Middle East and North Africa

Episode 17: Can the US Keep Iran’s Foreign Minister Out of the UN? The Law of Visa Denials--with Larry Johnson, former Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs at the UN

Episode 16: The Iran Crisis with Avril Haines, senior national security advisor to President Obama

Episode 15: Inside the Pentagon with former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter

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U.S. Secretary of State Announces that Israeli Settlements in West Bank Do Not Violate International Law

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Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 18, 2019, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the reversal of a longstanding U.S. policy holding Israeli settlements on the West Bank to be unlawful under international law.

Episode 14: Is California’s climate accord with Quebec illegal? with Jean Galbraith

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International Law in Brief

German Public Prosectuor Indicts Two Syrian Nationals with Crimes Against Humanity

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Justine N. Stefanelli

The German Public Prosecutor's office announced [in German] on October 29, 2019, that it has filed charg

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International Law in Brief

U.S. Announces New Humanitarian Mechanism for Iran

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Justine N. Stefanelli

On October 25, 2019, the U.S.

Episode 13: 2019 UN General Assembly Recap

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International Law in Brief

U.S. Treasury Lifts Recent Sanctions on Turkey in Light of Ceasefire in Syria

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Justine N. Stefanelli

On October 23, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it removed sanctions on Turkey imposed on October 14, 2019.