International Organizations

EU and Norway Sign Agreement on Interim Appeal System for Trade Disputes

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

The European Union (EU) and Norway have signed an agreement on interim dispute resolution in the

Implementing the Genocide Convention at the Domestic Level: The Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocity Prevention Act 2018

On January 14, 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocity Prevention Act of 2018. The United States initially signed the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide at its unveiling in 1948, but did not take the mandated step (Article V) of established the federal crime of genocide until the Proxmire Act in 1988.

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23
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8
Author: 
D. Wes Rist
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OAS Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs Adopts Resolution on Nicolas Maduro Regime

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On September 25, 2019, at its 30th meeting, the Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of American States (OAS), adopted a

U.N. General Assembly Approves Political Declaration on Health for All

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On September 23, 2019, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the first Political Declaration on healthcare, titled

UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi Released Latest Report Regarding Ongoing Human Rights Violations in Burundi (September 4, 2019)

Author: 
Erin K. Lovall

On September 4, 2019, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi released its Report, UN Document A/HRC/42/49.