Foreign Policy and International Law

U.S. Supreme Court Holds President Has Exclusive Power to Recognize Foreign States in Passport Case (June 8, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 8, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court (the Court) held in Zivotofsky v.

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules States May Require Civic Integration Examination for Long-Term Residence Status (June 4, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 4, 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court)

IACHR Office of the Special Rapporteur Calls on the U.S. to Reform NSA Collection Program (May 14, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On May 14, 2015, the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

U.S. Second Circuit Declares NSA Bulk Telephone Metadata Program Unlawful (May 7, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On May 7, 2015, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals (the Court) ruled in ACLU v.

The Cases against the Nuclear Weapons States

On April 24, 2014, the Marshall Islands filed individual applications before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the five nuclear weapon states (NWS) parties to the 1968 Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (United States, United Kingdom, France, Russian Federation, China) and the NWS not parties to the NPT (Israel, India, Pakistan, North Korea)[1] claiming a violation of Article VI of the treaty, of its customary international la

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19
Issue: 
10
Author: 
Marco Roscini
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Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit to Protect U.S. Secrets Concerning Iran (March 23, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 23, 2015, the U.S.