @monicahakimi.bsky.social, as he analyzes how Latin America views the second Trump administration.

Register here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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 ...

The UN Committee against Torture has issued its findings on Albania 🇦🇱, Argentina 🇦🇷, Bahrain 🇧🇭, and Israel 🇮🇱.

www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

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...

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...

Gracias, a nombre de muchas personas que hacen una pega muy valiosa.

🙏🏽👊🏽🖤

Rutgers -- top law school for human rights law 💪🏽

Toward an Abolitionist Human Rights Court Cambridge Core - Public International Law - Toward an Abolitionist Human Rights Court

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 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.

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 (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.

This State University Has a Plan to Take on Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/n...

YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show The Emergency is Here (Part 2) | The Ezra Klein Show

"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 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 ...

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...