IBA Global Insight - June/July 2016

June/July 2016

The content of IBA Global Insight magazine is written by independent journalists and does not represent the views of the International Bar Association.

Features

June - July 2016

The manhunt

The pursuit and capture of fugitives now facing justice at the ICTY is a high point for international humanitarian law.

Power to Africa

Could clean energy address Sub-Saharan Africa’s power needs?

The Panama Papers

The unprecedented leak of 11.5 million documents is a tipping point for reform

Renewing the Lex Mercatoria

Assessing the OECD’s National Contact Points system to promote responsible business

VW: the long road back

VW’s handling of the emissions scandal offers valuable lessons for multinationals

UN peacekeeper crimes

The UN’s failure to prevent and punish abuse by peacekeepers undermines credibility

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Regulars

Global: UN peacekeeper crimes

The UN Secretary-General can waive immunity for serious crimes, but few peacekeepers are prosecuted and still fewer convicted.

Europe: To stay or not to stay, that is the question

Since its inception in 1958, no country has ever exited the European Union.

Asia: Panama Papers – no news is good news

Much of the business of Mossack Fonseca originated from its offices in Hong Kong and China.

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