Foreign Policy and International Law

British Tribunal Rules Electronic Mass Surveillance Legal (December 5, 2014)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 5, 2014, the British Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) ruled that U.K.

UN General Assembly Adopts the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (December 10, 2014)

Author: 
Amy Morello

On December 10, 2014 the UN General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention on Transparency

U.S. and Cuba Agree to Normalize Relations (December 17, 2014)

Author: 
Amy Morello

On December 17, 2014 the United States and Cuba agreed to begin restoring diplomatic and economic ties that have been severed since January 1961.

International Law Commission Releases Report on the Obligation to Extradite or Prosecute (December 10, 2014)

Author: 
Marina Barakatt

On December 10, 2014, the United Nations finished its review of the International Law Commission’s f

U.S. Releases Declassified Report on Torture of Detainees (December 9, 2014)

Author: 
Marina Barakatt

On December 9, 2014, the U.S.

UN Conference on Trade and Development Releases 2014 Report on Least Developed Countries (November 27, 2014)

Author: 
Marina Barakatt

On November 27, 2014, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released a report, “The L

Belgium Employment Tribunal Rules Pregnant Syrian Asylum Seeker May Receive Benefits (November 12, 2014)

Author: 
Marina Barakatt

On November 12, 2014, a Belgium Employment Tribunal (the Tribunal)

U.K. Supreme Court Upholds Home Secretary’s Decision to Prevent an Iranian Politician from Entering the U.K. (November 12, 2014)

Author: 
Marina Barakatt

On November 12, 2014, the Supreme Court of the U.K.

ICC Prosecutor Declines to Open Investigation into Israeli Interception of “Gaza Freedom Flotilla” (November 6, 2014)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On November 6, 2014, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor released its