International Courts and Tribunals

African Court Finds Rwanda Violated Opposition Leader’s Rights (November 24, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On November 24, 2017, the African Court of Human and People’s Rights (AfCHPR)

Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers Institutes Infringement Proceedings Against Azerbaijan for Failure to Implement European Court of Human Rights Judgment (December 5, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 5, 2017, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted a res

European Court of Human Rights Rules Georgia Breached Rights of Former Prime Minister due to Unjustified Pre-Trial Detention (November 28, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On November 28, 2017, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Merabishvili v.

European Court of Human Rights Awards Compensation Due to a Lack of a Political Solution in the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict (December 12, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 12, 2017, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights issued two similar decisions in Chiragov and O

International Criminal Court Activates Jurisdiction over the Crime of Aggression (December 14, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 14, 2017, the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) adopted a

ICC Refers Jordan’s Non-Cooperation in Al-Bashir Case to Assembly of States Parties and the UN Security Council (December 11, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 11, 2017, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) referred Jordan to the Assem

Veil Bans in the European Court of Human Rights

In recent years a number of European countries have prohibited women from publicly wearing veils that cover their faces.[1] The European Court of Human Rights (the ECtHR or the Court) recently found that Belgium’s veil ban did not violate the European Convention on Human Rights (the Convention).[2]

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21
Issue: 
15
Author: 
Sital Kalantry and Maithili Pradhan
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ICTY Issues Final Judgment in Prlić Appeal Case (November 29, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On November 29, 2017, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) issued its final judgment in Prosecutor v.

ICC Prosecutor Requests Authorization to Begin Investigation in Afghanistan (November 20, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On November 20, 2017, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda issued a formal request to

ICTY Convicts Ratko Mladić for Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes Against Humanity (November 22, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On November 22, 2017, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted Ratko Mladić, former Commander of the Main Staff of the Bosnian Serb Army, of genocide, crimes a