Democracy, Governance, and Rule of Law

Jam v. International Finance Corp.

On February 27, 2019, the Supreme Court issued an opinion in Jam v. International Finance Corp.,[1] a case of critical importance for international organizations. The question presented in Jam was whether U.S. law affords international organizations absolute immunity from suit in the United States, or whether international organizations instead are entitled to only the more limited or "restrictive" immunity that applies to foreign sovereigns under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

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23
Issue: 
3
Author: 
Nancy Perkins & Sally Pei
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UN Security Council Extends Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (January 30, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 30, 2019, the UN Security Council passed a resolution through which it extended the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFI

U.K. House of Commons Rejects Brexit Deal (January 15, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 15, 2019, the U.K.

The Immunity of Judge Akay in Turkey: A Test Case for International Judges' Immunity and Independence

This Insight analyzes the immunity of Judge Aydin Sefa Akay, a Turkish citizen and a former judge of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, who was a judge at the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) since July 25, 2016, assigned to the case of Prosecutor v. Ngirabatware, until June 2018.[1] The Mechanism was created to perform residual functions of the now terminated International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia.

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Volume: 
22
Issue: 
14
Author: 
Ady Niv
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