International Law in Brief

OAS Adopts Resolutions on Elections in Venezuela and Nicaragua

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On October 21, 2020, the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly adopted two resolutions on the right to free and fair elections.

Russian Officials and Research Institute Sanctioned over Navalny Poisoning

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

The United Kingdom (UK) and the

UAE Peace Agreement Approved by Israel Cabinet

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On Monday, October 12, 2020, the Israeli Cabinet unanimously approved the Abraha

ECtHR Judgment on Police Brutality against Protestors at Bolotnaya

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On October 13, 2020, the Third Section of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued its judgment in Zakharov and Var

OFAC Issues ICC Sanctions Regulations

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

The U.S.

Bill on Rohingya Introduced In Senate

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

A bill was introduced in the Senate last week, aimed at "requir[ing] a determination as to whether crimes committed against the Rohingya in Burma amount to genocide; to the Committee on Foreign Rel

Afr. Ct. H.P.R. Publishes Summaries of Recent Judgments

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights has published

Afr. Ct. H.P.R. Publishes Revised Rules of Court

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights published its Revised Rules of Court, which were adopted on September 1, 2020, and entered into force on September 25, 2020.

UN Special Rapporteur Addresses Conflict and Upcoming Election in Myanmar

Author: 
Emma Schoenberger

In a statement released on September 22, 2020, Thomas Andrews, UN Special Rapporte

Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor's Office Makes First War Crimes Arrest

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On September 24, 2020, the Prosecutor's Office of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers announced