Eastern Europe and Eurasia

Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights Issues Judgment in Katyń Massacre Case (October 21, 2013)

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Kathleen A. Doty

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The Russian Federation Joins the OECD Convention Against Bribery

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16
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19
Author: 
Andy Spalding
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Ten Years After the War in Kosovo: International Law, Kosovo and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

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13
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7
Author: 
Linda Strite Murnane
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Prosecutor v. Ramush Haradinaj et al.: The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the Threshold of Non-International Armed Conflict in International Humanitarian Law

On April 3, 2008, Trial Chamber I (Trial Chamber) of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) delivered the judgment in Prosecutor v.

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12
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7
Author: 
Anthony Cullen & Marko Divac Öberg
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Kosovo's Declaration of Independence: Self-Determination, Secession and Recognition

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12
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2
Author: 
Christopher J. Borgen
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Russia Suspends CFE Treaty Participation

On July 14, 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a federal decree "On Suspending the Russian Federation's Participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe and Related International Agreements."[1] Beyond the political fallout, Russia's decree raises several questions about when a state can suspend its treaty obligations and the legal consequences that flow from such a suspension.

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11
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19
Author: 
Duncan B. Hollis
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World Court finds Serbia Responsible for Breaches of Genocide Convention, but Not Liable for Committing Genocide

On February 26, 2007, the International Court of Justice issued its judgment in the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro).[1] The case marked the first time that a country sued another country for breaches of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide ("the Convention").

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11
Issue: 
9
Author: 
J. Morgan-Foster & Pierre-Olivier Savoie
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