Asia

U.S. Imposes New Sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (January 2, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 2, 2015, President Obama signed an Executive Order authorizing the imposition

ASEAN and UNICEF Sign Framework Agreement for Cooperation (December 4, 2014)

Author: 
Marina Barakatt

On December 4, 2014, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) signed a Framework Agreement for Cooperation (the Agreement) in order to stee

Permanent Court of Arbitration Tribunal Rules that Joint Singapore-Malaysia Company is not Liable for Development Charges (October 30, 2014)

Author: 
Marina Barakatt

On October 30, 2014, a Tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (the Tribunal) ruled that the joint Singapore-Mal

China’s Declaration of an Air Defense Identification Zone in the East China Sea: Implications for Public International Law

On 23 November 2013, China declared an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea,[1] leading to ongoing grievances of other states.[2] An ADIZ is an additional zone of aerial control beyond territorial airspace, allowing the declaring state to identify approaching aircrafts before they enter that airspace.

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18
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17
Author: 
Jaemin Lee
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ECCC Sentences Khmer Rouge Leaders to Life in Prison (August 7, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On August 7, 2014, the Trial Chamber of the UN-backed Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (the Court)

Arbitral Tribunal Renders Award in Bay of Bengal Maritime Boundary Arbitration Between Bangladesh and India (July 7, 2014)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On July 7, 2014, the Arbitral Tribunal established under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea