International Law in Brief

ICTY Acquits Vojislav Šešelj of War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity (March 31, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On March 31, 2016, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) acquitted (only available

European Court of Justice Rules Execution of Arrest Warrant must be Deferred if there is Risk of Inhuman or Degrading Treatment Because of Detention Conditions (April 5, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On April 5, 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union

European Court of Human Rights Rules U.K. Authorities Did not Fail in Obligation to Conduct an Effective Investigation into Fatal Shooting in London Underground (March 30, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On March 30, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Armani Da

European Court of Human Rights Rules Penalty Imposed on Journalist for Violation of Secrecy was Justified (March 29, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On March 29, 2016, the European Court of human Rights ruled in Bédat v.

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