International Law in Brief

First Treaty on IUU Fishing to Enter into Force (May 16, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On May 16, 2016, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations announced that the Port State

Swedish Court Sentences Man for Role in Rwanda Genocide (May 16, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On May 16, 2016, the Stockholm District Court sentenced a sixty-one-year-old man to life in prison for his participation in the Rwandan genocide.

UN Committee Against Torture Concludes Israel Used Excessive Force (May 13, 2016)

Author: 
Saiena Shafiezadeh

On May 13, 2016, The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) released

Indian Supreme Court Upholds Criminal Defamation Laws (May 13, 2016)

Author: 
Saiena Shafiezadeh

On May 13, 2016, the Supreme Court of India upheld in Subramaniam Swamy v.

UN Security Council Adopts Resolution Condemning Attacks on Medical Facilities and Personnel (May 3, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On May 3, 2016, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2286 condemning attacks on m

European Court of Human Rights Rules that Prolonged Detention of Somali Asylum Seeker by Malta Violated Convention’s Prohibitions on Ill-Treatment (May 3, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On May 3, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued its

U.S. Government Releases Report on 2015 Airstrikes Against MSF Hospital in Afghanistan (April 29, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On April 29, 2016, the U.S.

Arbitral Tribunal Issues Order Concerning “Enrica Lexie” Incident (April 29, 2016)

Author: 
Saiena Shafiezadeh

On April 29, 2016, an Arbitral Tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration issued its order on provisional measures in

UN Lifts all Sanction on Côte d’Ivoire (April 28, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On April 28, 2016, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution lifting its entire sanc

European Court of Human Rights Rules that Refusal to Provide a Public Service to Followers of Alevi Faith Constitutes Breach of Freedom of Religion (April 26, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On April 26, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights