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Month: December 2017

What’s in a Name? IYI Party – Good for Turkey?

Written on . Posted in English, Glokale Verflechtungen.

A new political party was founded in Turkey on 25 October 2017. Named the “IYI Party”, meaning “good party”, it claims to bring betterment for Turkey’s financial, judicial and also human rights situation. The inaugural speech of the party’s founder, Meral Akşener, leaves an impression of the “modern” face of Turkish conservative politics. The IYI Party presents itself as an alternative to the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in times of a growing dissatisfaction with Turkish politics and reorientations in opposition parties’ political stance. Although the idea that the AKP era might come to an end is intriguing, the Akşener’s party seems to follow the well-known narrative of Turkish nationalism. For a truly pluralist democracy in Turkey, this is not enough.

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Der Friedensnobelpreis geht an die Internationale Kampagne zur Abschaffung von Atomwaffen

Written on . Posted in Deutsch.

Die Internationale Kampagne zur Abschaffung von Atomwaffen, kurz: ICAN, ist am vergangenen Sonntag für ihren Einsatz für ein rechtlich bindendes Verbot von Atomwaffen mit dem Friedensnobelpreis ausgezeichnet worden. ICAN hatte maßgeblichen Anteil an dem Prozess, der am 7. Juli 2017 in der Verabschiedung eines umfassenden und rechtlich bindenden Verbots von Atomwaffen mündete. Mit der Vergabe des Preises an ICAN signalisiert das Nobelkomitee nicht nur die Notwendigkeit nuklearer Abrüstung, es würdigt auch die Rolle, die die Zivilgesellschaft in Fragen der internationalen Sicherheit spielen kann.

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The International Criminal Court in Difficult Times: Challenges for the 16th Assembly of States Parties

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On 26 October 2017, Burundi’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute – the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC) – took effect. This withdrawal is just the tip of the iceberg of a long-lasting confrontation between the ICC and some African states. When the Assembly of States (ASP) Parties to the Rome Statute convenes today for its 16th annual session in New York, the stakes are high as the ICC faces major challenges. The ASP should take on the dwindling support and criticism from the African Union (AU) as well as African states and bolster the ICC: States Parties should defend the integrity of the Statute, back the ICC’s budget, further outreach activities as well as the regional scope of investigations and strengthen the cooperation with the Court.

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