On November 19, 2019, the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) published the report from its September/October 2017 pe
U.S. Secretary of State Announces that Israeli Settlements in West Bank Do Not Violate International Law
Author:
Justine N. Stefanelli
On November 18, 2019, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the reversal of a longstanding U.S. policy holding Israeli settlements on the West Bank to be unlawful under international law.
EU Court Rules for First Time on Scope of State Power to Reduce or Withdraw Material Reception Conditions
Author:
Justine N. Stefanelli
On November 12, 2019, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (C.J.E.U.) ruled for the first time on the scope of EU member states' right to reduce or withhold material rece
ICC Sentences Bosco Ntaganda to 30 years' imprisonment
Author:
Justine N. Stefanelli
On November 7, 2019, the International Criminal Court's Trial Chamber VI sentenced Bosco Ntaganda to 30 years in prison in connection with his July 8, 2019, conviction of war crimes and crimes agai