Blogs Archive

E.g., 06/2024

E.g., 06/2024

ICJ Issues Order for Provisional Measures in Canada and the Netherlands v. Syrian Arab Republic
November 17, 2023

On November 16, 2023, the International Court of Justice voted 13 – 2 in favor of issuing a binding...

Sri Lanka Sup. Ct. Finds Mismanagement of Economy as Breach of Public Trust
November 15, 2023

The former President, Prime Minister, and Finance Minister of Sri Lanka have been found to have breached the public’s trust for their mismanagement of the country’s economy. Their mismanagement...

EU Condemns "Dramatic Escalation" of Violence and Atrocities in Western Darfur
November 15, 2023

The European Union has...

OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework Releases New Multilateral Tax Convention
October 17, 2023

The OECD and G20 recently...

New UN/WHO Guidance on Human Rights in Mental Health Care
October 13, 2023

On October 9, 2023, the World Health Organization and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)...

UN Commission on Palestine Finds Evidence of War Crimes Committed by All Sides during Ongoing Conflict
October 13, 2023

Within days of Hamas’s attack on Israel and Israel’s declaration of war, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory issued a...

UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine Finds Russian Soldiers Conducted “Widespread and Systematic” Torture of Civilians
September 27, 2023

The latest investigations undertaken by the UN Commission of...

Second Circuit Declares Consent-Based Jurisdiction under the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act Unconstitutional
September 15, 2023

On September 8, 2023, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed claims brought by U.S. nationals against the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) and...