International Law in Brief

IACHR Condemns Execution of Charles Warner in the U.S. (January 21, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On January 21, 2015, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemned the judicial execution of Charles Warner by the state of Oklahoma in the United States, which occurred on Januar

Somalia Ratifies Convention on the Rights of the Child (January 20, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On January 20, 2015, Somalia ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), becoming the 195th s

UN Human Rights Experts Urge Member States to Emphasize Human Rights Standards and Accountability in Post-2015 Development Goals (January 18, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On January 18, 2015, the chairpersons of the ten human rights treaty bodies released a

UN Security Council Formally Condemns Escalating Boko Haram Attacks (January 19, 2015)

Author: 
Amy Morello

On January 19, 2015 the United Nations Security Council (the Council) issued a Presidential Statement

Dominic Ongwen Transferred to International Criminal Court (January 17, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 20, 2015, a delegation from the Central African Republic transferred Dominic Ongwen, who had an arrest warrant

ICC Opens Preliminary Examination into the Situation in Palestine (January 16, 2015)

Author: 
Amy Morello

On January 16, 2015, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda,

European Court of Human Rights Rules Latvian Refusal to Grant Citizenship to Activist not a Violation of Human Rights (January 13, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 13, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights held in Petropavlovskis v.

European Court of Human Rights Rules Removal of Deceased’s Body Tissue without Wife’s Knowledge or Consent Violated European Convention (January 13, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 13, 2015, a Section of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) ruled in Elbert

European Commission’s New Rules make Cross-Border Judgments Automatically Enforceable across European Union (January 12, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 10, 2015, new rules from the European Commission entered into force that allow cross-border enforceable judgments in civil and commercial matters to be automatically enforceable across a

IACHR Presents Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in British Columbia, Canada (January 12, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 12, 2015 the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) presented a report