Foreign Policy and International Law

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International Law in Brief

CJEU Rules States may Prohibit Cosmetic Products Containing Animal-Tested Ingredients from the EU Market (September 21, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On September 20, 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down a

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International Law in Brief

UN Security Council Condemns North Korea's Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missile Tests (September 9, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On September 9, 2016, the United Nations Security Council issued a press statement condemning the Democratic People’s R

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International Law in Brief

CJEU Rules Members States Not Required to Grant EU Citizens the Same Extradition Protections as that State’s Citizens (September 6, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On September 6, 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union

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International Law in Brief

U.S. Appellate Court Voids Judgment Against Palestine for Lack of Jurisdiction (August 31, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On August 31, 2016, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals overruled a $650 milli

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International Law in Brief

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

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

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

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International Law in Brief

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)

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Douglas Cantwell

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

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International Law in Brief

Swiss Federal Tribunal Rules Israel Must Pay Iran in Dispute over Eliat-Ashkelon Pipeline (August 12, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On August 12, 2016, the Swiss Federal Tribunal ordered Israel to pay $1.1 billion to Iran in a decades-old dispute relating to the Eliat-Ashkelon Pipeline.

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International Law in Brief

Russia and China Issue Joint Declaration on Promotion and Principles of International Law (June 25, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On June 25, 2016, the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China issued a

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International Law in Brief

U.S. Releases Documents on Civilian Casualties from Counterterrorism Strikes (July 1, 2016)

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Doug Cantwell

On July 1, 2016, the U.S. government released two documents on civilian causalities resulting from U.S. counterterrorism strikes abroad.

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International Law in Brief

Israel and Turkey Agree to Resume Full Diplomatic Relations, Ending Six-year Rift (June 27, 2016)

Author: 
Aldo Perez

On June 27, 2016, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that