Middle East and North Africa

On December 8, 2014, the International Criminal Court (the Court) recognized Palestine as an observer state and granted non-state party observer status.  According to a

On November 26, 2014, the UN General Assembly (the Assembly) adopted six resolutions regarding the question of Palestine and possible solutions and steps forward for the situation in the Middle Eas

On October 2, 2014, an Appeals Panel of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL)

On September 30, 2014, American and Afghan officials signed a bilateral security agreement, which will allow about 12,000 foreign troops

On September 24, 2014, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2178 regarding foreign f

On September 16, 2014, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) ruled in

On September 1, 2014, the UN Human Rights Council (the Council) held a “Special Se

On August 15, 2014, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2170, “[e]xpressing its gravest concern that terr