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International Law in Brief

WTO Appellate Body Issues Report in Korea/United States Washers Dispute (September 7, 2016)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On September 7, 2016, the WTO Appellate Body issued its report in United States — Anti-Dumping and Counte

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International Law in Brief

CJEU Rules Members States Not Required to Grant EU Citizens the Same Extradition Protections as that State’s Citizens (September 6, 2016)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On September 6, 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union

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International Law in Brief

U.S. Appellate Court Voids Judgment Against Palestine for Lack of Jurisdiction (August 31, 2016)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On August 31, 2016, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals overruled a $650 milli

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International Law in Brief

UN Secretary-General and OPCW Issue Joint Report on Uses of Chemical Weapons in Syria (August 24, 2016)

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Douglas Cantwell

On August 24, 2016, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) submitted their third

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International Law in Brief

Al-Mahdi Enters ICC's First Guilty Plea, Admitting to Destruction of Cultural Property in Mali (August 22, 2016)

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Douglas Cantwell

On August 22, 2016, Ahmad Al-Faqi Al Madhi admitted guilt at the start of his trial at the Internation

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International Law in Brief

UN Security Council Approves Additional Peacekeepers for South Sudan (August 12, 2016)

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Douglas Cantwell

On August 12, 2016, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution approving the deployment of an additional 4,0

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International Law in Brief

Chinese Supreme Court Threatens Jail for Those Caught Fishing in Disputed South China Sea Waters (August 2, 2016)

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Douglas Cantwell

On August 2, 2016, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued an advisory ruling (not yet available in print) that those caught fishing ille

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International Law in Brief

U.S. Government Releases Guidance on Capture and Kill Operations Against Terrorist Targets Outside of the United States and Areas of Active Hostilities (August 6, 2016)

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Douglas Cantwell

On August 6, 2016, the United States released a redacted version of the Presidenti

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International Law in Brief

Inter-American Court of Human Rights Rules Against Peru in Case of Forced Disappearance (August 17, 2016)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On August 17, 2016, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights published Roca and others v.

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International Law in Brief

Swiss Federal Tribunal Rules Israel Must Pay Iran in Dispute over Eliat-Ashkelon Pipeline (August 12, 2016)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On August 12, 2016, the Swiss Federal Tribunal ordered Israel to pay $1.1 billion to Iran in a decades-old dispute relating to the Eliat-Ashkelon Pipeline.