International Law in Brief

UN Releases Report on War Crimes in the Central African Republic (January 9, 2015)

Author: 
Amy Morello

On January 9, 2015, the UN International Commission of Inquiry on the Central African Republic released a rep

War Crimes Division of Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina Confirms Genocide Indictment (January 8, 2015)

Author: 
Amy Morello

On January 8, 2015, the war crimes division of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Court) confirmed genocide charges against Dragomir Vasic, Danilo Zoljić, and Radomir Pantić over the executio

Palestine Accedes to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (January 7, 2015)

Author: 
Amy Morello

On January 1, 2015, the Registrar of the International Criminal Court (ICC) received a document from the

U.S. Imposes New Sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (January 2, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 2, 2015, President Obama signed an Executive Order authorizing the imposition

UN Releases Report on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in Libya (December 23, 2014)

Author: 
Amy Morello

On December 23, 2014, the UN Human Rights Office and the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) released a joint

British Tribunal Rules Electronic Mass Surveillance Legal (December 5, 2014)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 5, 2014, the British Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) ruled that U.K.

UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (December 18, 2014)

Author: 
Amy Morello

On December 18, 2014 the UN General Assembly adopted a resol

UN General Assembly Adopts the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (December 10, 2014)

Author: 
Amy Morello

On December 10, 2014 the UN General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention on Transparency

UN Temporarily Suspends Payments from Iraqi Oil Exports to Kuwaiti Compensation Fund (December 18, 2014)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 18, 2014, the Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission—which was established “to process claims and pay compensa

CJEU Rules Draft Agreement for EU Accession to the European Convention on Human Rights Incompatible with EU Law (December 18, 2014)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 18, 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)