International Law in Brief

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

Author: 
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)

Author: 
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)

Author: 
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

Security Council Adopts New Resolutions on Libya (March 27, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 27, 2015, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted two resolutions—

Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution Creating Special Rapporteur on Privacy (March 26, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 26, 2015, the Human Rights Council created the mandate of a Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy.

Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia Sign Nile Dam Agreement (March 23, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 23, 2015, the presidents of Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia signed the

Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit to Protect U.S. Secrets Concerning Iran (March 23, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 23, 2015, the U.S.

Poland Court Clears Soldiers of Violations of Geneva Conventions in Afghanistan (March 19, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 19, 2015, the Military District Court in Warsaw (the Court) cleared four Polish soldiers of war crimes for their role in the killing of six civilians in Afghanistan in 2007.

Permanent Court of Arbitration finds U.K. in Violation of Convention on the Law of the Sea in Chago Archipelago Case (March 18, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 18, 2015, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) issued its award  in the matter