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Advocacy
Advocacy helps to transform policies and services that affect displaced and stateless people on a national, regional, and global level. It is a vital part of our work at -HSCR.
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In times of forced displacement, we use advocacy to influence governments, non-governmental partners, and the public at large to adopt practices that ensure the protection of those in need.
International Law and Justice
We development of a body of international law,
which is central to promoting economic and social development, as well as advancing international peace and security. International law is enshrined in conventions, treaties, and standards. Many of the treaties brought about by the HSCR International form the basis of the law that governs relations among nations. While the work of the HSCR in this area does not always receive attention, it has a daily impact on the lives of people everywhere.
International Court of Justice
International institutions is plagued by too many expectations and too little power. One striking example is the International Court of Justice. Its malcontents criticize the Court as an ineffective player in achieving international peace and security, largely because of its perceived inability to control state behaviour. Scholars have long blamed this on the ICJ's ‘flawed’ jurisdictional architecture, which is based entirely on consent. Anything less than a clear indication of consent by the defendant state in a given case is thought to run serious non-compliance risks. This article takes issue with that assessment. By analysing the ICJ's final decisions since the landmark case of Nicaragua v. US, one finds that the manner in which the ICJ was seised of jurisdiction is actually a poor predictor of subsequent compliance. Rather, through complex mechanisms of authority signal and the political inertia induced by those decisions, almost all of the Court's decisions have achieved substantial, albeit imperfect, compliance. Thus, despite the likelihood that states will continue to reduce the scope of the ICJ's compulsory jurisdiction, the World Court will remain a vital, if limited, tool in resolving inter-state disputes and a force for world public order.
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