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United Nations Mission Reports on Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria (December 12, 2013)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

On December 12, 2013, the United Nations Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic issued a

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Transparency International Unveils 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index 2013 (December 3, 2013)

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Adom Malcolm Cooper

On December 3, 2013, Transparency International released its 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index, which ranks countries and territories base

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PS5+1 Sign a Joint Plan of Action With Iran To End Economic Sanctions in Exchange for a Freeze of Iran’s Nuclear Programs (November 24, 2013)

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Adom Malcolm Cooper

On November 24, 2013, Iran signed a Joint Plan of Action with six nations in Geneva’s Palace of Nations that brings a freez

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UN Security Council Resolution 2123: Renewing Mandate of European Union Stabilization Force (EUFOR ALTHEA) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (November 12, 2013)

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Adom Malcolm Cooper

On November 12, 2013, acting under Chapter VII, the Security Council issued Resolution 2123 in which it reaffir

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Saudi Arabia Rejects Security Council Seat (November 13, 2013)

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Adom Malcolm Cooper

On November 13, 2013, Saudi Arabia officially rejected a seat on the United Nati

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UN Security Council Resolution 2125 on Piracy in Somalia (November 18, 2013)

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Adom Malcolm Cooper

On November 18, 2013, the United Nations Security Council, acting under Chapter VII, condemned all acts of piracy committed at sea off the coast of Somalia and called upon Somali authorities “to pa

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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Denounces Dominican Court Ruling Depriving Haitian Descendants of Citizenship (October 8, 2013)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights expressed deep concern over a recent ruling

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UN General Assembly Elects Fourteen Members to UN Human Rights Council (November 12, 2013)

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Adom Malcolm Cooper

On November 12, 2013, the United Nations General Assembly elected fourteen countries to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council, including Algeria, China, Cuba, France Maldives, Mexico, Mo

Climate Change and the International Maritime Organization: Another Breakthrough at the Marine Environment Protection Committee?

Acknowledging the global and complex nature of shipping activities, the Kyoto Protocol, Article 2(2) entrusts the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from marine bunker fuels to the International Maritime Organization (IMO).[i] Since 1997, the IMO Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) has been actively engaged in discussions concerning the reduction of GHG emissions from ships and the elaboration of a legal framework for energy efficiency in the shipping industry as a means of tackling climate change.

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24
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Sophia Kopela
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UN General Assembly Calls for End to U.S. Embargo Against Cuba (October 29, 2013)

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Kathleen A. Doty

On October 29, 2013, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for an end to the economic, commerci