Middle East and North Africa

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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Saudi Man Convicted of Conspiracy in 1998 U.S. Embassy Bombings (February 26, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On February 26, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, in U.S. v.

U.S. Jury Finds Palestinian Groups Liable for Terrorism (February 23, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On February 23, 2015, a jury in a U.S.

U.S. Military Appeals Court Overturns Guantanamo Conviction of Australian Man (February 18, 2014)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On February 18, 2015, the U.S.

Security Council Adopts Resolution Targeting Sources of Financing for ISIL (February 12, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On February 12, 2015, the United Nations Security Council, acting under Chapter VII of the U.N.

U.K. Court Rules Against Deportation of Foreign Nationals Posing Threat to National Security (January 23, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On January 23, 2015, the England and Wales Court of Appeal issued a judgment in BB, PP, U and Others v.

UN Temporarily Suspends Payments from Iraqi Oil Exports to Kuwaiti Compensation Fund (December 18, 2014)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 18, 2014, the Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission—which was established “to process claims and pay compensa