Eastern Europe and Eurasia

International Lawyers and Legal Experts Write Open Letter to the United Nations on Humanitarian Aid in Syria (April 28, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On April 28, 2014, thirty-five international lawyers and legal experts signed an open letter

OPCW-U.N. Joint Mission Urges Syria to Complete Chemical Weapons Removal (April 27, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On April 27, 2014, the Joint Mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations (Joint Mission)

Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Finds Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea Fit to Stand Trial (April 25, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On April 25, 2014, the Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) found, in two separate decisions, that

ICC Prosecutor Opens Preliminary Examination in Ukraine After Acceptance of Jurisdiction (April 25, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On April 25, 2014, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (the Court), Fatou Bensouda, opened a preliminary examination of the situation in Ukraine.

Special Tribunal for Lebanon Lifts Confidentiality On Decision to Charge Journalists and Media Organizations with Contempt (April 24, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On April 24, 2014, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (the Tribunal)

ICTY Trial Chamber Rejects Ratko Mladić’s Request for Acquittal (April 15, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On April 15, 2014, Trial Chamber I of the U.N. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (the Tribunal) dismissed the defense request for acquittal in the Prosecutor v.

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General Assembly Adopts Resolution Declaring Crimea Referendum Invalid (March 27, 2014)

Author: 
Jannat Majeed

On March 27, 2014, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring that the Crimean referendum that

European Court of Human Rights Grants Interim Measure in Inter-State Case Brought by Ukraine against Russia (March 13, 2014)

Author: 
Jannat Majeed

On March 13, 2014, Ukraine filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights against the Russian Federation and requested interim measures, indicating that Russia “should refrain from me

U.S. and E.U. Impose Sanctions on Russian and Ukrainian Officials (March 17, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On March 17, 2014, by Executive Order, President Obama i