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Arbitral Tribunal Issues Termination Order in ARA Libertad Arbitration (November 13, 2013)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

The Arbitral Tribunal established under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in the ARA Libertad Arbitration (Argentina v.

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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

The Rios Montt Genocide Trial in Guatemala

The ongoing trial of Rios Montt represents the first time a national court has tried a former head of state for genocide and war crimes. Guatemala's former dictator Rios Montt and his military intelligence chief, Jose Mauricio Rodriguez, have been on trial since March for the deaths of some 1,700 Maya-Ixil people during the 1982-83 period, when Montt was head of state and defense minister, and the army waged a brutal counter-insurgency campaign in the area.

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Inter-American Court of Human Rights Closes the Castañeda Gutman v. México Case (September 11, 2013)

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Kathleen A. Doty

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Caribbean Court of Justice Delivers Judgment in Shanique Myrie v. The State of Barbados (October 4, 2013)

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Kathleen A. Doty

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Tribunal Establishes Initial Procedures for Review of Mass Bondholder Claims against Argentina

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16
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Ronald J. Bettauer
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International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

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Genocide and War Crimes in National Courts: the Conviction of Rios Montt in Guatemala and its Aftermath

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17
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14
Author: 
Naomi Roht-Arriaza
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Guatemalan Judiciary

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The World Court Awards Sovereignty Over Several Islands in the Caribbean Sea to Colombia and Fixes a Single Maritime Boundary between Colombia and Nicaragua

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17
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3
Author: 
Pieter Bekker
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International Court of Justice

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Venezuela's Denunciation of the American Convention on Human Rights

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17
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1
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Diego Germán Mejía-Lemos
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Organization of American States

Inter-American Court of Human Rights

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The Duty to Consult in the Inter-American System: Legal Standards after Sarayaku

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Topic 1
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16
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35
Author: 
Lisl Brunner and Karla Quintana
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Organization of American States

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United Nations

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