International Law in Brief

UN Releases Report Documenting Mass Graves in Iraqi Areas Formerly Controlled by ISIL (November 6, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On November 6, 2018, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a joint

U.S. Federal Judge Sentences Syrian Man to Life in Prison for Bomb Construction in Iraq (November 7, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On November 7, 2018, Senior U.S. District Judge Roslyn O.

European Court of Justice Rules Taste of Food Cannot be Copyrighted (November 13, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On November 13, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in

UN Human Rights Committee Rules France Violated Rights of Women for Fines for Wearing Niqab (October 23, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On October 23, 2018, the UN Human Rights Committee, the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), issued decision

Scottish Court Refers Brexit Question to Court of Justice of the European Union (September 21, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On September 21, 2018, the highest court in Scotland, the Court of Session,

U.S., Mexico, and Canada Reach Agreement on Renegotiation of NAFTA (September 30, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On September 30, 2018, the United States, Mexico, and Canada reached an agreement in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) called the

European Court of Human Rights Rules Insulting Prophet Muhammad Not Protected under the Convention (October 25, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On October 25, 2018, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in E.S. v.

UN Security Council Extends Security Force in Abyei Final Time Unless Progress is Made (October 11, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On October 11, 2018, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 2438 in which it extended modifications to the mandate of the United

European Court of Justice Orders Poland to Suspend Supreme Court Retirement Law (October 19, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On October 19, 2018, the Vice President of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)

European Court of Human Rights Rules U.K. Surveillance Violates Convention (September 13, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On September 13, 2018, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on three joined applications in Big Brother Watch and Ot