Human Rights

IACHR Requests the U.S. Suspend the Execution of Bernardo Abán Tercero (August 19, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On August 19, 2015, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) urged the U.S.

UN Security Council Passes Resolution on Inquiry into Syrian Use of Chemical Weapons (August 7, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On August 7, 2015, the UN Security Council passed a resolution that will allow for the creation of

IACHR Publishes Report on the Closure of Guantanamo (August 5, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On August 5, 2015, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) released a report titl

European Court Rules on Revocation of Refugee Status after Allegations of Terrorism (June 24, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 24, 2015 the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court)

UN Refugee Agency Publishes Manual on Case Law of European Regional Courts (June 24, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 24, 2015, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released a manual titled “The Case Law of the

The Road from Syria to Ukraine

Humanitarian intervention as a basis for using force against another nation, or within another nation’s territory, is not without its own set of legal challenges and criticisms. Russia’s justification for using force in the Crimean peninsula, in the wake of repeated calls for intervention in Syria, highlights difficulties associated with humanitarian intervention as a basis for the use of force.

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19
Issue: 
16
Author: 
Shane Reeves and Winston Williams
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Council of Europe Passes Resolution on Improving the Protection of Whistle-Blowers (June 23, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 23, 2015, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe passed a resolution

European Court of Human Rights Rules no Violation of Right to Life in Withdrawal of Nutrition and Hydration Case (June 5, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 5, 2015 (with a rectified version released on June 25, 2015), the European Court of Human Rights (the Court)

UN Commission of Inquiry Releases Report on 2014 Gaza Conflict (June 22, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 22, 2015, the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict (the Commission) released a