On February 10, 2021, President Biden announced sanctions on military officials from Burma in response to their involvement in the recent coup, which overthrew the result of the November 2020 elect
French Appellate Court Considers Environment in Asylum Claim
Author:
Justine N. Stefanelli
Toward the end of 2020, the cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux (administrative court of appeals in Bordeaux) issued a judgment on an asylum claim that substantively took environmental pollutio
ITLOS Allows Mauritius-Maldives Bounday Dispute to Proceed
Author:
Justine N. Stefanelli
On January 28, 2021, a Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) held that it has jurisdiction over the boundary dispute between Mauritius and Maldives.
Diplomatic Missions in Myanmar Issue Joint Statement on Democratic Transition
Author:
Justine N. Stefanelli
On Friday, January 29, 2021, a group of Diplomatic Missions in Myanmar, including Australia, Canada, the United States, and a number of European Union Member States, issued a joint statement in sup