International Organizations

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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21
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13
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Yurika Ishii
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UN Environment Releases Pollution-Free Planet Report (September 28, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On September 28, 2017, United Nations Environment released its

UN Human Rights Office Releases Report on Ethnic Violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo (August 4, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On August 4, 2017, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released a

WTO Appellate Body Upholds Ruling Allowing EU Anti-Dumping Duties against Indonesia Fatty Alcohols (September 5, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On September 5, 2017, the World Trade Organization (WTO) appellate body issued its report on “European Union

International Law Commission Releases Its 2017 Report (September 11, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On September 11, 2017, the International Law Commission (ILC) released its 2017 Repo