International Law in Brief

U.S. Executive Order In re: Situation in Burma

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

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

U.S. Plans Re-engagement with UNHRC

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On February 8, 2021, U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, announced U.S.

ICC Pre-Trial Chamber Rules on Court's Territorial Jurisdiction in Palestine Case

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On February 5, 2021, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued its decision on

ICJ Holds No Jurisdiction in Qatar v. UAE C.E.R.D. Case

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On February 4, 2021, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its judgment on preliminary objections concerning

ICC Finds Ongwen Guilty of 61 Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On February 4, 2021, a Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) found Dominic O

U.S. Extends New START Treaty with Russia for Five Years

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On February 3, 2021, Secretary of State, Antony J.

SCOTUS Decides on Immunity in Welfenschatz Case

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On February 3, 2021, the U.S.

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