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Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 July 2026)

Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 July 2026) © Photo by U.S. Pacific Fleet via Flickr International Justice Section Austria: Court Sentences Two Former Syrian Security Officials to Eight Years in Prison ECtHR: Communicates Case Concerning Alleged Detention and Abuse of Ukrainian Civilians by Russian Armed Forces Greece: Spyware Victims File Damages Claims Against IntellexaContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 July 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (29 June – 5 July 2026)

Weekly News Recap (29 June – 5 July 2026) © Photo by Thomas Hawk via Flickr International Justice Section ICJ: Poland Files Intervention in Lithuania v. Belarus Migrant Smuggling Case US: Supreme Court Rejects President Trump’s Executive Order to Restrict Birthright Citizenship Germany: Prosecutors Arrest Suspect in 1994 Rwanda Genocide Case Germany: Indicts Ukrainian inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (29 June – 5 July 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (27 October – 2 November 2025)

Weekly News Recap (27 October – 2 November 2025) © Photo by L.C. Nøttaasen via Flickr International Justice Section France: Investigating Judges Re-Issue New Arrest Warrant for Bashar al-Assad UK: Tribunal Ruling Defines Intelligence Agencies’ Duties to Prevent Complicity in Torture ECtHR: Rules States Must Carry Out Adequate Environmental Impact Assessments Before Granting Petroleum ExplorationContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (27 October – 2 November 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (4 – 10 August 2025)

Weekly News Recap (4 – 10 August 2025) © Photo by NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization via Flickr International Justice Section Italy: Court Dismisses Case Against PM Over Release of ICC Suspect Gaza: MSF Denounces GHF for Systemic Killings of Palestinians ICC: Former Judges Criticise Handling of Misconduct Probe into ICC Chief Prosecutor Georgia: AmnestyContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (4 – 10 August 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 May 2025)

Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 May 2025) © Photo by UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia via Flickr International Justice Section Lithuania: Case Filed at ICJ Against Belarus for Migrant Smuggling ECtHR: Germany Violated Protester’s Right to Assembly Over Plastic Visor Conviction Hungary: Moves to Leave ICC Amidst Netanyahu Arrest Warrant ControversyContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 May 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (31 March – 6 April 2025)

Weekly News Recap (31 March – 6 April 2025) © Photo by Enough Project via Flickr International Justice Section France: Court Convicts Far-Right Leader of Embezzlement and Bars Candidacy in 2027 Presidential Election Papua New Guinea: Court Orders Parliament to Reconvene for No Confidence Motion Myanmar: Refugees File Claim against Myanmar Leader for Crimes againstContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (31 March – 6 April 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 (19 – 25 August 2024)

Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 August 2024) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section ICJ: Court Announces Schedule of Public Hearings in Land and Maritime Sovereignty Case Between Gabon and Equatorial Guinea On 19 August 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced that it will hold public hearings fromContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 August 2024)”