International Law in Brief

Pre-Trial Chamber II of the ICC Commits Bosco Ntaganda to Trial (June 9, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On June 9, 2014, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (the Court) unanimously

Prosecutor of the ICC Publishes Policy Paper on Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes (June 5, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On June 5, 2014, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, p

U.N. General Assembly Adopts Resolution Recognizing Right of Internally Displaced Refuges from Georgia’s Abkhazia, Tskhinvali Regions to Return Home (June 5, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On June 5, 2014, the General Assembly adopted Resolution 68/274 (draft only), which “[r]ecognizes the right of return of all int

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Bond v. United States (June 2, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On June 2, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bond v.

U.N. Security Council Considers Draft Resolution Authorizing Cross-Border Aid to Syria Without Government Approval (May 29, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

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.

Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan Sign Eurasian Economic Union Treaty (May 29, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

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

Appeals Chamber of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals Denies Radovan Stanković’s Appeal (May 21, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

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

Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights Upholds Croatian Prosecution of War Crimes (May 27, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

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

Court of Justice of the European Union Restricts Application of Ne Bis in Idem principle in Schengen Area (May 27, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

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

ICC Trial Chamber Sentences Germain Katanga to Twelve Years’ Imprisonment (May 23, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

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