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UN General Assembly Adopts the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (December 10, 2014)

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Amy Morello

On December 10, 2014 the UN General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention on Transparency

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UN Temporarily Suspends Payments from Iraqi Oil Exports to Kuwaiti Compensation Fund (December 18, 2014)

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Caitlin Behles

On December 18, 2014, the Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission—which was established “to process claims and pay compensa

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UN Secretary-General Releases Report on Children and Armed Conflict in South Sudan (December 11, 2014)

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Caitlin Behles

On December 11, 2014, the United Nations Secretary-General released a report on chil

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International Law Commission Releases Report on the Obligation to Extradite or Prosecute (December 10, 2014)

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Marina Barakatt

On December 10, 2014, the United Nations finished its review of the International Law Commission’s f

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ASEAN and UNICEF Sign Framework Agreement for Cooperation (December 4, 2014)

Author: 
Marina Barakatt

On December 4, 2014, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) signed a Framework Agreement for Cooperation (the Agreement) in order to stee

Legal Challenges for UN Peacekeepers Protecting Civilians in South Sudan

When conflict broke out in South Sudan in December 2013, the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) opened its doors to tens of thousands of displaced persons fleeing ethnic and political violence, a situation unprecedented in terms of its scale: in more than a decade of protection mandates, peacekeepers have never provided protection to so many civilians in so direct a manner.[1] Today, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) under UN protection has passed the 100,000 mark.

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Topic 1
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18
Issue: 
26
Author: 
Ralph Mamiya
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Conflict Prevention and Mitigation / Post Conflict Reconstruction
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UN Committee Against Torture Releases Report on U.S. Detention Procedures and Police Brutality (November 28, 2014)

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Marina Barakatt

On November 28, 2014, the UN Committee Against Torture (the Committee) released its

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UN Conference on Trade and Development Releases 2014 Report on Least Developed Countries (November 27, 2014)

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Marina Barakatt

On November 27, 2014, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released a report, “The L

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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Releases Report on the Right to Truth in the Americas (November 27, 2014)

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Marina Barakatt

On November 27, 2014, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (the Commission) released a report,