Blogs

ECtHR Rules on Command Responsibility in Milanković Case

Author: 
Kehinde Winful

On January 20, 2022, the First Section of the European Court of Human Rights issued its judgment in Milanković v.

Myanmar Military Leader Accused of Crimes Against Humanity

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On December 10, 2021, Myanmar Accountability Project (MAP), submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and accused Myanmar Military Leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing of crimes

EU Commission Proposes New Directive on Environmental Crime

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On December 15, 2021, the European Commission adopted a

UK Uyghur Tribunal Rules on China’s Possible Responsibility for Alleged Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, Torture

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On December 9, 2021, the UK Uyghur Tribunal (Tribunal) issued its judgment on China’s possible responsibility for “international crimes against the Uyghurs and other Muslim Population in the Uyghur

Council of the EU Adopts EU Asylum Agency Resolution

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On December 9, 2021, The Council of the European Union (Council) adopted a resolution establishing

Afr. Ct. H.P.R. Decides Whether Withdrawal of Declaration Constitutes a Human Rights Violation

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On December 2, 2021, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Court), in the case of Hossou v.

ICJ Indicates Provisional Measures in Armenia and Azerbaijan Cases

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On December 7, 2021, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered provisional measures in the

Presidential Commission on SCOTUS Submits Final Report

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On December 7, 2021, the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States (Commission) submitted its

UN Investigative Team Presents Report on ISIL Activities in Iraq

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On December 2, 2021, the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh / Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD) presented its seventh report on I

UN Condemns Sentencing of Former Myanmar Leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On December 6, 2021, a Myanmar Court sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison (reduced to two years by junta chief Min Aung Hlaing).