International Law in Brief

On May 29, 2014, diplomats stated that the U.N. Security Council is considering a draft resolution that would provide immediate cross-border aid in Syria without government approval.

On May 29, 2014, Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan signed the Eurasian Economic Union Treaty, formally creating the Eurasian Economic Union.

On May 21, 2014, the Appeals Chamber of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (the Chamber)

On May 27, 2014, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) decided the case of Marguš

On May 27, 2014, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court)

On May 23, 2014, Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced (French only) Germain Katanga to a total of twe

On May 23, 2014, the UK Court of Appeal (the Court) delivered the latest ruling in the case brought by the Chagos Islanders,

On May 23, 2014, independent United Nations human rights experts dealing with issues of slavery, migrants, and trafficking called on governments to adopt a legally binding treaty to address forced

On May 22, 2014, the Senate in the Dominican Republic unanimously passed a bill granting citizenship to Dominican-born children of immigrants.

On May 21, 2014, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed the