International Courts and Tribunals

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Arbitral Tribunal Issues Award of $50 Billion in Three Arbitrations Between Russia and Former Shareholders of Yukos (July 18, 2014)

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Caitlin Behles

On July 18, 2014, arbitral tribunals established under the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ruled in three arbitrat

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European Court of Human Rights Rules on Use of Metal Cages During Court Hearings in Russia (July 17, 2014)

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Caitlin Behles

On July 17, 2014, The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights held in Svinarenko and Slyadnev v.

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International Law in Brief

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules on Detention of Third-Country Nationals (July 17, 2014)

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Caitlin Behles

On July 17, 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) issued a

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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Rules on Change of Marital Status for Transsexuals (July 16, 2014)

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Caitlin Behles

On July 16, 2014, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) ruled in Hämäläinen

Improving Inter-State Cooperation for the National Prosecution of International Crimes: Towards a New Treaty?

We live in a time where war crimes and crimes against humanity still occur on a regular basis. Along with genocide, these are the crimes the world has too often vowed to never again accept. In this context, an important recent initiative to strengthen the international legal framework needed for states to prosecute the perpetrators of such crimes in their national courts has gone relatively unnoticed.

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18
Issue: 
15
Author: 
Ward Ferdinandusse
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ICC Appeals Chamber Rejects Appeals of Aimé Kilolo Musamba, Fidèle Babala Wandu and Jean-Jacques Mangenda Kabongo (July 11, 2014)

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Caitlin Behles

On July 11, 2014, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (the Court) confirmed by majority (Kilolo,

Results of the Rome Conference for an International Criminal Court

At the end of the six-week Rome Diplomatic Conference for an International Criminal Court, on July 17, 1998, 120 countries (including virtually all of the United States' allies) voted in favor of the Treaty containing the Statute for an International Criminal Court. The United States joined China, Libya, Iraq, Israel, Qatar, and Yemen as the only seven countries voting in opposition to the Treaty. Twenty-one countries abstained.
 
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3
Issue: 
10
Author: 
Michael P. Scharf
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