International Law in Brief

UN Appeals Chamber Increases Sentence in Karadžić Case to Life Imprisonment (March 20, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On March 20, 2019, the Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

U.K. House of Commons Released Report on Disinformation and “Fake News” (February 14, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On February 14, 2019, the U.K.

WTO Allows South Korea $84.4 Million in Retaliatory Duties Against the United States (February 8, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On February 8, 2019, a World Trade Organization (WTO) arbitration panel issued a decision to authorize South

U.S. Supreme Court Rules International Organizations Do Not Have Broader Immunity than Foreign Governments (February 27, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On February 27, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Jam v.

Central African Republic and Armed Groups Sign Peace Agreement (February 6, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On February 6, 2019, the Central African Republic (CAR) and fourteen non-state armed groups within the state signed a peac

UN Says Human Rights Violations in South Sudan May Amount to War Crimes (February 20, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On February 20, 2019, the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan released its third

International Court of Justice Rules It has Jurisdiction to Hear Iran’s Case Against the U.S. (February 13, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On February 13, 2019, the International Court of Justice ruled in Certain Iranian Asse

European Court of Human Rights Orders Russia to Pay Damages to Georgian Nationals for Human Rights Violations (January 31, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 31, 2019, in the just satisfaction case of Georgia v.

Russia Announces Suspension of Nuclear Arms Control Treaty with the U.S. (February 4, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On February 4, 2019, Russia announced that it would suspend its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) T

ICSID Releases Comments on Proposed Amendments to Procedural Rules (January 18, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 18, 2019, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) released a