International Law in Brief

ECtHR Upholds Data Sharing Between Authorities

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Özge Karsu

On April 1, 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the Netherlands’ Consumer and Market A

Hungary Announces Withdrawal from International Criminal Court

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Özge Karsu

On April 3, 2025, Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán announced Hungary’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (I

South Korean Truth and Reconciliation Commission Finds Human Rights Violations in Overseas Adoptions

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Özge Karsu

On March 26, 2025, the South Korean Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) concluded

Turkish Authorities Arrest the Key Opposition Figure, Triggering Widespread Human Rights Violations

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Özge Karsu

On March 23, 2025, Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Mayor of Istanbul and a prominent opposition leader from Turkey’s Republican People’s Party (CHP), was

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland Recommend Withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention

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Özge Karsu

On March 18, 2025, the defense ministers of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland

ECtHR Rules Ukraine Violated Human Rights Over 2014 Odesa Clashes

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Özge Karsu

On March 13, 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that Ukraine violated the European Convention on Human

U.S. Withdraws from Climate Damage Fund

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Özge Karsu

On March 4, 2025, the United States withdrew from the Board for the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage, as transmitted in a

79 ICC Member States Reaffirm “Unwavering Support”

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Özge Karsu

On February 7, 2025, seventy-nine member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a

Trump Signs an Executive Order Sanctioning ICC

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Özge Karsu

On February 6, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an execu

Israel Announces Withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council

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Özge Karsu

On February 6, 2025, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced Israel's withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council