International Courts and Tribunals

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Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Delivers Judgement on Appeals Cases (December 14, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On December 14, 2015, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (Appeals Chamber) delivered its

Prohibiting Collective Expulsion of Aliens at the European Court of Human Rights

Over the past few months, the mass movement of Syrian migrants into and across Europe has transfixed the international community. Though international law governs the decisions as to whether these Syrians are eligible for protection against refoulement (return to torture or persecution), the texts of the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the UN Convention Against Torture have nothing to say about the process through which these protection determinations happen.

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Topic 1
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20
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1
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Jaya Ramji-Nogales
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Human Rights
International Courts and Tribunals
International Organizations
Middle East and North Africa
Migration and Refugees
Use of Force, and International Humanitarian Law
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Inter-American Court of Human Rights Rules Guatemala Must Do More to End Violence Against Women (December 18, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On December 18, 2015, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Court) published its decision (judgme

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International Law in Brief

Inter-American Court of Human Rights Rules El Salvador Violated Convention by Failing to Apply Presumption of Innocence (December 18, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On December 18, 2015, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Court) published its decision (judgme

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International Law in Brief

Australia Prevails at Permanent Court of Arbitration on Jurisdiction Against Phillip Morris in Tobacco Dispute (December 17, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On December 17, 2015, a tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration dismissed the case of Phillip Morris against Australia, which had arisen under the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) of Austra

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International Court of Justice Decides Costa Rica–Nicaragua Cases (December 16, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On December 16, 2015, the International Court of Justice (Court) issued its decision in the joined cases concerning

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International Law in Brief

ICTY Appeals Chamber Orders Retrial of Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović (December 15, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On December 15, 2015, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Appeal’s Chamber

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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Rules Switzerland Not Required to Recognize Marriage of Fourteen Year Old (December 8, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On December 8, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (Court) ruled in Z.H. and R.H. v.

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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Rules Russia’s System for Mobile Communications Surveillance Violates European Convention (December 4, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On December 4, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Zakharov v.

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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Rules Blocking of YouTube Without Legal Basis Violates European Convention on Human Rights (December 1, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On December 1, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (Court) ruled (judgment only