ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
The Asia Justice Coalition works as a collective to amplify our members’ initiatives and their
efforts to advance international justice and human rights in Asia. We, therefore, provide
aggregated and updated information and news on the Coalition’s projects, activities and events.
The Asia Justice Coalition works as a collective to amplify our members’ initiatives and their
efforts to advance international justice and human rights in Asia. We, therefore, provide
aggregated and updated information and news on the Coalition’s projects, activities and events.
PRIMERS FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN ASIA: GENDER & INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
AJC's thirteenth publication in our series of primers on international accountability in Asia addresses 'Gender and International Criminal Law.' This primer offers a concise explanation of the following: 1) why 'gender' is relevant in international criminal law; 2) how existing international criminal law explicitly address ‘gender-based crimes’; 3) whether existing international crimes include forced marriage; 4) whether existing international crimes include human trafficking for sexual exploitation; and 5) what 'gender apartheid' is.
PRIMERS FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN ASIA: FORCED CONSCRIPTION & INTERNATIONAL LAW
AJC's twelfth publication in our series of primers on international accountability in Asia addresses 'Forced Conscription and International Law.' This primer offers a brief but concise explainer of the following: 1) distinction between conscription and forced conscription; 2) the existing international law framework governing forced conscription; 3) additional considerations for the protection of women, girls, and gender diverse people; and 4) individual criminal responsibility under international law.
PRIMERS FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN ASIA: SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL HARM AS AN INTERNATIONAL CRIME
AJC's eleventh publication in our series of primers on international accountability in Asia addresses 'Serious Environmental Harm as an International Crime.' This primer offers a brief but concise explainer of the following: 1) the significance and relevance of this issue for Asia; 2) the existing framework of international criminal law for regulating environmental harms, including historical prosecutions; 3) the concept and proposed crime of ecocide; and 4) whether climate change could be considered through the lens of international criminal law.
PRIMERS FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN ASIA: INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
AJC's tenth publication, in our series of primers focusing on international accountability in Asia, addresses international humanitarian law (IHL). This primer serves as a brief but concise explainer: 1) what is meant by IHL and when is it applicable; 2) the difference between international humanitarian law and international human rights law, and 3) accountability for IHL violations - state and individual responsibility.
PRIMERS FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN ASIA: WAR CRIMES
AJC's ninth publication, in our series of primers focusing on international accountability in Asia, addresses war crimes. This primer serves as a brief but concise explainer: what constitutes a war crime, how it differs from other (international) crimes, who can be held responsible for a war crime and by whom, and the distinction between war crimes and grave breaches.
PRIMERS FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN ASIA: REPARATIONS
AJC's eighth publication in our series on international accountability in Asia is a primer which addresses reparations under international law. This primer serves as an easy-to-understand explainer of reparations and the type of reparations that exist under international law. It explores whether reparations are enforceable. If yes, who has the right to seek reparations and what has been the practice in Asia.
PRIMERS FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN ASIA: ‘DOMESTIC JUSTICE FOR ATROCITY CRIMES
AJC's seventh publication in our series of international accountability in Asia is a primer which addresses domestic justice for atrocity crimes. This primer serves as an easy-to-understand explainer of what is meant by 'atrocity crimes' and to seek 'domestic justice' for the same, how such atrocity crimes could be tried before national courts, and how such an investigation and prosecution of crimes differ from and is preferred over that of the International Criminal Court.
BACKGROUNDER FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN ASIA: MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE CONVENTION FOR ATROCITY CRIMES
AJC's sixth publication in our series of international accountability in Asia is a backgrounder which addresses the Draft Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) Convention. This backgrounder serves as an easy-to-understand explainer of what is meant by 'mutual legal assistance' and 'extradition', what the proposed Draft MLA Convention offers and its relevance for Asian States, and how the Draft Convention relates to the Rome Statute (International Criminal Court) and the proposed Crimes Against Humanity Treaty.
PRIMERS FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN ASIA: 'NON-REFOULEMENT & INTERNATIONAL LAW
AJC's fifth publication in our series of primers for international accountability in Asia addresses Non-Refoulement & International Law. This primer serves as a brief but concise explainer on what constitutes the principle of non-refoulement in international law, to whom this principle applies, who must uphold the principle, the legal nature of the principle in international law, and its exceptions (if any).
PRIMERS FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN ASIA: 'GENOCIDE'
AJC's fourth publication in our series of primers for international accountability in Asia addresses genocide. This primer serves as a brief but concise explainer on what constitutes genocide, how it differs from other international crimes, who can get convicted for the crime of genocide, and state responsibility for genocide.
PRIMERS FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN ASIA: CLASSIFICATION OF ARMED CONFLICT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
AJC's third publication in our series of primers for international accountability in Asia addresses armed conflict classification in international law. This primer serves as a brief but concise explainer on what constitutes an armed conflict, how and why such armed conflict is classified under international law, what law governs the armed conflict, and what are the core principles of international (humanitarian) law that governs parties means and conduct during the armed conflict.
PRIMERS FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN ASIA: 'INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AND MYANMAR'
AJC's second publication in our series of primers for international accountability in Asia addresses international sanctions and Myanmar. This primer serves as a brief but concise explainer on what is meant by international sanctions, what factors must be considered while advocating for such sanctions, how effective sanctions are as a means to achieve justice and accountability, how did the unilateral, multilateral, and targeted sanctions work against the Tatmadaw in the past, and how breaches of sanctions could be remedied.
PRIMERS FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN ASIA: 'CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY'
AJC's first publication in our series of primers for international accountability in Asia addresses crimes against humanity. This primer serves as a brief but concise explainer on what crimes against humanity are, the legal elements to be satisfied, potential avenues for investigating and prosecuting them, and considerations for civil society organizations (CSOs) or individuals potentially involved in the documentation of such crimes.