Middle East and North Africa

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International Law in Brief

US Bombs Three Iranian Nuclear Sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan

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ASIL Staff

On June 21, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced that American planes targeted and bombed three Iranian nuclear

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Taliban Weaponize Afghanistan’s Justice System Against Women, UN Finds

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Alaa Hajyahia

On June 16, 2025, Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan,

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International Law in Brief

US Vetoes UN Security Council Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

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Alaa Hajyahia

On June 4, 2025, the United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza and for the “immediate and unconditi

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Trump Signs an Executive Order Sanctioning ICC

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Özge Karsu

On February 6, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an execu

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Israel Announces Withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council

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Özge Karsu

On February 6, 2025, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced Israel's withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council

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International Law in Brief

Sudan Institutes Proceedings Against the UAE Before the ICJ

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Özge Karsu

On March 5, 2025, Sudan filed an

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International Law in Brief

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants Against Israeli and Hamas Officials

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Brita Jelen

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International Law in Brief

EU Court Recognizes Taliban's Discriminatory Measures Against Afghan Women as Acts of Persecution

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Brita Jelen