International Law in Brief

S.D.N.Y. Holds That Ecuadorian Judgment Against Chevron Corporation Was “Obtained by Corrupt Means” (March 4, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On March 4, 2014, the District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an injunction against enforcement in the U

European Court of Human Rights Delivers Judgment in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. United Kingdom (March 4, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On March 4, 2014, the Fourth Section of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) delivered its judgment in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. United Kingdom.

U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Federal Court Deference to Arbitrator Decision in Investment Treaty Dispute (March 5, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On March 5, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court held in BG Group v.

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Dismisses Appeal for Damages Under the Montreal Convention’s Temporal Jurisdiction (March 5, 2014)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On March 5, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (the Court) dismissed the appeal in Stott v. Thomas Cook Tour Operators Ltd.

European Bodies Express Support for Territorial Integrity of Ukraine (March 6-7, 2014)

Author: 
Jannat Majeed

The European Union Heads of State or Government and the Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) both released statements, on March 6 and 7, 2014, respective

ICC Trial Chamber Finds Germain Katanga Guilty of Four Counts of War Crimes and One Count of Crimes Against Humanity (March 7, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On March 7, 2014, a majority of Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Prosecutor v.

United Nations Security Council Adopts Resolution 2139, on Aid to Syria (February 22, 2014)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On February 22, 2014, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2139, calling for

European Court of Human Rights Receives Applications Concerning Ukrainian Protests (February 21, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

The European Court of Human Rights (the Court) has announced that it has received two applications so far that arise out of the Ukrainian protests.

IACHR Expresses Concern Over Situation in Venezuela (February 21, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On February 21, 2014, the Inter-American Commission on Human (IACHR) rights issued a press release rega

European Council Announces Targeted Sanctions for Ukraine (February 20, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

In a press release following the Foreign Affairs Council meeting on February 20, 201