International Law in Brief

U.S. Signs Arms Trade Treaty

Author: 
Kathleen Doty

The United States has become the ninety-first country to sign the Arms Trade Treaty.  In his remarks at the signing ceremony, Secretary Kerry stated that the treaty strengthens U.S.

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules in Leyla Ecem Demirkan v. Bundesrepublik Deutschland That Turkish Nationals Do Not Have the Right to Enter the Territory of an EU Member State Without a Visa in Order to Obtain Services

Author: 
Kathleen Doty

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that, according to the press release, "Turkish nationals do not have the right to enter the territory of an EU Member State without a visa in or

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

Author: 
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

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)

Author: 
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

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.

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

Author: 
Kathleen Doty

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