International Law in Brief

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

Author: 
Monica Moyo

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

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

Author: 
Monica Moyo

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

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

Author: 
Monica Moyo

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

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

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On February 3, 2015, a U.S.

U.K. Court Rules Against Deportation of Foreign Nationals Posing Threat to National Security (January 23, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On January 23, 2015, the England and Wales Court of Appeal issued a judgment in BB, PP, U and Others v.

ICJ Delivers Decision on the Application of the Genocide Convention (February 3, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On February 3, 2015, the International Court of Justice (the Court) rejected mutual claims of genocide by Serbia and Croatia in its

ICTY Appeals Chamber Upholds Convictions of Bosnian Officials (January 30, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On January 30, 2015, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal of the Former Yugoslavia (the Court) issued its

European Court of Human Rights Finds U.S. Assurances Sufficient for Extradition of Terrorist Suspect (January 29, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On January 29, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) declared inadmissible an applica

UN Experts Urge Review of Sentences Imposed for Violations of Reproductive Health Laws (January 28, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On January 28, 2015, UN human rights experts released a statement welcoming El Salv

ICTY and ICTR Moving Towards Closure (January 27, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On January 27, 2015, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) began the transfer of its judicial documents to the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals