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French Court Stays Extradition of Argentine Accused of Crimes Against Humanity (February 18, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On February 18, 2015 France’s highest court, Cour de Cassation, overturned the decision of a lower court to extradite Mario Sandoval, a

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European Court of Human Rights Rules Croatia Must Provide Defendant Convicted In Absentia of War Crimes Sufficient Possibility for Retrial (February 12, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On February 12, 2015, in a Chamber judgment, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) ruled in

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Security Council Adopts Resolution Targeting Sources of Financing for ISIL (February 12, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On February 12, 2015, the United Nations Security Council, acting under Chapter VII of the U.N.

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ICTR Prosecutor Releases Manual on Referral of International Criminal Cases to National Courts (February 11, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On February 11, 2015, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) released a

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African Union Adopts a Special Declaration on Illicit Financial Flows (January 30, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On January 30–31, 2015, the African Union adopted, among other documents, a

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U.K. Court Rules Deportation of Persons with Serious Medical Conditions Not a Breach of Human Rights Law (January 30, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On January 30, 2015, the England and Wales Court of Appeal issued a judgment in GS, EO, GM, & Others v.

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Australian Court Rules Detention of Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers at Sea Legal (January 28, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On January 28, 2015, the High Court of Australia issued a judgment in CPCF v.

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British Investigatory Powers Tribunal Rules Prior Intelligence Sharing Arrangements Between U.S. and U.K. Illegal (February 6, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On February 6, 2015, the U.K.’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal issued a second judgment in Liberty and Others v.

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U.S. to Destroy Chemical Weapons in Compliance with 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention (February 4, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

To meet its obligations under the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production

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U.S. Federal Judge Dismisses Marshall Islands Suit Alleging U.S. Breach of Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (February 3, 2015)

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Monica Moyo

On February 3, 2015, a U.S.