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International Law in Brief

U.S. Lifts Arms Ban on Vietnam (May 23, 2016)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On May 23, 2016, President Barack Obama announced that the U.S. will fully lift the arms embargo on Vietnam.

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International Law in Brief

U.S. Senate Passes Bill Allowing Suits Against Saudi Arabia for 9/11 Attacks (May 17, 2016)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On May 17, 2016, the United States Senate passed a bill allowing family members of 9/11 victims to sue Sa

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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Rules Fines for Hungarian MPs Violate Freedom of Expression (May 17, 2016)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On May 17, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Hungary violated the f

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International Law in Brief

First Treaty on IUU Fishing to Enter into Force (May 16, 2016)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On May 16, 2016, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations announced that the Port State

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International Law in Brief

Swedish Court Sentences Man for Role in Rwanda Genocide (May 16, 2016)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On May 16, 2016, the Stockholm District Court sentenced a sixty-one-year-old man to life in prison for his participation in the Rwandan genocide.

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International Law in Brief

UN Committee Against Torture Concludes Israel Used Excessive Force (May 13, 2016)

Author: 
Saiena Shafiezadeh

On May 13, 2016, The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) released

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International Law in Brief

Indian Supreme Court Upholds Criminal Defamation Laws (May 13, 2016)

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Saiena Shafiezadeh

On May 13, 2016, the Supreme Court of India upheld in Subramaniam Swamy v.

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International Law in Brief

UN Security Council Adopts Resolution Condemning Attacks on Medical Facilities and Personnel (May 3, 2016)

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Douglas Cantwell

On May 3, 2016, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2286 condemning attacks on m

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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Rules that Prolonged Detention of Somali Asylum Seeker by Malta Violated Convention’s Prohibitions on Ill-Treatment (May 3, 2016)

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Douglas Cantwell

On May 3, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued its

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International Law in Brief

U.S. Government Releases Report on 2015 Airstrikes Against MSF Hospital in Afghanistan (April 29, 2016)

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Douglas Cantwell

On April 29, 2016, the U.S.