International law behind the headlines, informing the press, policy makers, and the public.

The World Court Dismisses Serbia and Montenegro's Complaints Against Eight NATO Members
by Pieter Bekker, Judith Levine & Felix Weinacht
December 2004

International Law and the Report of the High-Level U.N. Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change
By Frederic L. Kirgis
December 2004
Addendum (Updated March 28, 2005)

An Attempt to Have Secretary Rumsfeld and Others Indicted for War Crimes under the German Völkerstrafgesetzbuch
By Jan Arno Hessbruegge
December 2004

U.S. Courts Rule on Absolute Immunity and Inviolability of Foreign Heads of State: The Cases against Robert Mugabe and Jiang Zemin
By Sarah Andrews
November 2004

WTO Condemnation of U.S. Ban on Internet Gambling Pits Free Trade against Moral Values
By Joost Pauwelyn
November 2004

ICTY Appeals Chamber Decision on Slobodan Milosevic's Right of Self-Representation
By Michael P. Scharf
November 2004

Iran, the IAEA and the UN
By Andrew J. Grotto
November 2004

Prisoner Transfers Out of Iraq
By Federic L. Kirgis
October 2004
Addendum

Influenza Vaccine Supply and International Law
By David P. Fidler
October 2004
Addendum

Immunity from Prosecution for International Crimes: The Case of Charles Taylor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone
By C. Jalloh
October 2004

WTO Arbitration Decision on Retaliation Against the US over the Byrd Amendment
By Eliza Patterson
September 2004

ICTY Appeals Chamber Delivers Two Major Judgments: Blaskic and Krstic
By Mark A. Drumbl
August 2004

The U.N. Responds to the Crisis in Darfur: Security Council Resolution 1556
By Mikael Nabati
August 2004

The World Court Rules that Israel's West Bank Barrier Violates International Law
By Pieter H.F. Bekker
July 2004

Israeli High Court Decision on Location of West Bank Barrier
By Nidal Sliman
July 2004

"U.S. Drops Plan to Exempt G.I.'s from U.N. Court"
By Frederic L. Kirgis
July 2004

Distinctions Between International and U.S. Foreign Relations Law Issues Regarding Treatment of Suspected Terrorists
By Frederic L. Kirgis
June 2004

Adoption of the Treaty on the Constitution for Europe
By Francesca Astengo and Nanette Neuwahl
June 2004

Ongoing WTO Negotiations on Fisheries Subsidies
By Marc Benitah
June 2004

Legality of a Request by the Interim Iraqi Government for the Continued Presence of United States Military Forces
By Christopher J. Le Mon
June 2004
Addendum By Christopher J. Le Mon, June 2004

International Legal Issues Surrounding the Mistreatment of Iraqi Detainees by American Forces
By Leila Nadya Sadat
May 2004

Israel's Targeted Killings of Hamas Leaders
By Mayur Patel
May 2004

Revision of the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations
By David P. Fidler
April 2004

Guyana Invokes Annex VII of United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea Against Suriname for Disputed Maritime Boundary
By Thomas W. Donovan
April 2004

Consular Notification and the Death Penalty: The ICJ's Judgment in Avena
By William J. Aceves
April 2004

The Legal Status of Coalition Forces in Iraq After the June 30 Handover
By Mayur Patel
March 2004

Security Council Resolution on Multinational Interim Force in Haiti
By Frederic L. Kirgis
March 2004

Alleged Monitoring of United Nations Telephone Calls
By Frederic L. Kirgis
March 2004

United States Charges and Proceedings Against Two Guantanamo Detainees for Conspiracy to Commit Crimes Associated with Armed Conflict
By Frederic L. Kirgis
March 2004

Global Outbreak of Avian Influenza A (H5N1) and International Law
By David P. Fidler
January 2004