International Law in Brief

Former Blackwater Security Guards Sentenced for Iraq Killings (April 13, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On April 13, 2015, in U.S. v. Slough, a U.S.

African Union and Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of Africa Sign MOU (April 1, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On April 1, 2015, the African Union and the Constitutional Jurisdictions of Africa signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing a partnership aimed at promoting democracy, human rights,

WTO Appellate Body issues Report on U.S.’s Anti-dumping Measures on Shrimp from Viet Nam (April 7, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On April 7, 2015, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Appellate Body issued its report in United States

ICTY Upholds Sentence of Bosnian Serb Army General (April 8, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On April 8, 2015, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) issued its

ITLOS Issues Advisory Opinion regarding Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Activities (April 2, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On April 2, 2015, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea issued its

Parameters of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding Iran’s Nuclear Program Released (April 2, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On April 2, 2015, Britain, Germany, Russia, China, France, and the United States (P5+1)

Palestine Joins the International Criminal Court (April 1, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On April 1, 2015, Palestine became a state party to the Rome Statute

U.K. High Court Rules that European Convention on Human Rights Applies to Wrongdoing by British Forces in Iraq (March 29, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On March 29, 2015, the England and Wales High Court ruled in Al-Saadoon v.

Cambodian Tribunal Charges Former Khmer Rouge Member with Crimes against Humanity (March 27, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On March 27, 2015, the international co-investigating judge of the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia charged Ao An, a seventy-nine-year-old former Khmer Rouge member, with crimes aga

Egypt Court Annuls Decision Designating Hamas a Terrorist Organization (March 27, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 27, 2015, an Egyptian court