International Law in Domestic Courts

German Court Sentences Former Rwandan Mayor for Role in Genocide (February 18, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On February 18, 2014, the High Regional Court of Frankfurt sentenced Onesphore Rwabukombe, a mayor in Northern Rwanda during the 1994 genocide, to fourteen years in prison for his role in the 1994

Prosecutors for Guantanamo Bay Military Commission Add Conspiracy to Charge Against Detainee (February 10, 2014)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On February 10, 2014, prosecutors for the military commission trials at Guantanamo Bay added a 

D.C. Circuit Rules on Guantanamo Detainees’ Challenge to Force-feeding (February 11, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On February 11, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.

Special Tribunal for Lebanon Trial Chamber Joins Merhi Case with Ayyash et al. Case (February 11, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On February 11, 2014, the Trial Chamber of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon ruled orally that the case against Hassan Habib Merhi should be joined with the case against Salim Jamil Ayyash, Mustafa

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Rules on Weight to be Accorded to Decisions of the UN High Commission for Refugees (January 29, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On January 29, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (the Court) decided I.A. v.

Caribbean Court of Justice Rules on Constitutionality of Amendments to Belize’s Supreme Court of Judicature Act (January 24, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On January 24, 2014, the Caribbean Court of Justice ruled in The Attorney Gene

UK Court of Appeal Finds Non-Justiciable Claims of Pakistani Resident Regarding Drone Strikes (January 20, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On January 20, 2014, the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) decided R (on the application of K

United Kingdom Outlines its Position on Humanitarian Intervention and Responsibility to Protect (January 14, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On January 14, 2014, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office submitted an official

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Rules on Inherent Jurisdiction to Order the Return of a Child (December 4, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On December 4, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously ruled in In

South African Court of Appeals Orders Police to Investigate Alleged Crimes Against Humanity in Zimbabwe (November 27, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On November 27, 2013, South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal held in National Commissioner of the