International Organizations

European Council Suspends Zimbabwean Restrictive Measures (February 17, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

The European Council, by decision and implementing

IACHR Rapporteurship on the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Persons Becomes Fully Operational (February 1, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On February 1, 2014, the Rapporteurship on the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Persons of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights became fully operational.  According to

Remedies for Harm Caused by UN Peacekeepers

February 26, 2014 - The American Society of International Law, in cooperation with the United Nations Association-National Capital Area, the American Bar Association Section of International Law, and the Washington Foreign Law Society, presents "Remedies for Harm Caused by UN Peacekeepers." Allegations of misconduct and other activities by UN Peacekeepers that may result in harm to third parties raise serious concerns.

European Council Amends Reasons for Tunisian Restrictive Measures (January 31, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On January 31, 2014, the European Council published a Decision and

The Cost of Corruption on Global Business

February 6, 2014 - The cost of corruption is a heavy toll that is levied on the global economy, private companies and people around the world. On a macro level, recent data suggests that the cost of corruption equals more than 5% of global GDP ($2.6 trillion), and corruption increases the cost of doing business up to 10% globally, according to the World Economic Forum and the World Bank, respectively.

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Releases Report on the Holy See, Finding Child Abuse (January 31, 2014)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On January 31, 2014, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) released a

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules on Meaning of Internal Armed Conflict in EU law (January 30, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On January 30, 2014, the Fourth Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) issued its

ICTR Office of the Prosecutor Releases Best Practices Manual for the Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual Violence Crimes in Post-Conflict Regions (January 30, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On January 30, 2014, the ICTR Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) released a manual