French Appellate Court Considers Environment in Asylum Claim
Author:
Justine N. Stefanelli
Toward the end of 2020, the cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux (administrative court of appeals in Bordeaux) issued a judgment on an asylum claim that substantively took environmental pollutio
ITLOS Allows Mauritius-Maldives Bounday Dispute to Proceed
Author:
Justine N. Stefanelli
On January 28, 2021, a Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) held that it has jurisdiction over the boundary dispute between Mauritius and Maldives.
Diplomatic Missions in Myanmar Issue Joint Statement on Democratic Transition
Author:
Justine N. Stefanelli
On Friday, January 29, 2021, a group of Diplomatic Missions in Myanmar, including Australia, Canada, the United States, and a number of European Union Member States, issued a joint statement in sup
Central African Republic Surrenders Mahamat Said Abdel Kani to ICC
Author:
Justine N. Stefanelli
On January 24, 2021, the Central African Republic (CAR) surrendered Mahamat Said Abdel Kani to the International Criminal Court (ICC), who is suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity com