International Organizations

UN Human Rights Council Passes Resolution Condemning Human Rights Abuses Against Rohingyas in Myanmar (December 5, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 5, 2017, the UN Human Rights Council concluded a special session on the

WTO Issues Buenos Aires Declaration on Trade and Women’s Economic Empowerment (December 11, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 11, 2017, members and observers at the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference issued the

Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers Institutes Infringement Proceedings Against Azerbaijan for Failure to Implement European Court of Human Rights Judgment (December 5, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 5, 2017, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted a res

European Court of Human Rights Awards Compensation Due to a Lack of a Political Solution in the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict (December 12, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 12, 2017, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights issued two similar decisions in Chiragov and O

International Criminal Court Activates Jurisdiction over the Crime of Aggression (December 14, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 14, 2017, the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) adopted a

UN Security Council Passes Resolution Calling on States to Respect Framework Commitments in Great Lakes Region (December 8, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 8, 2017, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 2389, welcoming the renewed commitme

UN Security Council Adopts Resolution on Strategic Guidance for Police Peacekeeping (November 6, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On November 6, 2017, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2382, in which they re

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Releases Report on Indigenous Women (October 27, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On October 27, 2017, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) published a report on the human rig

International Law and the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes

The first automatic exchanges of tax information took place in September 2017 and implementation will continue through 2018 based on Common Reporting Standards (CRS) among 102 countries and jurisdictions through the framework of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (Forum).[1] The automatic exchange of information (AEOI) allows tax authorities to receive financial account information about their taxpayers from foreign authorities without having to send a specific request.

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Volume: 
21
Issue: 
13
Author: 
Yurika Ishii
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