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Weekly News Recap (10-16 May 2021)

INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ECtHR: Request for an Advisory Opinion Submitted by the Court of Cassation of Armernia Accepted France: Claim for Agent Orange Damage in Vietnam War Rejected Australia: Ban on India Travel Upheld ECtHR: Denial of Surviving Allowance to Single Mother Deemed Discriminatory and Violative ECtHR: Applicant’s Plea of an Ineffective Investigation into aContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (10-16 May 2021)”

Weekly News Recap (3-9 May 2021)

INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION USA: Federal Judge Accused Trump DOJ of Misleading Court and Congress IACHR: Precautionary Measures Granted in Cases from Nicaragua and Venezuela ECtHR: Violation of a Journalist’s Freedom of Expression USA: Police Officer Charged in George Floyd’s Murder Petitioned for New Trial Germany: Constitutional Court Upheld Night Curfews in COVID-19 Fight KSC: TrialContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (3-9 May 2021)”

Weekly News Recap (26 Apr-2 May 2021)

INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC: TFV Implements Full Assistance Programme to Victims in CAR ECtHR: Violation of the Freedom of Expression in a Case Concerning Displaying of Flags in Romania IACHR: Precautionary Measures in Favour of Tsotsil Indigenous Families from Twelve Identified Communities in Mexico OHCHR: Call for Compliance with the Nigerian Federal High Court’s DecisionContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (26 Apr-2 May 2021)”

Weekly News Recap (19-25 Apr 2021)

INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION KSC: Pjetër Shala Pleaded Not Guilty and First Decision on Victims’ Participation in Thaci et al. Case USA: Restoration of Gun Ownership Rights under the Second Amendment to Keep and Bear Arms ECtHR: Notice of a Case Involving Aleksey Navalnyy’s Imprisonment India: Principle of Non-Refoulement Applied to Refugees from Myanmar The Netherlands:Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (19-25 Apr 2021)”

Weekly News Recap (12-18 Apr 2021)

INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Mexico: 30 Marines Arrested for Suspected Disappearances The Netherlands: The Rotterdam District Court Sentenced Fatima H. for Involvement with the Islamic State USA: Federal Lawsuit Concerning False Arrest Based on Faulty Facial Recognition ECtHR: Journalist’s Right to Liberty and Freedom of Expression Violated in Turkey Colombia: The Special Jurisdiction for Peace BeganContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (12-18 Apr 2021)”

Weekly News Recap (5-11 Apr 2021)

INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION IACHR: Precautionary Measures in Favor of a Member of the Citizens Committee for Racial Integration in Cuba Extended IACHR: Precautionary Measures in Favor of a Journalist in Nicaragua Pakistan: Imprisonment for Terrorist Financing Russia: The Court Upheld the Verdict Handed Down to Oleksandr Marchenko STL: Decision in the Ayyash et al. CaseContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (5-11 Apr 2021)”

Weekly News Recap (29 March-4 Apr 2021)

INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION USA: Public Universities Cannot Force Professors to Respect Student Pronouns USA: Pre-Trial Detention for the Inability to Post Bail Held Unconstitutional Occupied Crimea: Court Sentenced A Jehovah’s Witness for Violating Russian Anti-Extremist Laws IACHR: Extension of Precautionary Measures to Two People Associated with the San Isidro Movement in Cuba ECtHR: Lawyers ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (29 March-4 Apr 2021)”

Weekly News Recap (22-28 March 2021)

INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC: OTP Published New Draft Policies IACHR: Precautionary Measures in a Case Concerning Cuba IACHR: Precautionary Measures in a Case Concerning Nicaragua USA: 10 Iranian Citizens Accused of Conspiracy over US Sanctions on Tehran USA: Supreme Court Granted Certiorari in the Case of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ECtHR: Relinquishment to Grand Chamber of TwoContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (22-28 March 2021)”

Weekly News Recap (15-21 March 2021)

INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION UK: A UK Resident Found Guilty of Organizing Terrorist Attacks USA: Two American Men Accused of Assaulting a Police Officer in the Capitol IACHR: Guatemala’s Full Compliance with Settlement Agreement KSC: Pjetër Shala Arrested in Belgium ICC: Judges Distributed by Divisions ECtHR: No Violation of the Convention in the Case Concerning theContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (15-21 March 2021)”

Weekly News Recap (8-14 March 2021)

INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC: Reparations Granted to Victims in the Ntaganda Case USA: Appellate Court Rejected Western Apache Land Protection Injunction Greece: Court Refused to Stop the Prison Transfer of the Head Assassin of the Militant Group November 17 IACHR: Referal of Case on Bolivia to the IACtHR IACHR: Threats to the Life of aContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (8-14 March 2021)”