Human Rights

Afr. Ct. H.P.R. Issues Advisory Opinion on "Vagrancy Laws"

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On December 4, 2020, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights delivered an

Nonviolent Civil Resistance: Implications for International Law & Law-making

This is the second event of a three-event series co-sponsored by ASIL and the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC) examining the intersections of civil resistance movements and international law, and was developed originally as a project of the American Society of International Law’s Signature Topic Initiative.

Afr. Ct. H.P.R. Renders 5 Judgments

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 27, 2020, the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights delivered five judgments involving Benin, Ghana, Mali, and Rwanda.

ECOWAS Court Holds Guinea Liable for 2012 Mine Site Killings

Author: 
Joseph McGuire

On November 10, 2020, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court

OAS Adopts Resolutions on Elections in Venezuela and Nicaragua

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On October 21, 2020, the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly adopted two resolutions on the right to free and fair elections.