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Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 March 2026)

Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 March 2026) © Photo by Paul Keller via Flickr International Justice Section ECtHR: Finds Norway Did Not Violate Property Rights in Indigenous Grazing Rights Case Kosovo: Court Orders Pre-Trial Detention of Four Kosovo Serbs in 1998 War Crimes Investigation UK: Supreme Court Rules Spain Cannot Claim State Immunity inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 March 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (1 – 7 December 2025)

Weekly News Recap (1 – 7 December 2025) © Photo by Sébastien Bertrand via Flickr International Justice Section ICC: El Hishri Appears Before Pre-Trial Chamber for Alleged Crimes Against Humanity in Libya IRMCT: Mladić Request for Reconsideration of Release Decision Denied ICC: OTP Opposes Israel’s Request to Disqualify Prosecutor Karim Khan France: Witnesses Detail RCD-NContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (1 – 7 December 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (22 – 28 September 2025)

Weekly News Recap (22 – 28 September 2025) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section ICJ: Mali Drone Dispute Case Against Algeria Blocked Due to Lack of Jurisdictional Consent Germany: Court Dismisses Palestinian Appeal on Arms Exports to Israel South Sudan: Trial of Suspended Vice President Machar Commences Amid Security ConcernsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (22 – 28 September 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 September 2025)

Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 September 2025) © Photo by Catholic Church England and Wales via Flickr International Justice Section ICJ: Denies Equatorial Guinea’s Request for Provisional Measures Over Paris Property ICC: Judgment in Abd-Al-Rahman Case Scheduled for 6 October 2025 Colombia: JEP Sentences Former FARC Leaders Over Systematic Kidnappings ICC: Final Victim ReparationsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 September 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 July 2025)

Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 July 2025) © Photo by Martin Kuvat via Flickr International Justice Section Spain: Investigation Opens into Alleged War Crimes Against Madleen Humanitarian Ship Egypt: Rights Group Demands Release of Detained Palestine Supporters ECtHR: Russia Held Legally Responsible for Downing of MH17 Flight US: Legal Sanctions Imposed on Palestine UNContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 July 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (26 May – 1 June 2025)

Weekly News Recap (26 May – 1 June 2025) © Photo by Alan English CPA via Flickr International Justice Section Austria: Court Acquits Former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of Perjury in Parliamentary Probe US: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Apache Sacred Site Case, Allowing Copper Mine Land Transfer Russia: UN Investigation Reveals War Crimes and CrimesContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (26 May – 1 June 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 May 2025)

Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 May 2025) © Photo by UN Geneva via Flickr International Justice Section UK: Court of Appeal Strikes Down Protest Law Change as Unlawful ICJ: Sudan’s Case Against UAE Over Genocide Allegations Dismissed Due to Lack of Jurisdiction US: Appeals Court Blocks Trump-Era Attempt to End Humanitarian Parole for ThousandsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 May 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (24 February – 2 March 2025)

Weekly News Recap (24 February – 2 March 2025 © Photo by MONUSCO Photos via Flickr International Justice Section ICC: Court Urged to Investigate Biden for Aiding and Abetting War Crimes Germany: Netanyahu Will Be Welcomed Despite ICC Warrant Sudan: Human Rights Group Accuses Sudanese Militia of War Crimes Romania: Prosecutors Initiate Criminal Charges AgainstContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (24 February – 2 March 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 October 2024)

Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 October 2024) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Australia: Floodplain Restoration Project Initiates Legal Proceedings Over Alleged Harm to the Ecosystem and Aboriginal Heritage Sites  On 7 October 2024, the Friends of Nyah Vinifera Park (a community landcare group) filed legal proceedings against anContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 October 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (22 – 28 July 2024)

Weekly News Recap (22 – 28 July 2024) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Germany: Court Rules No General Danger to Civilians in Syria, Rejecting Asylum Claim On 22 July 2024, a German higher administrative court in Muenster ruled that the long-running conflict in Syria no longer poses a generalContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (22 – 28 July 2024)”