International Law in Brief

United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf Rules Falklands Islands are in Argentina’s Waters (March 28, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On March 29, 2016, the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) issued a report finding that the Falkland Islands are located in Argentina’s territorial waters.

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Convicts Radovan Karadžić (March 25, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On March 25, 2016 the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted Rado

European Court of Human Rights Rules Sweden Must Assess Asylum Seeker’s Conversion to Christianity Before Deciding on Removal (March 23, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On March 23, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Swedish autho

ICC Confirms Charges against Lord's Resistance Army Commander Dominic Ongwen (March 23, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On March 23, 2016 Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed seventy charges brought b

ICC Convicts Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo for Crimes Committed in the Central African Republic (March 21, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On March 21, 2016, the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo of two counts of crimes

ICJ Rules it has Jurisdiction to Determine Question of the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf between Nicaragua and Colombia (March 17, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On March 17, 2016, the International Court of Justice ruled that is has jurisdiction under Article XXXI of the Pact o

ICJ Rules it has Jurisdiction to Adjudicate Alleged Violations of Sovereign Rights and Maritime Spaces in the Caribbean Sea (March 17, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On March 17, 2016, the International Court of Justice ruled that it had jurisdiction on the basis of Article XXXI of

WTO Panel Issues Mixed Ruling in US-Korea Anti-Dumping Dispute (March 11, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On March 11, 2016, a WTO panel issued a

EU and Turkey Reach Deal to Return Migrants (March 18, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On March 18, 2016, the European Union and Turkey reached an

EU and Canada Agree on New Investor State Dispute Settlement System in Trade Deal (February 29, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On February 29, 2016, the European Union and Canada agreed on a new approach to investment protection in the revised version of the