European Court of Human Rights Rules that Prolonged Detention of Somali Asylum Seeker by Malta Violated Convention’s Prohibitions on Ill-Treatment (May 3, 2016)
Author:
Douglas Cantwell
On May 3, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued its
World Health Organization Declares Zika Virus International Public Health Emergency (February 1, 2016)
Author:
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock
On February 1, 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Zika virus and the recent surge of neurological disorders and birth defects thought to be caused by it constitute an inte
UN Announces Peru will Compensate Woman in Human Rights Abortion Case (January 18, 2016)
Author:
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock
On January 18, 2016, the United Nations human rights office announced that Peru agreed to compensate a woman whose human rights had been violated when she was denied an abortion.
Australia Prevails at Permanent Court of Arbitration on Jurisdiction Against Phillip Morris in Tobacco Dispute (December 17, 2015)
Author:
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock
On December 17, 2015, a tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration dismissed the case of Phillip Morris against Australia, which had arisen under the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) of Austra
