International Law in Brief

UN Compensation Commission Makes Available $1.2 Billion in Reparations to Kuwait (July 24, 2014)

Author: 
Stephen J. Waters

On July 24, 2014, the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) made $1.19 billion available to the Government of Kuwait as part of the $14.7 billion it previo

UN Security Council Adopts Resolution Regarding Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 (July 21, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On July 21, 2014, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2166 in response to the downing of Malaysian Airlines

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Publishes Report on Violence Against Journalists and Media Workers (July 21, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On July 21, 2014, the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights published a

Arbitral Tribunal Issues Award of $50 Billion in Three Arbitrations Between Russia and Former Shareholders of Yukos (July 18, 2014)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On July 18, 2014, arbitral tribunals established under the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ruled in three arbitrat

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