International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Rules Against Norway in Deep Sea Divers Dispute (December 5, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On December 5, 2013, a Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled by majority in Vilnes

ICSID Tribunal Finds Lack of Jurisdiction in Metal-Tech Ltd. v. Republic of Uzbekistan (October 4, 2013)

Author: 
Djurdja Lazic

In Metal-Tech Ltd. v.

The PCA Arbitral Tribunal Commences Hearing on the Merits in Bay of Bengal Maritime Boundary Arbitration between Bangladesh and India (December 9, 2013)

Author: 
Djurdja Lazic

According to a Permanent Court of Arbitration press release, the hearing on the merits in the matter of the Bay of Beng

The Amritsar Dialogue Statement on Green Courts and Tribunals (November 24, 2013)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On November 24, 2013, the Jawaharlal Nehru Chair in International Environmental Law, Jawaharlal University, and the Centre for Advanced Study on Courts and Tribunals in collaboration with the Asian

ICC Assembly of States Parties Amends Court’s Rules of Procedure and Evidence and Adopts New Rules (November 28, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

At the Twelfth Session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ASP), which concluded on November 28, 2013, the ASP adopted several new rules and

South African Court of Appeals Orders Police to Investigate Alleged Crimes Against Humanity in Zimbabwe (November 27, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On November 27, 2013, South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal held in National Commissioner of the

ICC Kenyatta Trial Chamber Reconsiders Decision on Presence of Accused at Trial (November 26, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On November 26, 2013, Trial Chamber V(b) of the International Criminal Court reconsidered its previous decision excus

Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights Rules in International Child Abduction Case (November 26, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On November 26, 2013, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled, by nine votes to eight, in

Transparency International Unveils 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index 2013 (December 3, 2013)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On December 3, 2013, Transparency International released its 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index, which ranks countries and territories base

PS5+1 Sign a Joint Plan of Action With Iran To End Economic Sanctions in Exchange for a Freeze of Iran’s Nuclear Programs (November 24, 2013)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On November 24, 2013, Iran signed a Joint Plan of Action with six nations in Geneva’s Palace of Nations that brings a freez