Western and Central Europe

German Court Sentences Former Rwandan Mayor for Role in Genocide (February 18, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On February 18, 2014, the High Regional Court of Frankfurt sentenced Onesphore Rwabukombe, a mayor in Northern Rwanda during the 1994 genocide, to fourteen years in prison for his role in the 1994

European Council Suspends Zimbabwean Restrictive Measures (February 17, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

The European Council, by decision and implementing

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules that Arbitral Tribunal Can Refer Questions for Preliminary Ruling (February 13, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On February 13, 2014, the Eighth Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) issued an

European Council Amends Reasons for Tunisian Restrictive Measures (January 31, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On January 31, 2014, the European Council published a Decision and

French Court Begins Hearing Trial of Former Rwandan Intelligence Chief (February 4, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On February 4, 2014, the cour d’assises in Paris began hearing the trial of Pascal Simbikangwa, the former Chief of Intelligence in Rwanda.

ICTY Office of the Prosecutor Files Motion for Reconsideration in Prosecutor v. Perišić Case (February 3, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On February 3, 2014, the ICTY Office of the Prosecutor filed a motion before the Appeals Ch

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Releases Report on the Holy See, Finding Child Abuse (January 31, 2014)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On January 31, 2014, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) released a

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules on Meaning of Internal Armed Conflict in EU law (January 30, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On January 30, 2014, the Fourth Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) issued its

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Rules on Weight to be Accorded to Decisions of the UN High Commission for Refugees (January 29, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On January 29, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (the Court) decided I.A. v.

UK Court of Appeal Finds Non-Justiciable Claims of Pakistani Resident Regarding Drone Strikes (January 20, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On January 20, 2014, the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) decided R (on the application of K