International Law in Brief

ICC Prosecutor Releases Report on Preliminary Examination Activities

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On December 5, 2019, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) published its annual

President Trump Signs Hong Kong Human Rights Act

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

Also over Thanksgiving week, on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, President Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and D

ECtHR Rules Bulgarian Military Court Not Sufficiently Independent to Try Civilian-Involved Case

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 28, 2019, a Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) unanimously held in Mustafa v.

ECtHR Holds No Art. 5 Violation for Migrants Who Could Have Left Detention Area

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 21, 2019, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights announced its judgment i

Lengthy Detention in Airport Transit Zone in Moscow Violates ECHR

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 21, 2019, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights issued its judgment in 

OAS Permanent Council Approves Resolution on the "Situation in Bolivia"

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 20, 2019, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) approved a

Council of Europe CPT Publishes Report on Estonia

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 19, 2019, the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) published the report from its September/October 2017 pe

EU Court Issues Preliminary Ruling on Independence of Disciplinary Chamber of Polish Supreme Court

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 19, 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (C.J.E.U.) issued its

U.S. Secretary of State Announces that Israeli Settlements in West Bank Do Not Violate International Law

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 18, 2019, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the reversal of a longstanding U.S. policy holding Israeli settlements on the West Bank to be unlawful under international law.

ICC Authorizes Investigation into Situation in Bangladesh/Myanmar

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 14, 2019, Pre-Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced its decision to a