International Law in Brief

UN Special Rapporteur Presents Report on Torture

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Şeymanur Yönt

On October 12, 2021, the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and inhumane treatment prese

ICJ Determines the Maritime Boundary Between Somalia and Kenya

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Şeymanur Yönt

On October 12, 2021, the ICJ decided the dispute on the maritime boundary between S

UN Human Rights Council Concludes Forty-Eighth Regular Session

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Şeymanur Yönt

On October 11, 2021, the OHCHR concluded its forty-eighth regular session.

UN OHCHR Recognizes Right to Clean, Healthy, & Sustainable Environment

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Şeymanur Yönt

On October 5, 2021, the OHCHR recognized the right to a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment as a human right.

Polish Court Rules Constitution Supercedes EU Law

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On October 7, 2021, as reported by JURIST, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal

ECRI Publishes Conclusions on Russia and Latvia

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Şeymanur Yönt

On October 5, 2021, CoE Commission Against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published its

Libya Mission Finds Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes

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Şeymanur Yönt

On October 4, 2021, the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya stated that the

CoE Parliamentary Assembly Adopts Resolution on Belarusian Migrants and Asylum Seekers

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Şeymanur Yönt

On September 30, 2021, the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe adopted

Belarus Requests Liquidation of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee

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Şeymanur Yönt

On September 30, 2021, as reported by JURIST, the

UN Security Council Adopts Resolution 2598

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Şeymanur Yönt

On September 29, 2021, UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2598 (not yet available) under Chapter VII of the UN Cha