International Law in Brief

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

Author: 
Marina Barakatt

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

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

Author: 
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

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

Author: 
Marina Barakatt

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

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

Author: 
Marina Barakatt

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

Court of Justice of the European Union Releases Advisory Opinion on Sexual Orientation for Asylum Purposes (December 2, 2014)

Author: 
Marina Barakatt

On December 2, 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court)

ICC Appeals Chamber Affirms Thomas Lubanga Dyilo’s Conviction and Sentence (December 1, 2014)

Author: 
Marina Barakatt

On December 1, 2014, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (the Court) affirmed the Trial Chamber’s decision in Prosecutor v.

East African Court of Justice Rules Burundi May Not Outlaw Meetings of Political Opposition Parties (November 28, 2014)

Author: 
Marina Barakatt

On November 28, 2014, the East African Court of Justice (the Court) ruled that Burundi violated Article 80 of the

UN Committee Against Torture Releases Report on U.S. Detention Procedures and Police Brutality (November 28, 2014)

Author: 
Marina Barakatt

On November 28, 2014, the UN Committee Against Torture (the Committee) released its

UN Conference on Trade and Development Releases 2014 Report on Least Developed Countries (November 27, 2014)

Author: 
Marina Barakatt

On November 27, 2014, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released a report, “The L

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Releases Report on the Right to Truth in the Americas (November 27, 2014)

Author: 
Marina Barakatt

On November 27, 2014, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (the Commission) released a report,