International Law in Brief

UN General Assembly Selects António Guterres as New Secretary-General (October 13, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On October 13, 2016, the United Nations General Assembly appointed António Guterres of Portugal as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations.

UN Security Council Passes Resolution Expanding the Mandate of the UN Mission in Haiti After Hurricane (October 13, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On October 13, 2016, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution expanding

UN Security Council Issues Resolution on Migrant Smuggling off the Coast of Libya (October 6, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On October 6, 2016, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 2312  in response to “the

CJEU Rules that Italy Violated EU Law by Not Guaranteeing Compensation for Victims of Cross-Border Violent Crime (October 11, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On October 11, 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union

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.