Democracy, Governance, and Rule of Law

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International Law in Brief

UN Security Council Extends Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (January 30, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 30, 2019, the UN Security Council passed a resolution through which it extended the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFI

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International Law in Brief

U.K. House of Commons Rejects Brexit Deal (January 15, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 15, 2019, the U.K.

The Immunity of Judge Akay in Turkey: A Test Case for International Judges' Immunity and Independence

This Insight analyzes the immunity of Judge Aydin Sefa Akay, a Turkish citizen and a former judge of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, who was a judge at the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) since July 25, 2016, assigned to the case of Prosecutor v. Ngirabatware, until June 2018.[1] The Mechanism was created to perform residual functions of the now terminated International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia.

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Topic 1
Volume: 
22
Issue: 
14
Author: 
Ady Niv
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International Law in Brief

Parties Agree to New Name of Republic of North Macedonia in Decades-Long Dispute (June 17, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On June 17, 2018, the prime ministers of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia signed an