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UN Security Council Passes Resolution Endorsing Iran Nuclear Deal (July 20, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On July 20, 2015, the UN Security Council unanimously passed a resolution endorsing the international agreement

Special Court in Senegal Opens Trial against Former President of Chad (July 20, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On July 20, 2015, a special court in Senegal opened the trial of Hissène Habré, the former President of Chad, for crimes against humanity.  According to a

UN Refugee Agency Releases Guidelines on International Protection (June 24, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 24, 2015, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released “Guidelines on International Protection No.

European Court Rules on Revocation of Refugee Status after Allegations of Terrorism (June 24, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 24, 2015 the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court)

UN Refugee Agency Publishes Manual on Case Law of European Regional Courts (June 24, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 24, 2015, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released a manual titled “The Case Law of the

South African Court Rules Government Required to Arrest President Al-Bashir (June 24, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 24, 2015, the Gauteng High Court of South Africa (the Court) ruled in Southern Africa Litigation Centr

Council of Europe Passes Resolution on Improving the Protection of Whistle-Blowers (June 23, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 23, 2015, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe passed a resolution

European Court of Human Rights Rules no Violation of Right to Life in Withdrawal of Nutrition and Hydration Case (June 5, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 5, 2015 (with a rectified version released on June 25, 2015), the European Court of Human Rights (the Court)

UN Commission of Inquiry Releases Report on 2014 Gaza Conflict (June 22, 2015)

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Caitlin Behles

On June 22, 2015, the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict (the Commission) released a

European Court of Human Rights Rules on Rights of Refugees Displaced by Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict (June 16, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 16, 2015, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) held in Ch