International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Rules Impossibility for Same-Sex Partner to Obtain Residence Permit Violates European Convention on Human Rights (February 23, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On February 23, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the imposs

European Court of Human Rights Rules Italy’s Cooperation with CIA in Abduction and Extrajudicial Transfer of Abu Omar Violated European Convention on Human Rights (February 23, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On February 23, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights ruled (judgment only available in

European Court of Human Rights Holds Russia Responsible for Unlawful Detention of Criminal Suspect in Inhuman Conditions in Transdniestria (February 23, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On February 23, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (Court) held that Rus

International Criminal Court and Inter-American Court of Human Rights Sign Cooperation Agreement (February 16, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On February 16, 2016, the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights signed a memoran

ICC Appeals Chamber Rules on Admission of Prior Recorded Testimony (February 12, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On February 12, 2016, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court reversed an

UNESCO and Italy Create Task Force for Cultural Heritage Conservation in Crises (February 15, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On February 15, 2016, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Italy announced a joint task force of experts focusing on the conservation of cultural herita

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules Asylum Seeker May be Detained for National Security or Public Order Reasons (February 15, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On February 15, 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court) rule

Barclays Pays $2.5m for Apparent U.S. Sanctions Violations (February 10, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On February 10, 2016, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) reached a settlement with Barclays Bank for apparent violations of the Zimbabwe sanctions regulations.

UN Finds WikiLeaks Founder Assange Arbitrarily Detained and Should Be Released (February 5, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On February 5, 2016, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arbitrarily detained by the governments of Sweden and the United Kingdom

U.S. District Court Rules UN Ambassador Not Immune from Bribery Prosecution (February 5, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On February 5, 2016, the U.S.