Eastern Europe and Eurasia

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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Rules on Question of Just Satisfaction in Yukos v. Russia Case (July 31, 2014)

Author: 
Stephen J. Waters

On July 31, 2014, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court)

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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Rules on Cyber Crime Suspect’s Extradition to the US (July 24, 2014)

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Caitlin Behles

On July 24, 2014, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) ruled in Čalovskis v.

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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Rules on CIA Secret Rendition and Detention in Poland (July 24, 2014)

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Caitlin Behles

On July 24, 2014, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) ruled in Chamber judgments on Al Nashiri v.

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International Law in Brief

UN Security Council Adopts Resolution Regarding Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 (July 21, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On July 21, 2014, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2166 in response to the downing of Malaysian Airlines

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International Law in Brief

Arbitral Tribunal Issues Award of $50 Billion in Three Arbitrations Between Russia and Former Shareholders of Yukos (July 18, 2014)

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Caitlin Behles

On July 18, 2014, arbitral tribunals established under the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ruled in three arbitrat

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International Law in Brief

UN Security Council Adopts Resolution Authorizing Aid to Syria (July 14, 2014)

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Nicole R. Tuttle

On July 14, 2014, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2165, in which it decided “that the United Nations hum

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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Rules on Use of Metal Cages During Court Hearings in Russia (July 17, 2014)

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Caitlin Behles

On July 17, 2014, The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights held in Svinarenko and Slyadnev v.

Russian Use of Force in Grozny

Following the recent bombing and shelling of Grozny and other parts of Chechnya in an attempt to quell the resistance there to Russian authority, Russia has urged residents of Grozny to leave the city or face loss of life and property in Russia's "counter-terrorism operation." (New York Times translation of leaflets dropped on Grozny on December 6.) It has been reported that some civilian residents are too elderly, sick or injured to leave the city. The current Russian operation is aimed at defeating the remaining Chechnyan resistance forces in the city.
 
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Topic 1
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4
Issue: 
6
Author: 
Frederic L. Kirgis
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