Blogs Archive

E.g., 07/2025

E.g., 07/2025

UN Security Council Approves Additional Peacekeepers for South Sudan (August 12, 2016)
August 26, 2016

On August 12, 2016, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution approving the deployment of an additional 4,...

U.S. Government Releases Guidance on Capture and Kill Operations Against Terrorist Targets Outside of the United States and Areas of Active Hostilities (August 6, 2016)
August 26, 2016

On August 6, 2016, the United States released a redacted version of the ...

Preliminary UN Investigations Find Government of South Sudan Committed Widespread Violations Against Country’s Population (August 4, 2016)
August 19, 2016

On August 4, 2016, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, said in a...

In San Jose Action Statement, Central and North American States Vow to Strengthen Protection of Refugees (August 4, 2016)
August 19, 2016

On August 4, 2016, nine Central and North American states released the...

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile into Waters off Japan (August 3, 2016)
August 19, 2016

On August 3, 2016, North Korea fired an intermediate range ballistic missile into Japan’s exclusive economic zone (...

Chinese Supreme Court Threatens Jail for Those Caught Fishing in Disputed South China Sea Waters (August 2, 2016)
August 17, 2016

On August 2, 2016, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued an advisory ruling (not yet available in print) that those caught fishing...

Caribbean Court of Justice Holds that Damages for Defamation Claims must Reflect Law, Practice, and Traditions of State in Which Injury Occurred (July 29, 2016)
August 16, 2016

On July 29, 2016, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that damages for...

European Court of Human Rights Declares Complaints Concerning Shelling of Homes in Eastern Ukraine Inadmissible Due to Lack of Evidence (July 28, 2016)
August 16, 2016

On July 28, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights declared the complaints...