International Courts and Tribunals

Sealing the Deal: The WTO’s Appellate Body Report in EC – Seal Products

On May 22, 2014, the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Appellate Body (AB) issued its report in the EC – Seal Products dispute.[1] The decision arose from complaints by Canada and Norway against a legislative scheme adopted by the European Union (EU) in 2009 to prohibit the importation and marketing of seal products (EU Seal Regime).[2]

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Topic 1
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18
Issue: 
12
Author: 
Rob Howse, Joanna Langille, and Katie Sykes
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ICC Trial Chamber Sentences Germain Katanga to Twelve Years’ Imprisonment (May 23, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On May 23, 2014, Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced (French only) Germain Katanga to a total of twe

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ICC Appeals Chamber Confirms Admissibility of Case Against Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi (May 21, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On May 21, 2014, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed the

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International Law in Brief

Prosecutor v. Mladić Defense Case Commences at ICTY (May 19, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On May 19, 2014, Trial Chamber I of the U.N. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia began hearing the defense case in Prosecutor v. Ratko Mladić.

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International Law in Brief

UK Supreme Court Decides Meaning of “Right to Custody” in Hague Convention Case (May 15, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On May 15, 2014, the UK Supreme Court (the Court) held in the case of In the Matter of K (A child) (Northern Ireland) that, u

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Trial Chamber of Special Tribunal for the Lebanon Sets Date for Resumption of Ayyash Trial (May 14, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On May 14, 2014, the Trial Chamber of the Special Tribunal for the Lebanon (the Tribunal) issued an oral ruling setting June 18, 2014, as the date for the resumption of the trial in the Prosecu

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Court of Justice of the European Union Upholds “Right to be Forgotten” in Google Case (May 13, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On May 13, 2014, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court)

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European Court of Human Rights Orders Turkey to Pay Cyprus €90,000,000 (May 12, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On May 12, 2014, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) in Cyprus v.

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Caribbean Court of Justice Declares Guyana Customs Act Invalid (May 8, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On May 8, 2014, the Caribbean Court of Justice (the Court) delivered its

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Caribbean Court of Justice Grants Leave to Bring Challenge to Immigration Legislation Prohibiting Entry of Homosexuals into Belize and Trinidad & Tobago (May 8, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On May 8, 2014, the Caribbean Court of Justice (the Court)