Blogs Archive

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E.g., 07/2025

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules States May Require Civic Integration Examination for Long-Term Residence Status (June 4, 2015)
June 12, 2015

On June 4, 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court)...

U.K. Supreme Court Rules on Parental Intention in Deciding Habitual Residence for International Custody Case (May 26, 2015)
June 12, 2015

On May 26, 2015, the U.K. Supreme Court dismissed an appeal in AR v. RN, finding that when...

Swiss Court Orders Israel to Pay Iran Billion-Dollar Award in Oil Pipeline Dispute (May 20, 2015)
June 12, 2015

On May 20, 2015, a Swiss Court ordered an Israeli oil company, the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company, to pay Iran $1.1 billion in compensation regarding the revenues from an oil pipeline that began...

UN Releases Report on Humanitarian Law Violations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (May 13, 2015)
May 29, 2015

On May 13, 2015, the United Nations released a report on the Democratic Republic of the...

European Court of Human Rights Rules Police Failure to Protect Homophobia March Participants a Violation of the European Convention on Human Rights (May 12, 2015)
May 29, 2015

On May 12, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) ruled in Identoba and...

IACHR Office of the Special Rapporteur Calls on the U.S. to Reform NSA Collection Program (May 14, 2015)
May 15, 2015

On May 14, 2015, the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights...

European Court of Human Rights Rules Forfeiture of Wrongfully Acquired Property did not Violate Applicant’s Right to Protection of Property (May 12, 2015)
May 15, 2015

On May 12, 2015, a Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) ruled in Gogitidze...

U.S. Second Circuit Declares NSA Bulk Telephone Metadata Program Unlawful (May 7, 2015)
May 15, 2015

On May 7, 2015, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals (the Court) ruled in ACLU v....