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ICC Prosecutor Opens Preliminary Examination in Ukraine After Acceptance of Jurisdiction (April 25, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On April 25, 2014, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (the Court), Fatou Bensouda, opened a preliminary examination of the situation in Ukraine.

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Special Tribunal for Lebanon Lifts Confidentiality On Decision to Charge Journalists and Media Organizations with Contempt (April 24, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On April 24, 2014, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (the Tribunal)

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ICC Trial Chamber Summonses Witnesses and Requests Kenyan Cooperation in Ruto and Sang Case (April 17, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On April 17, 2014, Trial Chamber V(A) of the International Criminal Court (the Court) granted, by majority, the Prosecutor’s request

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Marshall Islands Files ICJ Applications Against Nine States for Failure to Fulfill Nuclear Arms Obligations (April 25, 2014)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

On April 25, 2014, the Marshall Islands filed applications (UK-related application only) that accuse nine States (China, North Korea,

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ICTY Trial Chamber Rejects Ratko Mladić’s Request for Acquittal (April 15, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On April 15, 2014, Trial Chamber I of the U.N. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (the Tribunal) dismissed the defense request for acquittal in the Prosecutor v.

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ITLOS Delivers Judgment in M/V “Virginia G” Case (April 14, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On April 14, 2014, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered its

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Court of Justice of the European Union Declares Data Retention Directive Invalid (April 7, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On April 7, 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) issued its

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Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Issues Severance Decision in Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea Trial (April 4, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On April 4, 2014, the Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) issued a new severance

Australia v. Japan: ICJ Halts Antarctic Whaling

On March 31, 2014, the International Court of Justice declared that Japan must halt its current whaling program in the Southern Ocean.[1] The decision will not affect Japan’s whale hunt in the northern Pacific and it does not foreclose Japan from all whaling in the future, as long as it is conducted within the requirements of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW).[2] Nor does this decision affect the other two nations that currently conduct wh

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18
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9
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Cymie R. Payne
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African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Delivers Judgment in Matter of Late Norbert Zongo and Others (April 1, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On April 1, 2014, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Court) delivered its