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Weekly News Recap (16 – 22 March 2026)

Weekly News Recap (16 – 22 March 2026) © Photo by Swiveler via Flickr International Justice Section PCA: Hearings Begin in Rwanda’s Arbitration Proceedings Against UK Over Cancelled Migration Agreement CJEU: Upholds Green Finance Classification for Bioenergy Belgium: Court Accepts Jurisdiction in Climate Case Against TotalEnergies ICJ: Grants Guatemala Permission to Intervene in Belize v.Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (16 – 22 March 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 January 2026)

Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 January 2026) © Photo by Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan via Wikimedia Commons International Justice Section Greece: 24 Aid Workers Acquitted of Migrant-Smuggling Charges IACtHR: Declares Honduras Responsible for Discriminatory Arrests and Failure to Investigate the Death of a Trans Woman Russia: Court SentencesContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 January 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (28 July – 3 August 2025)

Weekly News Recap (28 July – 3 August 2025) © Photo by President Of Ukraine via Flickr International Justice Section Syria: Calls for Action on Abductions of Alawite Women and Girls Myanmar: Rights Group Accuses Arakan Army of Abusing Rohingya Minority Nigeria: ICC Pressed to Investigate Military Atrocities Yemen: Government Urged to Stop Arresting JournalistsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (28 July – 3 August 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (21 – 27 July 2025)

Weekly News Recap (21 – 27 July 2025) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Belgium: Authorities Investigate Two Israeli Tourists Amidst Legal Complaints For International Humanitarian Law Violations ECtHR: UK Response to Russian Election Interference Not A Breach of Political Rights of MPs Niger: Rights Group Demands Release of OustedContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (21 – 27 July 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (14 – 20 April 2025)

Weekly News Recap (14 – 20 April 2025) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Hungary: LGBTQ+ Public Events Banned in Constitutional Amendment UK: 15 Individuals Charged Over Election Date Betting Scandal Belgium: Calls for Prime Minister to Arrest Netanyahu Peru:  Former President Humala and Wife Sentenced to 15 Years forContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (14 – 20 April 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 March 2025)

Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 March 2025) © Photo by United Nations Development Programme via Flickr International Justice Section Australia: Pro-Palestine Group Challenges Australia’s Anti-Protest Laws ECtHR: Court Rules Türkiye Violated Fair Trial Rights in Terrorism Case South Korea: Braces for Impeachment Verdict on President Yoon UN: Independent Inquiry Finds Russia Committed Crimes againstContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 March 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (16 – 22 December 2024)

Weekly News Recap (16 – 22 December 2024) © Photo by Kurdishstruggle via Flickr International Justice Section ICJ: Belgium Files Declaration of Intervention in Case between Gambia and Myanmar Concerning Application of the Genocide Convention ICC: Al-Hassan Case Moves to Reparations Stage Lithuania: Constitutional Court Scraps Anti-LGBT Law Germany: Former Assad Militia Member Sentenced toContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (16 – 22 December 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 December 2024)

Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 December 2024) © Photo by UNGA via Flickr International Justice Section New Zealand: Supreme Court Upholds Māori Indigenous Marine Rights ICJ: Public Advisory Hearings Commence Regarding State Obligations Regarding Climate Change Belgium: State Found Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity During Colonial Rule in Congo ECtHR: Russia Found Guilty ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 December 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (28 October – 3 November 2024)

Weekly News Recap (28 October – 3 November 2024) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Türkiye: Constitutional Court Rules Solitary Confinement for Victory Sign Violated Prisoner’s Freedom of Expression  On 28 October 2024, it was reported that the Constitutional Court of Türkiye (AYM) ruled that the 11-day solitary confinement ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (28 October – 3 November 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 June 2024)

Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 June 2024) © Photo by European Parliament via Flickr International Justice Section Kosovo: Court Convicts and Sentences Former Serbian Policeman for War Crimes Belgium: Belgian-Rwandan National Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Genocide in Rwanda Germany: Berlin Court Dismisses Palestinian Lawsuit to Halt German Arms Supplies to IsraelContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 June 2024)”