International Law in Brief

WTO Appellate Body Issues Report in Dispute Between India and the U.S. over Solar Technology (September 16, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On September 16, 2016, the Appellate Body (AB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued its

ICC Releases Policy Paper on Case Selection from the Office of the Prosecutor (September 14, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On September 14, 2016, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, published a

CJEU Rules Member States May Not Expel or Refuse Residency to Non-EU Nationals Acting as Sole Caretakers of EU Minors Based Solely on Criminal Record (September 13, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On September 13, 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union held that European Union (EU) law does not allow member states to expel non-EU nationals from EU territory or automatically refuse

UNGA Adopts Declaration for Refugees and Migrants (September 13, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On September 13, 2016, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migra

UN Security Council Condemns North Korea's Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missile Tests (September 9, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On September 9, 2016, the United Nations Security Council issued a press statement condemning the Democratic People’s R

WTO Appellate Body Issues Report in Korea/United States Washers Dispute (September 7, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On September 7, 2016, the WTO Appellate Body issued its report in United States — Anti-Dumping and Counte

CJEU Rules Members States Not Required to Grant EU Citizens the Same Extradition Protections as that State’s Citizens (September 6, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On September 6, 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union

U.S. Appellate Court Voids Judgment Against Palestine for Lack of Jurisdiction (August 31, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On August 31, 2016, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals overruled a $650 milli

UN Secretary-General and OPCW Issue Joint Report on Uses of Chemical Weapons in Syria (August 24, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On August 24, 2016, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) submitted their third

Al-Mahdi Enters ICC's First Guilty Plea, Admitting to Destruction of Cultural Property in Mali (August 22, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On August 22, 2016, Ahmad Al-Faqi Al Madhi admitted guilt at the start of his trial at the Internation