Human Rights

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European Court Dismisses Real IRA Appeal to Overturn Ruling in Omagh Bombing Case (September 29, 2016)

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Eric A. Heath

On September 29, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights dismissed an appeal in McKevitt and Campbell v.

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International Law in Brief

CJEU Rules States may Prohibit Cosmetic Products Containing Animal-Tested Ingredients from the EU Market (September 21, 2016)

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Eric A. Heath

On September 20, 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down a

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International Law in Brief

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Indicates Compensation Package for Haitian Victims of Cholera Outbreak is Forthcoming (September 20, 2016)

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Eric A. Heath

On September 20, 2016, outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivered an 

The Situation of Reparations in the Inter-American Human Rights System: Analysis and Comparative Considerations

On April 17, 2015, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) rendered its resolution in the monitoring of Chile’s implementation of the reparations ordered in García Lucero v. Chile.[1] The IACtHR had ordered Chile to grant Leopoldo Guillermo García Lucero reparations on August 28, 2013.[2] The Court had found Chile responsible for not investigating the torture of García Lucero.

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Topic 1
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20
Issue: 
15
Author: 
Juan Pablo Pérez-León-Acevedo
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Inter-American Court of Human Rights Rules Against Peru in Case of Forced Disappearance (August 17, 2016)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On August 17, 2016, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights published Roca and others v.

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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Rules Deterioration of Security Situation in Iraq Entails Real Risk for Asylum Applicants if Returned (August 23, 2016)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On August 23, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in J.K.

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International Law in Brief

Preliminary UN Investigations Find Government of South Sudan Committed Widespread Violations Against Country’s Population (August 4, 2016)

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Aldo Perez

On August 4, 2016, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, said in a