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

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Steven Arrigg Koh

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

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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Concerned Over Amendment to Peruvian Criminal Code (January 23, 2014)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

On January 23, 2014, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) expressed concern about the

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International Court of Justice Decides Against Provisional Measures in Disputes Between Nicaragua and Costa Rica (December 13, 2013)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

On December 13, 2013, the International Court of Justice ruled in Construction of a Road in Costa Rica along the

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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Denounces Dominican Court Ruling Depriving Haitian Descendants of Citizenship (October 8, 2013)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights expressed deep concern over a recent ruling

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Arbitral Tribunal Issues Termination Order in ARA Libertad Arbitration (November 13, 2013)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

The Arbitral Tribunal established under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in the ARA Libertad Arbitration (Argentina v.

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UN General Assembly Calls for End to U.S. Embargo Against Cuba (October 29, 2013)

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Kathleen A. Doty

On October 29, 2013, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for an end to the economic, commerci

The Rios Montt Genocide Trial in Guatemala

The ongoing trial of Rios Montt represents the first time a national court has tried a former head of state for genocide and war crimes. Guatemala's former dictator Rios Montt and his military intelligence chief, Jose Mauricio Rodriguez, have been on trial since March for the deaths of some 1,700 Maya-Ixil people during the 1982-83 period, when Montt was head of state and defense minister, and the army waged a brutal counter-insurgency campaign in the area.

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Inter-American Court of Human Rights Closes the Castañeda Gutman v. México Case (September 11, 2013)

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Kathleen A. Doty

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Caribbean Court of Justice Delivers Judgment in Shanique Myrie v. The State of Barbados (October 4, 2013)

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Kathleen A. Doty

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

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Concerned Over Amendment to Peruvian Criminal Code (January 23, 2014)

International Court of Justice Decides Against Provisional Measures in Disputes Between Nicaragua and Costa Rica (December 13, 2013)

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Denounces Dominican Court Ruling Depriving Haitian Descendants of Citizenship (October 8, 2013)

Arbitral Tribunal Issues Termination Order in ARA Libertad Arbitration (November 13, 2013)

UN General Assembly Calls for End to U.S. Embargo Against Cuba (October 29, 2013)

The Rios Montt Genocide Trial in Guatemala

Inter-American Court of Human Rights Closes the Castañeda Gutman v. México Case (September 11, 2013)

Caribbean Court of Justice Delivers Judgment in Shanique Myrie v. The State of Barbados (October 4, 2013)

Tribunal Establishes Initial Procedures for Review of Mass Bondholder Claims against Argentina

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Latin America and the Caribbean

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

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Concerned Over Amendment to Peruvian Criminal Code (January 23, 2014)

International Court of Justice Decides Against Provisional Measures in Disputes Between Nicaragua and Costa Rica (December 13, 2013)

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Denounces Dominican Court Ruling Depriving Haitian Descendants of Citizenship (October 8, 2013)

Arbitral Tribunal Issues Termination Order in ARA Libertad Arbitration (November 13, 2013)

UN General Assembly Calls for End to U.S. Embargo Against Cuba (October 29, 2013)

Inter-American Court of Human Rights Closes the Castañeda Gutman v. México Case (September 11, 2013)

Caribbean Court of Justice Delivers Judgment in Shanique Myrie v. The State of Barbados (October 4, 2013)