International Law in Brief

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U.S. Releases Declassified Report on Torture of Detainees (December 9, 2014)

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Marina Barakatt

On December 9, 2014, the U.S.

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International Law in Brief

ICC Prosecutor Releases Report on Investigations from 2014 (December 2, 2014)

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Marina Barakatt

On December 2, 2014, the International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) released a report entit

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International Law in Brief

WTO Appellate Panel Overturns Decision in U.S.-India Steel Dispute (December 8, 2014)

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Marina Barakatt

On December 8, 2014, a World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Panel (the Panel) overturned the original pane

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ICC Grants Palestine Observer Status (December 8, 2014)

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Marina Barakatt

On December 8, 2014, the International Criminal Court (the Court) recognized Palestine as an observer state and granted non-state party observer status.  According to a

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Prosecutor of the ICC Drops Charges Against President of Kenya (December 5, 2014)

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Marina Barakatt

On December 5, 2014, Fatou Bensouda, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC),

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African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights Rules on Criminal Defamation by the Press (December 5, 2014)

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Marina Barakatt

On December 5, the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Court)

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European Court of Human Rights Rules on Arrest and Prosecution of Somali Pirates in France (December 4, 2014)

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Marina Barakatt

On December 4, 2014, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) ruled in Ali Samatar and Others

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International Law in Brief

ASEAN and UNICEF Sign Framework Agreement for Cooperation (December 4, 2014)

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Marina Barakatt

On December 4, 2014, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) signed a Framework Agreement for Cooperation (the Agreement) in order to stee

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U.K. High Court Allows Iraqi Civilian to Continue Case Against Government Despite Claims of Immunity (November 19, 2014)

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Marina Barakatt

On November 19, 2014, the England and Wales High Court (the Court) ruled in Rahmatullah v.

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European Court of Human Rights Rules on the President of Moldova’s Blanket Immunity for Defamation (December 2, 2014)

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Marina Barakatt

On December 2, 2014, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) ruled in Urechean and Pavlic