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UN Working Group Adopts Principles and Guidelines on Judicial Review of the Lawfulness of Detention (April 29, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On April 29, 2015, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concluded its 72nd regular session, at which it adopted the

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Central African Republic Establishes Criminal Court (April 22, 2014)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On April 22, 2015, the National Transition Council of the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) voted to create a special criminal tribunal to address the atrocities that have taken plac

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UNHCR Publishes Recommendations to Address Challenges in Asylum System (April 6, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On April 6, 2015, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published a report titled Greece as a Country

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U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal in Alien Tort Statute Case (April 20, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On April 20, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States (the Court) denied certiorari in Cardon

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International Law in Brief

Former Blackwater Security Guards Sentenced for Iraq Killings (April 13, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On April 13, 2015, in U.S. v. Slough, a U.S.

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International Law in Brief

African Union and Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of Africa Sign MOU (April 1, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On April 1, 2015, the African Union and the Constitutional Jurisdictions of Africa signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing a partnership aimed at promoting democracy, human rights,

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U.K. High Court Rules that European Convention on Human Rights Applies to Wrongdoing by British Forces in Iraq (March 29, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 29, 2015, the England and Wales High Court ruled in Al-Saadoon v.