International Law in Brief

ICJ Rejects Jurisdiction in Marshall Islands Nuclear Disarmament Cases (October 5, 2016).

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On October 5, 2016, the International Court of Justice ruled that it did not have jurisdiction over three separate but substantively similar cases between the Marshall Islands and

Colombia Rejects Peace Deal with FARC After Plebiscite (October 2, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On October 2, 2016, the people of Colombia narrowly rejected a peace deal negotiated betwe

Singapore Court Reinstates Award against Laos, Finding Laos-China BIT Extends to Macao (September 29, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On September 29, 2016, the Singapore Court of Appeal ruled in Sanum Investments Limited v.

Hedge Fund Firm Och-Ziff to Pay $412 Million for FCPA Violations Related to Bribery Schemes in DRC and Libya (September 29, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On September 29, 2016, the U.S.

European Court Dismisses Real IRA Appeal to Overturn Ruling in Omagh Bombing Case (September 29, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On September 29, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights dismissed an appeal in McKevitt and Campbell v.

U.S. Congress Votes to Override Veto of 9/11 Victims Bill (September 28, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On September 28, 2016, the U.S.

ICC Finds Al Mahdi Guilty of Cultural Destruction War Crime, Court’s First Such Ruling (September 27, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On September 27, 2016, in The Prosecutor v.

WTO Finds EU Failed to Implement Ruling to Bring Measures into Conformity with Obligations under Subsidies Agreement (September 22, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On September 22, 2016, the compliance panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) circulated a 

CJEU Rules States may Prohibit Cosmetic Products Containing Animal-Tested Ingredients from the EU Market (September 21, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On September 20, 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down a

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Indicates Compensation Package for Haitian Victims of Cholera Outbreak is Forthcoming (September 20, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On September 20, 2016, outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivered an