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A Conference of plenipotentiaries, convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), met in Rio de Janeiro from May 2 to 14,1966, to consider the rational utilization of tuna resources in the Atlantic Ocean. The Conference had before it a draft convention which had been drawn up by an FAO Working Party of government representatives, and adopted and opened for signature an International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas which provides for the establishment of a new fishery commission. As the subject of intergovernmental fishery bodies is one which has been somewhat neglected by international lawyers, the purpose of this article is to examine the constitutional and legal characteristics of the proposed Commission in the context of the numerous other intergovernmental fishery bodies already in operation.

The International Court of Justice (Court or ICJ) delivered three judgments in 2015. The first, delivered on February 3, 2015, determines claims of genocide made by Croatia and Serbia against each other. The second, delivered on September 24, 2015, addresses Chile's preliminary objection in a case brought against it by Bolivia, which asserted that Chile had violated its obligation to negotiate in good faith to secure Bolivia's sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean. The third, delivered on December 16, 2015, concerns the joined cases brought by Costa Rica and Nicaragua, each party alleging territorial violations and transboundary environmental harms by the other. This review highlights notable points of interest in the judgments and draws attention to particular insights and critiques afforded by the individual opinions that accompany each judgment.

The article identifies five principal reasons for international nongovernmental organizations to use humanitarian law in seeking to protect human rights during periods of armed conflict and also notes three difficulties in using humanitarian law. International nongovernmental organizations, aside from the International Committee of the Red Cross, possess an important role in assessing whether govern ments and armed opposition groups are respecting their human rights and humanitarian law obligations Americas Watch, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists, and other organ izations have for some time been using humanitarian law and human rights law in armed conflict situations. They need to become more consistent and careful in using humanitarian law; they can also learn from the experience of the Red Cross in how to be more effective in safeguarding human rights during periods of armed conflict.

"Wir haben Wunder über Wunder erlebt!" So Georg Taubmann, der Projektleiter der Hilfsorganisation "Shelter Now" kurz nach seiner Befreiung. Er und seine 7 Mitarbeiter sind von ganzem Herzen dankbar, dass sie die Haft der Taliban unbeschadet überstanden haben. Hinter den acht Entwicklungshelfern liegen hundert Tage der Ungewissheit und Angst. Mehr als einmal mussten die "Shelter Now"-Mitarbeiter um ihr Leben fürchten. Die Qualen der anderen Häftlinge hatten sie täglich vor Augen. Aber sie erlebten auch schöne Momente: echte Freundschaften und selbstlose Hilfe durch ihre afghanischen Mitgefangenen. Ihr Herz schlägt immer noch für das für das afghanische Volk. Und ihre Liebe für dieses Land ist nicht erloschen. Deshalb möchten sie die Arbeit, die sie begonnen haben, so bald wie möglich wieder aufnehmen. Lesen Sie selbst, was die acht Mitarbeiter von "Shelter Now" erlebten und welche Hoffnungen sie immer noch für Afghanistan haben ... Shelter Now ist ein seit 1983 international tätiges Hilfswerk mit Sitz in Deutschland. Die Einsatzgebiete der humanitären Hilfsorganisation befinden sich in Afghanistan und Pakistan. Dort errichten sie in Flüchtlingscamps Häuser, Kliniken und Schulen. Sie bohren Brunnen und verteilen täglich Essensrationen an Tausende von Flüchtlingen. Seit 1988 sind sie am Wiederaufbau Afghanistans beteiligt.