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UN Security Council Passes Resolution on Aleppo (December 19, 2016)

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Caitlin Behles

On December 19, 2016, the UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding immediate and unhinder

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European Court of Human Rights Rules Italy Violated the Rights of Arab Spring Migrants (December 15, 2016)

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Caitlin Behles

On December 15, 2016, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Khlaifia and Others v.

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International Law in Brief

ICC Office of the Prosecutor Launches Policy on Children (November 18, 2016)

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Eric A. Heath

On November 18, 2016, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, launched her office’s “

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U.K. Parliament Passes "Investigatory Powers Bill" (November 15, 2016)

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Eric A. Heath

On November 15, 2016, the U.K.

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UNSC Passes Resolution on Ethnic Violence in South Sudan (November 15, 2016)

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Eric A. Heath

On November 15, 2016, the United Nations Security Council, acting under its Chapter VII authority, passed a resolution

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Colombian Government Reaches New Peace Agreement with Rebels (November 12, 2016)

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Eric A. Heath

On November 12, 2016, the Colombian government reached a new peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).