International Law in Brief

Reports Highlight Success of Mine Ban Treaty (June 23, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On June 23, 2014, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines released a series of reports coinc

ICC Office of the Prosecutor Concludes No Basis for Further Investigations into Republic of Korea (June 23, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On June 23, 2014, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court published

European Court of Human Rights Denies Journalist Source Protection to Perpetrator of Bomb Attacks (June 19, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On June 19, 2014, a Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (Third Section) (the Court) declared inadmissible

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules that Women Not Working Due to Pregnancy Remain “Workers” (June 19, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On June 19, 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) issued its

U.S. Ambassador Asserts National Self-Defense Under International Law in Benghazi Suspect Case (June 17, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On June 17, 2014, the U.S. Ambassador, Samantha Power, wrote a letter to the U.N.

European Court of Human Rights Decides Martínez v Spain (June 12, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On June 12, 2014, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) decided Fernández Martínez

Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC Commits Former President of Côte d’Ivoire, to Trial (June 12, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On June 12, 2014, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court confirmed, by majority, the charges against Laurent Gbagbo,

International Protocol Launched Aimed to End Sexual Violence in Conflict (June, 11, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

International Labour Organization Adopts Legally Binding Protocol to Eliminate Forced Labor (June, 11, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On June 11, 2014, the International Labour Organization adopted a legally binding P

Arbitral Tribunal Denies Jurisdiction in Achmea B.V. v. The Slovak Republic (May 20, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On May 20, 2014, an arbitral tribunal (the Tribunal) convened under the terms of a bilateral investment treaty between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Czech and Slovak Republic (the Treaty),