International Law in Brief

UN Security Council Adopts Resolution Authorizing Aid to Syria (July 14, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On July 14, 2014, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2165, in which it decided “that the United Nations hum

US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves Disability Treaty (July 22, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On July 22, 2014, in a vote of twelve to six, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the UN Conv

UNHCHR Releases Report on Privacy in the Digital Age (July 18, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On July 18, 2014, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights released a

UN Reports Human Rights Violations and Possible War Crimes in Iraq (July 18, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On July 18, 2014, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released a

European Court of Human Rights Rules on Use of Metal Cages During Court Hearings in Russia (July 17, 2014)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On July 17, 2014, The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights held in Svinarenko and Slyadnev v.

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules on Detention of Third-Country Nationals (July 17, 2014)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On July 17, 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) issued a

European Court of Human Rights Rules on Change of Marital Status for Transsexuals (July 16, 2014)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On July 16, 2014, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) ruled in Hämäläinen

Dutch Court Finds Netherlands Liable For Deportation of Bosniak Men and Boys in Srebrenica (July 16, 2014)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On July 16, 2014, the Hague District Court (the Court) in Mothers of Srebrenica v.

World Trade Organization Finds United States Violated Global Trade Rules by Imposing Countervailing Duties on Chinese and Indian Products (July 14, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On July 14, 2014, the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued two panel reports in the cases United States – Countervailing Measures o

IACHR Welcomes New Law Banning Physical Punishment of Children in Brazil (July 11, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On July 11, 2014, The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights welcomed the passing of