International Law in Brief

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The Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone Unanimously Upholds Conviction of Former Liberian President Charles Taylor

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Kathleen Doty

The Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) has unanimously upheld the conviction of former Liberian President Charles Taylor on eleven counts of war crimes and crimes against

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Special Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) upholds defense motion for disqualification of Judge Frederik Harhoff in Prosecutor v. Šešelj (September 3, 2013)

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Oscar

A special Chamber convened by order of the Vice-President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has, by two to one, upheld a defense motion for disqualification of

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International Law in Brief

African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Resolution 234 on the Right to Nationality (April 23, 2013)

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights adopted Resolution 234 concerning the right to nationality.

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The Domestic Workers Convention Enters into Force (September 5, 2013)

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Kathleen Doty

The International Labour Organization's (ILO) Domestic Workers Convention came into force on September 5, 2013.