International Law in Brief

European Parliament Passes Resolution on the Use of Armed Drones (February 25, 2014)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On February 25, 2014, the European Parliament passed a resolution on the use of ar

UN-Somalia Sign Agreement on the Operation of UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (February 26, 2014)

Author: 
Jannat Majeed

On February 26, 2014, the United Nations and the Government of Somalia signed an Agreement on

UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism Releases Third Annual Report (February 28, 2014)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On February 28, 2014, Ben Emmerson, the UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, submitted the

ICJ Rules on Timor-Leste’s Request for the Indication of Provisional Measures (March 3, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On March 3, 2014, the International Court of Justice ruled on Timor-Leste’s request for provisional measures (Request) in the Que

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.