International Law in Brief

UN Secretary-General’s Report to Security Council Requests Additional 2,500 Peacekeepers for Mali Mission (May 31, 2016)

Author: 
Aldo Perez

On May 31, 2016, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon submitted a report to the Security Council

U.S., U.K., EU, France, and Germany Publish Joint Statement on Implementation of Iran Nuclear Deal (May 19, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On May 19, 2016, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security issued a

Former Chadian Head of State Convicted of Crimes Against Humanity by Extraordinary African Chambers in Senegal (May 30, 2016)

Author: 
Aldo Perez

On May 30, 2016, the Extraordinary African Chambers in Dakar, Senegal

Argentinian Court Convicts Former Dictator and Military Associates for Role in Operation Condor (May 28, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On May 28, 2016, an Argentinian court (

UN Security Council Ends Thirteen-Year Sanctions Regime Against Liberia (May 25, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On May 25, 2016, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2288 terminatin

European Court of Human Rights Rules Danish Legislation on Family Reunion Discriminatory (May 24, 2016)

Author: 
Aldo Perez

On May 24, 2016, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights issued its judgment in Biao v.

UN Security Council Condemns Islamic State Attacks in Syria (May 24, 2016)

Author: 
Aldo Perez

On May 24, 2016, the United Nations Security Council condemned the May 23 terrorist attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Syrian coastal cities of Jableh and Tartous.

U.S. Lifts Arms Ban on Vietnam (May 23, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On May 23, 2016, President Barack Obama announced that the U.S. will fully lift the arms embargo on Vietnam.

U.S. Senate Passes Bill Allowing Suits Against Saudi Arabia for 9/11 Attacks (May 17, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On May 17, 2016, the United States Senate passed a bill allowing family members of 9/11 victims to sue Sa

European Court of Human Rights Rules Fines for Hungarian MPs Violate Freedom of Expression (May 17, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On May 17, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Hungary violated the f