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E.g., 04/2025

U.K. High Court Rules Parliament Must Vote to Approve “Brexit”; Separately, Northern Ireland Court Dismisses “Brexit” Challenge (November 3, 2016)
November 07, 2016

On November 3, 2016, the U.K. High Court ruled that before the U....

UNSC Condemns the Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria and Renews the Mandate of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (October 31, 2016)
November 07, 2016

On October 31, 2016, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 2314 condemning the use...

EU and Canada Sign Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (October 30, 2016)
November 07, 2016

On October 30, 2016, the European Union and Canada signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade...

Launch of Oxford Guidance on the Law Relating to Humanitarian Relief Operations in Situations of Armed Conflict (October 30, 2016)
November 07, 2016

On October 30, 2016, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in conjunction with the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and...

Papua New Guinea Supreme Court Dismisses Request to Transfer Asylum Seekers to Australia (October 27, 2016)
November 07, 2016

On October 27, 2016, the Papua New Guinea Supreme Court dismissed an application that would have sent asylum seekers currently being held on the isolated Manus Island to Australia. According to...

UNGA Passes Resolution on the U.S. Embargo of Cuba (October 26, 2016)
November 07, 2016

On October 26, 2016, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution admonishing the Untied States for its role...

U.S. Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking to Clear Former Guantanamo Detainee (October 25, 2016)
November 07, 2016

On October 25, 2016, in Khan v. Obama, a federal judge from the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia...

International Criminal Court Judges Approve Plan on Symbolic Reparations in Lubanga Case (October 21, 2016)
October 31, 2016

On October 21, 2016, Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court approved and ordered...