Human Rights

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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Volume: 
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

European Court of Human Rights Rules on Rights of Refugees Displaced by Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict (June 16, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 16, 2015, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) held in Ch

European Court of Human Rights Rules no Violation of Freedom of Expression in Internet Case (June 16, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 16, 2015, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) ruled in D

Organization of American States Approves Convention on Rights of Older Persons (June 15, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 15, 2015, the member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) approved the

UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea Releases Report (June 8, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 8, 2015, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea released a report