International Law in Brief

European Court of Justice Rules Poland Violated EU Law by Logging Forest (April 17, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On April 17, 2018, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice for the European Union

European Court of Justice Rules Minors Retain Right of Family Reunification for Period After Reaching Age of Majority (April 12, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On April 12, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union

European Court of Justice Rules Torture Victims May Be Eligible for Subsidiary Protection (April 24, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On April 24, 2018, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union ru

UN Human Rights Committee Says Maldives Violated Ex-President’s Rights (April 4, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On April 4, 2018, the UN Human Rights Committee, the body that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), released a

U.S. Federal Judge Sentences Liberian Warlord to Thirty Years for Immigration Fraud and Perjury (April 19, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On April 19, 2018, U.S. District Judge Paul S.

U.S. Supreme Court Bars Suits Against Foreign Corporations under Alien Tort Statute (April 24, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On April 24, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Jesner v.

UN and Bangladesh Agree on Framework for Return of Ronhingya Refugees to Myanmar (April 13, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On April 13, 2018, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bangladesh regarding the voluntary returns of Rohingya refugees to

Judge Blocks U.S. Government from Transferring Citizen Held in Iraq to Third Country (April 19, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On April 19, 2018, Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S.

UN Releases Report on Unlawful Detention in Libya (April 10, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On April 10, 2018, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) published a

UN Appeals Chamber Partly Reverses Šešelj Acquittal and Convicts Him of Crimes Against Humanity (April 11, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On April 11, 2018, the Appeals Chamber of the UN Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) issued its