International Law in Brief

UN Security Council Adopts Resolution 2133 on Ransom Payments to Terrorists (January 27, 2014)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On January 27, 2014, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution calling on member

Caribbean Court of Justice Rules on Constitutionality of Amendments to Belize’s Supreme Court of Judicature Act (January 24, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On January 24, 2014, the Caribbean Court of Justice ruled in The Attorney Gene

The United Nations Compensation Commission Pays $1.03 Billion to Kuwait for Iraqi Invasion (January 23, 2014)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On January 23, 2014, the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) issued $1.03 billion USD in damage claims to the Government of Kuwait arising out of the 1990 Iraqi invasion.

UK Court of Appeal Finds Non-Justiciable Claims of Pakistani Resident Regarding Drone Strikes (January 20, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On January 20, 2014, the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) decided R (on the application of K

United Kingdom Outlines its Position on Humanitarian Intervention and Responsibility to Protect (January 14, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On January 14, 2014, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office submitted an official

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Concerned Over Amendment to Peruvian Criminal Code (January 23, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On January 23, 2014, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) expressed concern about the

ICTY Appeals Chamber Upholds Convictions in Multi-Accused Kosovo Case (January 23, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On January 23, 2014, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia partially granted

U.S. Supreme Court Refused To Stay Execution of Mexican National (January 22, 2014)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On January 22, 2014, the U.S.

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Issues Report on Use of Pretrial Detention in the Americas (January 17, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On January 17, 2014, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued its Report on the Use of Pretrial Detention in the Americas.  According to the

Prosecutor v. Ayyash et al. Trial Commences at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (January 16, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On January 16, 2014, the first trial at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon began in Prosecutor v.