International Law in Brief

US Bombs Three Iranian Nuclear Sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan

Author: 
ASIL Staff

On June 21, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced that American planes targeted and bombed three Iranian nuclear

UN Human Rights Office Appeals for Urgent De-escalation as Israel-Iran Crisis Continues

Author: 
Alaa Hajyahia

On June 18, 2025, as the Israel-Iran crisis entered its sixth day, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif

German Court Exercises Universal Jurisdiction for Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes in Syria

Author: 
Alaa Hajyahia

On June 16, 2025, the Higher Regional Court (OLG) Frankfurt/Main

Hungary Withdraws from International Criminal Court

Author: 
Alaa Hajyahia

On June 16, 2025, Human Rights Watch criticized Hungary’s decision to

Taliban Weaponize Afghanistan’s Justice System Against Women, UN Finds

Author: 
Alaa Hajyahia

On June 16, 2025, Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan,

US Vetoes UN Security Council Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

Author: 
Alaa Hajyahia

On June 4, 2025, the United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza and for the “immediate and unconditi

ICC Appeals Chamber Approves in absentia Hearing against Uganda Warlord Joseph Kony

Author: 
Alaa Hajyahia

On June 3, 2025, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court upheld a landmar

Canada Supreme Court Rejects Appeal in Climate Case

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On May 1, 2025, the Canadian Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the Government of Ontario in a youth-driven climate case in which seven youth plaintiffs brought a constitutional challenge to the G

ECtHR Upholds Data Sharing Between Authorities

Author: 
Özge Karsu

On April 1, 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the Netherlands’ Consumer and Market A

Hungary Announces Withdrawal from International Criminal Court

Author: 
Özge Karsu

On April 3, 2025, Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán announced Hungary’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (I