Blogs Archive

E.g., 11/2024

E.g., 11/2024

European Court of Human Rights Rules Impossibility for Same-Sex Partner to Obtain Residence Permit Violates European Convention on Human Rights (February 23, 2016)
February 26, 2016

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

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)
February 26, 2016

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)
February 26, 2016

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

International Criminal Court and Inter-American Court of Human Rights Sign Cooperation Agreement (February 16, 2016)
February 26, 2016

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

ICC Appeals Chamber Rules on Admission of Prior Recorded Testimony (February 12, 2016)
February 26, 2016

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)
February 19, 2016

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...

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules Asylum Seeker May be Detained for National Security or Public Order Reasons (February 15, 2016)
February 19, 2016

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

Barclays Pays $2.5m for Apparent U.S. Sanctions Violations (February 10, 2016)
February 19, 2016

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. According to...