Use of Force, and International Humanitarian Law

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ICC Terminates Case against William Samoei Ruto and Joseph Arap Sang (April 5, 2016)

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Douglas Cantwell

On April 5, 2016, the International Criminal Court (ICC) dismissed without prejudice its case against current Kenyan

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International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Convicts Radovan Karadžić (March 25, 2016)

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Douglas Cantwell

On March 25, 2016 the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted Rado

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UN Presents Report on Sex-Abuse by Peacekeepers (March 4, 2016)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On March 4, 2016, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon released a new report recommending special mea

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UN Security Council Imposes New Sanctions on North Korea (March 2, 2016)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On March 2, 2016, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution strongly condemning the

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International Criminal Court Begins First Trial for Destruction of Cultural Property (March 2, 2016)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On March 2, 2016, the International Criminal Court opened its first war crimes trial for the destruction of cultural property.

Prohibiting Collective Expulsion of Aliens at the European Court of Human Rights

Over the past few months, the mass movement of Syrian migrants into and across Europe has transfixed the international community. Though international law governs the decisions as to whether these Syrians are eligible for protection against refoulement (return to torture or persecution), the texts of the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the UN Convention Against Torture have nothing to say about the process through which these protection determinations happen.

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Jaya Ramji-Nogales

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