Middle East and North Africa

Swiss Court Orders Israel to Pay Iran Billion-Dollar Award in Oil Pipeline Dispute (May 20, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On May 20, 2015, a Swiss Court ordered an Israeli oil company, the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company, to pay Iran $1.1 billion in compensation regarding the revenues from an oil pipeline that began a

Former Blackwater Security Guards Sentenced for Iraq Killings (April 13, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On April 13, 2015, in U.S. v. Slough, a U.S.

Palestine Joins the International Criminal Court (April 1, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On April 1, 2015, Palestine became a state party to the Rome Statute

Egypt Court Annuls Decision Designating Hamas a Terrorist Organization (March 27, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 27, 2015, an Egyptian court

Security Council Adopts New Resolutions on Libya (March 27, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 27, 2015, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted two resolutions—

UN Human Rights Council Releases Report on ISIL Abuses in Iraq (March 19, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 19, 2015, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report

Striking ISIL: Aspects of the Law on the Use of Force

On September 20, 2014, the government of Iraq informed the UN Security Council (SC) that it had requested the United States to lead international efforts to strike Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) sites. The strikes would end the constant threat posed by ISIL to Iraq, protect Iraq’s citizens, and ultimately enable Iraq to regain control of its borders.[1] The U.S. asserted that this request extended to ISIL sites in Syria.[2]

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Volume: 
19
Issue: 
5
Author: 
Marc Weller
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