Blogs Archive

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UK High Court Rules that Detention Beyond Ninety-Six Hours in Afghanistan was Illegal (May 2, 2014)
May 09, 2014

On May 2, 2014, the UK High Court issued its decision in Serdar Mohammed v. Ministry of Defence...

Constitutional Court of Colombia Finds That Implementation of ICJ Decision Requires Treaty (May 2, 2014)
May 09, 2014

On May 2, 2014, the Constitutional Court of Colombia ruled (Spanish only) that the Territorial and Maritime...

ICC Dismisses Communication Seeking to Accept Court’s Jurisdiction Over Egypt (May 1, 2014)
May 09, 2014

On May 1, 2014, the International Criminal Court (ICC) dismissed a communication seeking jurisdiction with respect to alleged crimes committed on Egyptian territory since June 1, 2013. According...

EU Signs Marrakesh Treaty (April 30, 2014)
May 09, 2014

On April 30, 2014, the European Union signed the Marrakesh Treaty. According to the...

Tunisia Withdraws Declaration and Reservations to Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (April 23, 2014)
May 09, 2014

On April 23, 2014, the U.N. Secretary-General confirmed receipt of Tunisia’s notification of withdrawal of its...

International Lawyers and Legal Experts Write Open Letter to the United Nations on Humanitarian Aid in Syria (April 28, 2014)
May 02, 2014

On April 28, 2014, thirty-five international lawyers and legal experts signed an open letter...

OPCW-U.N. Joint Mission Urges Syria to Complete Chemical Weapons Removal (April 27, 2014)
May 02, 2014

On April 27, 2014, the Joint Mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations (Joint Mission)...

Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Finds Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea Fit to Stand Trial (April 25, 2014)
May 02, 2014

On April 25, 2014, the Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) found, in two separate decisions, that...